VOLUTIO_BY_ANNA_KLEIHUES

Anna is based in Berlin, Germany. She studied at AMD Düsseldorf and graduated in 2007. Her collections are produced in Germany.

SHOWROOM:
GOETHESTRASSE 69 - 10625 BERLIN
by appointment
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Me is ANNA KLEIHUES - I live and work in Berlin and sometimes Düsseldorf.
The idea and passion for men's attire came with the question why men are bound to suits and women have a greater freedom in formal wear. Since the three-part-suit has not changed much in the last two hundred years, although it has not lost its potency, its meaning and appearance in society have evolved. During the examination of the history of men’s attire I decided to develop it further – to give the suit a come back in a new form.
First glimpse of life I caught between dogs and horses on the countryside. When I was five we moved to Berlin, where I live again now. Coming from an architect’s family - always surrounded by art and design I worked on my mother’s sewing machine when I was 13, but would have never thought of going into fashion – an artificial world of glamour and make-up. I wanted to be a scientist and studied physics in Zurich and Toulouse. During that time I realized my need for space, visuals and handcrafting, and found costume design, fashion and performing arts to be my destiny.
The label VOLUTIO stands for a man of modern thought and emancipation dressed in eloquent yet uncoerced suits that evolve from the established formal attire. VOLUTIO continues the search for an advanced form to suit today’s chevalier.
The label VOLUTIO was founded in 2007 after a medaled diploma from AMD Düsseldorf. “Le chevalier parmi les dandies” HW0809 was nominated for the “Innovationspreis textil+mode 2008” and will be sold in Berlin. “The chevalier’s rose” SS09 was sold at LABO Mode Galleries Lafayettes Berlin and was shown in Paris in June.
Since 2009 I show and sell my work only via my studio and Showroom in Berlin Charlottenburg. Individual tailoring is possible, but we also have a variety of special Prêt-à-Porter pieces in the Studio.
Anna Kleihues
My work as a freelance costume designer can be seen at: www.benjriepe.com