I was always fascinated by fashion and art, and I had this innate creative ability.
-Do you find the German roots in your design?
I can imagine that for other, non-German observers, my design has a typical German aesthetic; my work has also been occasionally compared with the Bauhaus movement. Though, I appreciate Bauhaus, I don’t consider it a conscious influence.
-Is menswear and womenswear same concept?
Yes.
-Is there any change after departure of Eva?
No, this was already in 2005.
-Why did you start designing? What made you want to become a designer?
I was always fascinated by fashion and art, and I had this innate creative ability. I grew up in a very small village in southwest Germany. When I was a child I loved to go to bigger cities near by with my mother for shopping trips. Perhaps that influenced my particular fascination and fashion fetish (laugh)
-How do you describe characteristics of your style which makes it different from others?
clean, sober and contemporary. I prefer basic garments and give them special treatment through a strong and clear concept, graphics, the use of unusual fabrics and the combination of very different fabrics like chiffon silk with raw mesh jersey.
-How would you describe your customer?
Actually everybody can be a customer – but certainly most of them are modern young people or young at heart that don’t conform to the mainstream and are well informed in fashion, music, art… They are looking for something special with German quality.
-Where do you get your inspiration? How do you come up with ideas?
Inspiration can be everything, it has to be something that catches my attention, something really new and/or a logical development of my work.
-What inspires you at the moment?
That’s a secret (laugh). I like to watch people, that’s always interesting for me.
-How important is masculinity or femininity in your design?
The masculinity and femininity for me comes through the person that wears the garment. Most of the collection of Postweiler Hauber works for both women and men. It’s interesting to see how the same garment can look very different depending on the person who wears it and how.
-Are there any artists or designers that had a strong influence on your career? Any influence from Wendy & Jim?
No – even though I am a fan of the artists Martin Kippenberger, Anselm Reyle, Claus Richter, Luigi Ontani and Heinz Peter Knes with whom I did a collaboration for a/w 09/10. In fashion, I like Raf Simons and Jil Sander, Nicolas Chesquire, Helmut Lang as Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela for example but my approach is to do something unique and personal as a result of the concept of each collection. I also have esteem for the work of Wendy & Jim; I worked as an assistant for them in 2001 and we are still friends today.
-What are the most important elements of your design?
The use, the texture and design of fabrics, graphic elements and colors.
-Does your design process always follow the same process?
Yes, though each collection actually is its own unique chapter, the process is always similar.
-What is the most enjoyable part of design?
The moment when the chaos in my head from the beginning of a collection comes clear and I have this feeling that only that is the right thing now.
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