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StyleZeitgeist Podcast: How To Build an Independent Brand in Paris with Lutz Huelle

On this episode we speak with the German fashion designer Lutz Huelle, who has built a brand with a cult following from scratch. Lutz tells us about growing up in a small German town in the ’80s, his friendship with the photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, the dream world of the ’90s London youth culture and Central Saint-Martins, how he ended up designing the Artisanal and knitwear lines during the golden years of Martin Margiela, and eventually launching his own line in Paris. We discuss the challenges of the fashion system and his teaching job, and speak about why it’s important to remain kind in the industry that often isn’t.

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