Best of German - Fashion Brands

Here we go with another "Best of German" series according to the upcoming Olympic games. As I talked about the most famous and successful international German beauty brands, I want to focus now on German fashion brands. If you want to know which brands have been selected then keep on reading!

Joop
JOOP! GmbH is a clothing and cosmetics company founded as a designer label by German fashion designer Wolfgang Joop in Hamburg, Germany, in 1986. Joop has established a successful license business that offers womenswear, menswear, kid's clothing, sportswear, jeans, accessories, fragrances and home articles. 

Karl Lagerfeld
Okay I know that Karl Lagerfeld is a person and obviously, not a fashion brand, but he has created several fashion collections. He creates about ten collections per year named by himself and he also design the popular Chanel collection every year. He was born on 10th September 1933 in Hamburg, Germany.

Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports clothing manufacturer and parent company, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade and Rockport. The company produces sports footwear, bags, shirts, watches, eyewear and other sports- and clothing-related goods. The company is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe and the second biggest sportswear manufacturer in the world after Nike. By the way Puma, another big sports clothing manufacturer, also comes from Germany.

Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss AG is a German fashion and style house based in Metzingen, Germany. It is named after its founder, Hugo Boss (1885–1948). I was so surprised that someone can really have such a cool name. Hugo Boss currently has at least 6,102 points of sale in 110 countries. Hugo Boss AG directly owns over 364 retail stores with over 1,000 stores and shops owned by franchisees. Hugo Boss offers men clothing, women clothing, sportswear, kids clothing and fragrances. Seriously, the fragrances are absolutely amazing for men and women and they always have really hot male models.

Escada
Escada is an international luxury fashion group in women's designer clothing. Escada was founded by Margaretha and Wolfgang Ley in 1978 in Munich, Germany. The company has a presence in about 60 different countries. Its main sales markets are North America, western and eastern Europe and Asia. I love the dresses of Escada, but unfortunately they are too expensive for me.

Tom Tailor
Now that most of the products that I've mentioned are luxury products I want to add an effortable, but really nice brand. Tom Tailor Group is a German vertically integrated lifestyle clothing company. It was founded in 1962 in Hamburg. Tom Tailor mainly provides classic and up-to-date casual wear and accessories for men, women, young adults and children. The company's core markets are Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux countries and France.


So this is my "Best of German - Fashion Brands" edition. I hope you enjoyed reading this! I know that there exists a lot of other really good German fashion brands, but I just selected my favourite ones.

Wish you a wonderful day!

Lots of love,

Best of German - Beauty Brands

Inspiried by the upcoming Olympic Games in London and by Pixiwoo's post "Best of British", I decided to do my "Best of German" version. The problem is that Germany is not known for its fantastic cosmetic companies, we rather are popular for our cars (Audi, BMW, VW, Mercedes,...).

However, this is a beauty blog and therefore, I tried my best to find the best beauty companies who are internationally involved because we also have thousands of brilliant beauty companies who are quiet common here, but no one ever heard of them abroad.

I am also planning a "Best of German" in a fashion edition.

Nivea

Nivea is probably one of the most popular and oldest brands in Germany. They have a huge variety of skin products which costs from 3-10€. About two year ago they also launched a make-up line in Germany which was sadly discontinued a year ago even though the make-up was really good. The skin care, especially the classic cream in the blue packaging, was even used by my grandmother. Even though there are critics because they use paraffins, my grandmother hasn't noticed any negative aspects for 50 years! This particular creme is a absolute all rounder and can be used from every skin type.

Essence

Essence is one of the cheapest brands in drugstore and has launched his line in America and Canada too. I am not a massive fan of their nail polishes, but 1€ for a huge variety of colour is a good deal. Essence has got the philosophy not to pigment the eyeshadows too much, so that the teenagers are not wearing too much make up. I think, this is a really nice idea when I look at the 11-year-old girls in school. I really like their eyeshadow palettes, eyeliner pencil and the mascaras are absolutely amazing!

Hugo Boss Perfumes

I am totally in love with the Hugo Boss Perfumes for men and women. We all know Hugo Buss for its luxurious suits for men, but the perfumes smell as luxurious as the suits look like. I love in particular the Hugo Boss Orange. It is the perfect summer, autumn, winter and probably also spring scent that makes you feel female and glamourous.

Lavera

Lavera is the most common natural skincare line abroad, but I would say that we have a huge amount of natural skin care companies. Even every drugstore has its own natural line. I really love the lavera cleansers and moisturizers and their bath gels are amazing too. I think, it is always good to use a few natural cosmetic products, because you can make sure that there are no paraffins, formaldehydes...

Wella

Wella is one of the world's leading cosmetic supplied. There currently have launched a hair care line in the drugstores and supermarkets, so that we common people also can buy the shampoos. I am nit really sure whether I like the shampoos in the drugstore, but the ones that are just from your hairdresser are really good. They really make your hair shiner, smother and healthier, however, with 13€ they also have their price.

These were my "Best of German" beauty companies. I hope you liked this post.

Which are your favourite beauty products?

All the best,