Guinevere, Backstage Printemps Été 1998, Le Trainon, Paris

We are deeply richer by the existence of Kostas Murkudis whose born to Greek parents adopted Germany as their new homeland after the Greek nation’s civil war and in the midst also of Germany’s divided half. It is too much of a commonality now to follow the milieu of the press’ proclaimed best designers as one would become too short-sighted to be aware of inconspicuous designers choosing work over recognition in the span of building their fashion profession. Whilst Murkudis has finely stitched a brand which continued from 1996 to 2001 showing his prêt-a-porter in Paris, his proposal to be a fashion designer has long remained an incessant desire to dress both women and men that would be with formal and casual gestures, discreetly suggesting their individuality, and self-worth. For Murkudis, his disinterest in a formal advocation for seasonal collections is banal but it is because of his photogenic eye that the cause and effect of his clothes are born from a fascination of movement, technology, synthetics and skin sensitivity in how we dress and how we respond. For having in the past collaborating with the famed Norwegian scientist Sissel Tolaas and a synthetic dress with Carsten Nicolai, the emergence of diaphanous silhouettes aims to eloquently conceal yet reveal both women’s and men’s greatest feature: the bareness of skin.

We still feel reactionary towards the showing of skin and the emphasis of size and a sexual impulse that prevents an intelligent discourse. However, in this long-awaited interview with Murkudis we find beauty takes up many shapes and many forms awakening our ability to understand the individual garments which have come to clothe his brand.

In this rare opportunity to speak with Berlin designer Kostas Murkudis, he shares his thoughts on being a fashion designer.