Wunderkind (fashion)

Wunderkind

Company type	GmbH & Co. KG
Industry	Fashion
Founded	2003
Headquarters	Potsdam, Germany
Key people	Wolfgang Joop, founder and designer Edwin Lemberg, CEO
Products	Clothing, accessories
Number of employees	15[1]
Website	www.wunderkind.com

Wunderkind (German pronunciation: [ˈvʊndɐkɪnt]) is a German fashion brand. It was established by Wolfgang Joop and his partner Edwin Lemberg in Potsdam in 2003.[2]

The company headquarters is the Villa Rumpf in Potsdam.[1]

History

Wunderkind designer Wolfgang Joop (2015)

The label was started in Potsdam by Wolfgang Joop and Edwin Lemberg in 2003.[2] Joop's first international Wunderkind show was at the New York Fashion Week in September 2004. The show was presented in New York City for three consecutive seasons[3] before it switched location to Paris in 2006. A collection was presented during Paris Fashion Week each season until the spring 2011 season before a dispute with investors forced the brand to take a hiatus. Joop came back with a collection in the spring of 2012 which he presented in his hometown of Potsdam and received positive reception.[4] The show celebrated a comeback during Paris Fashion Week for the spring 2013 season but on a smaller scale than before.[5] In the fall of 2017, Joop retired from the brand and Hugo Boss alum Peter Kappler was assigned as the new CEO of the brand.[6]

Stores

In 2013 Wunderkind opened a store in Munich and announced that it would open others in Paris, Potsdam, and on the island of Sylt.[5] The brand can also be found online on websites such as Farfetch, Shopstyle, and Avenue 32.

References

1. "Wolfgang Joop: Das neue Wunderkind aus der Villa Rumpf | Lebensart | ZEIT ONLINE". Zeit.de. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
2. "Wunderkind | Mode-Porträt". Elle.de. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
3. "Wunderkind: New York Fashion Week, Frühjahrs-Sommermode - VOGUE" (in German). Vogue.de. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
4. "Wunderkind Spring 2007 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review". Style.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
5. "Ein Potsdamer Schaufenster fürs Wunderkind - Neueste Nachrichten aus Potsdam". Pnn.de. 2013-05-18. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
6. "Fall 2018 Ready-to-WearWunderkind". vogue.com. 2018-03-07. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-01.