Germany likes soccer and the Euro Cup thingy so much that even my female client who works for a bank just now said: "have fun watching soccer!" when I was on the phone with her. (It is on in 30 min)

Memories of Tomorrow

by Anne Schartmann, who made the clothes I photographed yesterday:

My womenswear collection is inspired by Berlin.
Berlin is different from other capitals: Though desperately broke, its citizens live in a financial freedom – a reason why a lot of creative people and artists choose Berlin to be the place to live and work.
Its history, the division and reunion, left traces in architecture as well as in the atmosphere. The presence of the past is strong and visible, but technically the united city is not even 20 years old yet.
Berlin is still on its way to develop, structurally, and creatively as well. While second-hand clothes and trash has been fashionable for way too long, I wanted to create my personal idea of Berlin fashion, or better: results of an exchange between Berlin and me.
Berlin is real and genuine, a condition I wanted to show.
As the city once existed twice (1x2x), I had the idea to create a RTW collection which contains two colour versions of each outfit, one in bright and fashionable colours, the other in black, white and grey scales, inspired by the old photographs of Berlin’s reconstruction.

The pieces shall combine the heaviness of the past, pointed out by accentuated shoulders and definite geometrical shapes, and the lightness and freedom of people’s presence at the same time.
In reference to the 1920s, the silhouette stresses the low hip and stretches the upper part of the body optically; I always try to play with the bodies’ proportions.
The patterns and the manufacturing of each colour version are exactly the same, but the material and character are supposed to be contrary.
Transections and seams give some garments stability; other parts are just stuck together at one point, so they hang loose and airy.
The palette for the coloured alternatives reaches from a bright ultramarine violet and a sea green over a goldish olive and royal blue to a red-pink tone.

During my placement at Eley Kishimoto, I came to appreciate screen print as a mean of giving garments a unique character. Berlin maps and walls explicitly inspire my applied dessins.
Material-wise I use several light silks as chiffon as well as coated cottons and leather as a heavy contrast.
The coated fabric is interesting because of its painted look as well as the possibilities it provides in processing, e.g. gluing, with which sharp edges can be made.
The grey scales are mainly self-dyed to reach the irregular look of old photographs.

The enrolment of this collection was completely lead by my feeling for Berlin, this is why the results are my individual idea of what should be worn in Berlin.
The collection still gives me an excited but very real feeling, makes me look forward into the future positively and strong.

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Usually, I do not post what they are saying about their clothes, but this is in English anyway, so I thought I could do that.

Here is what I added about the photos.