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Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto for Spring/Summer ‘08.

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Kostas Murkudis for Spring/Summer ‘08.

Kostas Murkudis was born in Dresden and studied fashion design at the Lette-Verein School in Berlin. He began his design career in 1985 as Helmut Lang`s design assistant in Berlin. Kostas Murkudis presented his first men’s collection for the Japanese market in 1995; the following year saw his show premiere in women’s wear in Paris.

The fashion-design of Kostas Murkudis are characterised by an individualistic mix of materials, cuts, forms and classic tailor’s craftsmanship. His creations are eminently wearable, despite his experimental approach to traditional materials and the incorporation of unorthodox details. His puristic basic is sexy and his minimalism has an innovative flair.

He was head of design at NewYorkIndustry’s Easy Luxury label for two years, which is produced and marketed by Staff International, a subsidiary of Diesel.

In 2003, Kostas Murkudis again started designing under his own label «Kostas Murkudis» and also founded the brand «HALTBAR Murkudis» with designer Kathleen Waibel.

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Stephan Schneider for Spring/Summer ‘08. Individual garment images courtesy of Los Angeles boutique South Willard.

Unlike many designers, Schneider doesn’t pluck his canvas from a bolt in a factory. He designs each fabric himself. “I spend half of my time with the textile and half with the silhouette,” he says. “When your textile is strong, you don’t have to invent trousers with three legs.”In 1994 German born Stephan Schneider graduated top of his class from the famous Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. From the basis of his final collection Schneider was awarded a stand during Paris fashion week. He received several orders and set his business up immediately. Today Stephan Schneider currently has more than 70 points of sale worldwide, his biggest market being Japan.

Stephan Schneider uses its own production facilities in Belgian factories, where pieces are cut by hand and time can be spent on the finest finishing.

Designer and Professor Stephan Schneider also currently teaches at Universität der Künste, Berlin, who’s taken over for the esteemed British designer and professor Vivienne Westwood at the institution.

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