Berlin Fashion Week! Berlin based designer NICO SUTOR unveiled her new Spring/Summer collection for 2017 during the KALTBLUT vs Oliver Rath Fashion Installation at Rath Factory. The collection is named HMN. And I love it. A great moden color line. In love with the jackets – MustWear pieces for the next season. Her unisex collection is one of the best from the Berlin fashion fest.
I had a litte chat with the designer about her new collection. Photography by Sebastian Pollin.
Name: NICO SUTOR / Age: 36 / Hometown: Berlin /Menswear or Womenswear: Nongender
Hello. Welcome to KALTBLUT. Why have you decided to participate at The KALTBLUT SS17 Installation?
Nico Sutor: Because our style and aesthetik fit together, it’s not so much about trends, it’s about the idea behind, that lasts longer then one season.
Can you tell us something about the collection you presented? What was your inspiration?
Nico Sutor: The collection is called “HMN”. I wanted to lay the focus on people, not gender, I wanted to design pieces that make u feel good when u wear them. The color pallett is strongly influenced by skintones and the stereotypes we have in mind. It’s no black and white at all.
What kind of material did you used for the collection?
Nico Sutor: I love to use jersey and viscose, everything thats feels good on ur skin in summer. If u feel good, you look good.
What challenges did you face during the design process?
Nico Sutor: Finding the fabric I wanted in the colors I wanted, that was harder than I imagined.
How would you describe your self and your work?
Nico Sutor: uNICOrn
Tell us about your journey that led you to this point.
Nico Sutor: Designer for my barbie, than I became a Fashion Design Student, than a Fashion Design Intern and than I became the Founder of my own Label: Nico Sutor and than I met you.
What would you say this is the biggest influence to your design process?
Nico Sutor: The people I see in the subway and my friends, they tell me all the time what’s missing in their wardrobe ( sometimes without asking ).
If you had not become a fashion designer, what would you do instead?
Nico Sutor: An Art-Teacher.
Who’s your dream client?
Nico Sutor: Someone who thinks fashion is fun.
What was the first item you have ever designed? And who was the lucky one to get it?
Nico Sutor: A pullover for my barbie.
What can we expect from you in near future?
Nico Sutor: Everything, it’s the future.
Interview by Marcel Schlutt // Location: Oliver Rath Factory // Nico Sutor Webapge / Facebook
