Claudia Skoda

ABOUT THE SHOW

Knitwear icon Claudia Skoda opened the summer edition of the BFW as part of the Intervention Showcase. The designer, who has been successful for decades, showcased her intricate knitwear at the Tempodrom and captivated the audience with strong wool ensembles, tube dresses over sequin leggings, and draped Lurex sweaters with extra-long sleeves, presented against a projected retrospective collage.

Since the 1970s, Claudia Skoda has been a symbol of the Berlin underground scene and continues to demonstrate extraordinary creativity, craftsmanship, and masterful technique in 2024. Her creations break with traditional knitting norms and are made from various recycled materials such as Lurex, merino wool, and elastane.

During the wild days of West Berlin punk and the artist commune "Fabrikneu," she made a name for herself and was supported by icons like David Bowie, who appreciated and wore her innovative designs.

ABOUT THE LABEL

CLAUDIA SKODA is an icon of West Berlin's underground scene during the 1970s and 1980s. With her sophisticated knitwear designs and spectacular performance-style fashion shows, she generated great excitement in the frontline city. Skoda's considerable powers of integration allowed her to unite the most diverse creative disciplines. Her working and living collective ''fabrikneu'' in Kreuzberg was a meeting place for West Berlin's bohemian scene: converging here were creative talents from the realms of music, fashion, painting, film, and photography. But Claudia Skoda is also the doyenne of her chosen metier: the art of knitting, preferably by machine. lnternationally, she is regarded as the ''queen of texture," and her designs have been called ''knitted genius." The magazine Elle placed her alongside Coco Chanel, Mary Qyant, Vivienne Westwood, and Madonna as one of the warnen who shaped the look of the 20th century.

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