einBlick / Insight

This is the emptied drawing classroom at Lette Verein before the exhibits are set up by the students.

It’s on

Mentored by their lecturer Jutta Mettenbrink, the students set up the exhibition. Most of the objects and materials are from Lette Verein. Others were discovered in the storage rooms and re-designed for exhibition purposes. Guess where the black metal frames originally came from? They are discarded classroom tables.

The final exhibition „einBlick“ as it was presented to the public, showed seven different collections, each of which was created by small groups of second year design students.

Fashion students of the first and second school year at Lette Verein are sought to team up with the aim of creating a common design concept and collection. Thus students are not only enabled to produce a variety of ideas by sharing knowledge and expertise, but also to understand the positive aspects of working together in order to get the best results.

Exhibits of the collection „Beyond Wonderland“

The design students Kristina Benter, Jeannine Aschekowsky and Valeriia Bereka were inspired by the novel „Alice in Wonderland“ written by Lewis Carroll.

Traditional looks of the characters were reconsidered and reinterpreted in a modern, wearable way. The garments aim at an outgoing clientele and are intended to be worn on special occasions like dinner parties, gala nights and special events.

Coloured draft of the “Mad Hatter” outfit by Kristina Benter

Coloured sketches like this are the starting point for the manufacturing process. Prototypes are made by creating a cutting pattern and machine-sewing it in toile. Afterwards, the selected fabrics can be used.

Fashion designer Kristina Benter and model Matthias Bauer who presents her interpretation of the „Mad Hatter“

Have a closer look at the cotton shirt: an interesting trompe l’oeil effect of an integrated necktie! The opulent draping of the velveteen pants emphasizes the romantic inspiration of the design. At the same time, hidden pockets in the pants are very handy.

Coloured draft of the “Alice” outfit by Valeriia Bereka

Jeannine Aschekowsky: the Queen of Hearts and Alice in Wonderland

Fashion designer Jeannine Aschekowsky standing next to her interpretation of the Queen of Hearts (right) and Valeriia Bereka’s design based on the Alice character (left).

Jeannine’s outfit is made of a short, folded velveteen skirt and a high-necked cotton top with an interesting detail: the sleeves are lamp-shaped which creates an almost childlike, romantic look.

Valeriia chose a Rokoko-inspired silhouette for her velveteen skirt and a sleeveless top with a big bow to give it a girlie look.

Coloured draft of the “Queen of Hearts", front and back view.

"Pas Touche" ("Hands Off")

"Pas Touche", a provoking, yet fun interpretation of modern-day womenswear designed by Lucy Cabrera-Pedroso and Jonna Carstensen. A collection for self-confident, independent women who know how to dress well with a touch of inconsistency and humour.

The basic idea refers to female emancipation and autonomy reflected by red cotton hand applications on the outfits, which stand for external restrictions and pressure that women these days still have to endure. However, the hand applications give the collection a humorous twist.

The nonchalant collection consists of A-shaped Kimono-style jackets, coats, pants and dresses made of eggshell coloured cotton twill and light rose coloured viscose crepe.

Impression of the exhibition „einBlick“ with the collections „Pas Touche“ on the left and „Divergenz“ at the back.

„Divergenz“ (Divergence)

The collection „Divergenz“ (Divergence) created by Jana Appel, Sophie Jungblut, Nazira Schön and Solveig Turner is meant to be an ode to Berlin with designs for young and hip Berliners and those who would like to take part in this urban lifestyle.

Contrasts of fabrics, textures, patterns and design details appeal to an self-confident audience, dressed differently yet individual and comfortable.

All garments can be combined in many ways, so the basic idea of the design team – to create a variety of pieces of clothing – meets an important skill of a fashion designer: to offer his/her customers different combinations.

„Mannigfaltig“

Vintage meets Zeitgeist…that is the basic idea of the collection „Mannigfaltig“ (a German wordplay, meaning „various“, „manifold“ or in this case „many pleats“). The title refers to the arranged areas of pleats on the pieces of clothing, but also to modern-day women wearing casual and unconventional clothes.

Following an advice of their lecturer Annette Hofmann, the fashion design students Sophie Kosse, Samanta Lochmann, Isabelle Lübcke, Lena Lück and Sophia Schünemann used high-quality embroidered fabrics from the 1930s. They had been stored for decades in an Ex-GDR costume stock in Adlershof, a district of East Berlin and location of the former GDR TV networking station and studios.

The basic idea was to combine these floral vintage fabrics with contemporary plain blue cotton and to develop modern oversized silhouettes and cuts with interesting pleated structures.

The collection „Mannigfaltig“ as it was showcased in the mid year presentation of the fashion design education.

No need for professional models, though. Students of Lette Verein support each other during their exams by acting as amateur models for their classmates: here you see fashion design students (from left to right) Aurelia, Lisa, Marilena, Linda and Rachel.