Interview: Christoph Rumpf

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Heute gibt uns Modedesigner Christoph Rumpf einen Einblick in sein Leben. 2019 wurde er zum Gewinner des Grand Prix beim renommierten Hyères-Festival gekürt, inzwischen lebt und arbeitet er in Paris.

Christoph Rumpf propagiert mit seiner Mode eine neue Definition von Luxus, indem er die traditionelle Herrengarderobe mit einem modernen Ansatz und theatralischen Details verbindet und dabei Weiblichkeit und Männlichkeit gleichermaßen zelebriert. Für seine Kollektionen verwendet er ebenso hochwertige Stoffe wie Flohmarktfunde und Materialien aus Lagerbeständen.

15 Mär 2023

My name is Christoph Rumpf, and I have been living in Paris since the spring of 2021. I prefer to let others decide what distinguishes my work.

Diana Vreeland is currently featured quite often on my mood boards. It's not just about how she dressed, but her entire worldview. Her interior design, her quotes, her love for fashion and Irving Penn, and the stories she told. She is probably one of the few people I would have trusted blindly.

The first thing I do in the morning after waking up is vacuum. We work in our apartment, and before I eat or brush my teeth, I prepare the studio for the day.

Meine bisher beste Entdeckung ist ein Flohmarkt in Vanves im Süden von Paris.

I love it when the collection is photographed for the first time, and I finally get to see which ideas work and which don’t. I hate it when at the end of the day, all I’ve done is answer emails and haven’t gotten to my actual work.

A listening tip I give to my friends is Cream von Prince.

In recent years, I was someone who tried to clearly define the future in my mind and set goals. I've stopped doing that now, because it always turns out differently anyway.

Fotocredits: Christoph Rumpf, Lynn Gilbert, Claude Truong Ngoc Wikimedia Commons, Scott Penner, Jana Call Me J.