elfenkleid – garment for urban elfs
2. May 2008 Designers & Labels
An elf is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming men and women of great beauty living in forests and underground places and caves, or in wells and springs. They have been portrayed to be long-lived or immortal and as beings of magical powers. (Wikipedia)
If we get magical power by dressing up in elfenkleid garment (translation: elf dress) is questionable. But at least, we get a touch of that “youthful -seeming great beauty”. Well, that´s at least something for us Non Middle Earth creatures, don´t you think?
elfenkleid is one of the leading avant-garde labels from Austria. Founded eight years ago in Vienna by designers Annette Prechtl and Sandra Thaler, elfenkleid soon gained recognition and acknowledgment especially in Europe and Japan. The aspiring label stands for excellent quality and a timeless independence of seasonally changing trends. But wait – there´s more.
What makes elfenkleid outstanding and remarkable is not only the comfort and the simple, linear designs – it´s the unique elfenkleid “handwriting”. The garments always seem to caress the body. The draperys and experimental cuts flow around body shapes without being obtrusive or contrived. It´s female, it´s intelligent, it´s casual and ever wearable.
Online, you can get elfenkleid clothing at styleserver and soupandfish.
Photographer Joerg Autzinger/ Photos from: elfenkleid
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