Girls Worldwide Wednesday: The 9 Hottest Swedish Women

Today we learned that Swedish car maker Koenigsegg teamed up with Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co, Ltd. to purchase Saab from GM. You remember them, right? Onetime automotive titan, now owned by the federal government? Anyway. Seismic shifts in the industrial world are cool and all, but what’s being overlooked in all this is that cars aren’t even what Sweden does best. Neither is self-assembled MDF furniture, or meatballs (ayo!), or even peace prizes. No, where Sweden really excels is statuesque blonde women who are sexually confident and smoking hot. Need proof? Just peep the latest Worldwide Wednesday installment as we jet to the land of the Midnight Sun…

Sneakers Preview Jim Rickey’s Spring ‘09 Line

The current surge of brands from Norway and Sweden is making Scandinavia a leader in the “buy this for next year” category. And between the clothes, massages, and models on every corner, you might want to consider getting yourself out there while they still have sunlight.

One company that’s definitely worth checking out is Jim Rickey, a hard-to-find footwear brand that’s currently available exclusively at Oak NYC. See their current shoes on JR’s website, or hit the jump to see what they’ve got on deck for their fuller US launch next year.