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The concept of the collection:
Bernhard Willhelm’s inspirations are his childhood in Bavaria/Germany, the Black Forest and pure young girls.
The collection for winter '99/'00 offers a surprising new mix of on the one hand traditional German costumes, needlework, patchwork and knitted pieces, while on the other hand the experimental cut and organic structures are as far away from 'folklore' as you could imagine. It's the contrast between these two givens that it special -and work.
The cut is architectural and structured, away from the body, which gives it a totally new form. According to Mr.Willhelm this works best with dresses, so there are many of them in this particular collection, as well as circle skirts that end just below the knee. He created... [more] |
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