German fashion design

edit

Berlin is the center of young and creative fashion in Germany (prominently displayed at Berlin Fashion Week), while Düsseldorf helds Europe's largest fashion trade fairs. Other important centers of the scene are Munich, Hamburg and Cologne. German fashion is famed for its elegant lines as well as unconventional young designs and the great variety of styles.

Globally renowned fashion designers from Germany are e.g. Karl Lagerfeld, Hugo Boss, Wolfgang Joop, Jil Sander, Michael Michalsky, Etienne Aigner, Rudolph Moshammer, Willy Bogner, Rudolf and Adi Dassler.

Famous fashion brands include BOSS, adidas, PUMA, Escada, JOOP!, MCM, Bruno Banani, Sander, Triumph, Schiesser, Closed, Reusch, Valisere, Jack Wolfskin, Ulla Popken, Buffalo, Rohde, Zalando, Dr. Martens, P&C, Marc O'Polo, Tom Tailor, s.Oliver, Esprit and Wunderkind.

There also is a range of fashion models from Germany that made it to international fame, such as Claudia Schiffer, Heidi Klum, Diane Kruger, Eva Padberg, Toni Garrn, Julia Stegner, Kirsten Dunst, Tatjana Patitz, Manon von Gerkan, Nico, Uschi Obermaier, Lena Gercke, Sara Nuru, Barbara Meier, Nadja Auermann, Claudia Ciesla, Aslı Bayram, Shermine Shahrivar, Evelyn Sharma and Nico Schwanz.

Design and fashion

edit

An upcoming one for the Culture section: Design and fashion. Germany accounts for some of the most important fashion designers (Lagerfeld, Boss, Joop, Escada, Jil Sander, Moshammer, Bogner, Michalsky, Dassler Adidas/Puma etc.), product/interior and industrial designs (think of Mies van der Rohe, Behrens, Rams, Breuhaus, Bruno Paul, Colani, BRAUN designs etc.) schools (Bauhaus, Expressionism aso.), models (Schiffer, Klum, Garrn, Gerkan, Obermaier, Stegner, Padberg, Diane Kruger etc.) and collections. A similar stance is on the Italy article: Italy#Fashion and design.

Architecture

edit

(Section to be integrated in some articles) Concurrently, the recent movements of New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture promote a sustainable approach towards construction, that appreciates and develops smart growth, architectural tradition and classical design.[1][2] This in contrast to modernist and globally uniform architecture, as well as leaning against solitary housing estates and suburban sprawl.[3] The Driehaus Architecture Prize is an award that recognizes efforts in New Urbanism and New Classical Architecture, and is endowed with a prize money twice as high as that of the Pritzker Prize.[4]

Bread and Butter tradeshow Berlin

edit
Karl-Heinz Müller, initiator of B&B, at Berlin Tempelhof Airport, the location of the fashion show since 2009.

Bread and Butter (shortened to B&B) is the world’s most important trade and fashion show for everyday clothing and streetwear.[5][6] It is held annually in January and July during Berlin Fashion Week.

The show was initiated by German entrepreneur Karl-Heinz Müller and premiered in July 2001 in Cologne-Deutz.[7] From 2003 until 2007 it was held at Gartenfeld in Berlin. It had a spin-off in Barcelona since 2005 and completely relocated there in 2007.[8] Since summer 2009 the B & B tradeshow is back in Berlin and located at the historical hangars of Tempelhof Airport.[9]

edit

Franziska Knuppe

edit
Franziska Knuppe
Franziska Knuppe at Berlin Fashion Week Summer 2012
Born (1974-12-07) 7 December 1974 (age 49)

Franziska Knuppe (born 7 December 1974 in Rostock) is a German model.

She was discovered by famed designer Wolfgang Joop in 1997 at a café in Potsdam. She featured prominently in campaigns of Triumph International, JOOP!, Oasis and Reebok. She modeled for e.g. Thierry Mugler, Diane von Fürstenberg, Escada, Rocobarocco, Wunderkind Couture, Jasper Conran, Betty Jackson, Strenesse, Vivienne Westwood and Issey Miyake. She was photographed by i.a. Peter Lindbergh, Karl Lagerfeld, Michel Comte and Arthur Elgort.

Knuppe is married since 1999 and mother to a daughter since 2007.[10]

Award

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Charter of the New Urbanism
  2. ^ "Beauty, Humanism, Continuity between Past and Future". Traditional Architecture Group. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  3. ^ Issue Brief: Smart-Growth: Building Livable Communities. American Institute of Architects. Retrieved on 2014-03-23.
  4. ^ "Driehaus Prize". Together, the $200,000 Driehaus Prize and the $50,000 Reed Award represent the most significant recognition for classicism in the contemporary built environment. Notre Dame School of Architecture. Retrieved 23 March 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  5. ^ "Berlin as a fashion capital: the improbable rise". Fashion United UK. Retrieved 24 May 2014. Bread & Butter returned from Barcelona where it succeeded in establishing its status as the world's most important fashion show in its segment.
  6. ^ Williams, Gisela. "In Berlin, Rocking the Fashion Trade Fair". New York Times. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Karl-Heinz Müller: „Mein Herz hängt an der Stadt"". Tagesspiegel (German). Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  8. ^ "B&B History since Cologne 2001". Official website. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  9. ^ "History of B&B Berlin". Bread and Butter website. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  10. ^ Morgenpost
edit

{Persondata | NAME =Knuppe, Franziska | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION =Model

| PLACE OF BIRTH =Rostock, Germany | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = | DATE OF BIRTH= 7 December 1974 }}

Category:1974 births]] Category:German female models]] Category:Living people]] Category:People from Rostock]] Category:People from Potsdam]]


Refs

edit