Swedish star shedding old clothes (4)
I believe the answer is:
garb
'clothes' is the definition.
(garb is a kind of clothes)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for garb that I've seen before include "Distinctive dress of a group" , "Covering" , "Fashion of dress" , "something to wear" , "costume" .)