Philipp Plein
I saw a story about a man who started from nothing and became rich by working in the fashion industry. As you can see, I love these stories of people from nothing who become rich and succeed their project and their dream.
Philipp Plein studied law in 1998. He started working in interior furniture, using stainless steel and crocodile leather. He makes dog furniture as well. To avoid waste, he took advantage of falling materials to create bags and accessories, which he began to sell next to his furniture.
The designer knows a turning point in his career in 2003, when he is asked to set up the lounge lounge of the brand Moรซt & Chandon at the German show CPD Dรผsseldorf, where he is also invited to present and sell his line of clothing. A year later, in 2004, he created his first brand, offering casual clothes, at the origin of the current ready-to-wear brand.
In 2016, Plein was voted Man of the Year by GQ Germany in the "Designer of the Year" category. He participates in the American show Top Model USA as a mentor and coach.
The brand
In 2004, Philipp Plein launched its first collection of military jackets decorated with a skull in Swarovski crystals. His very first creation was sold at the Salon de Maison et Objet in Paris.
In 2006, the range of accessories was introduced and in 2008 the "Couture" collection was launched, supported by an advertising campaign starring Naomi Campbell and Marcus Schenkenberg.
In 2008, Philipp Plein presented his heavy metal collection at the fashion show of Germany's Next Top Model in Barcelona organized by Heidi Klum.
In 2009, he collaborates with Mattel and presents the Barbie doll by Philipp Plein on his 50th birthday at the Nรผrenberg toy fair.
That same year the first mono-brand store was opened in Monte Carlo, and the first commercial showroom in Milan. The relatively unknown brand began to pursue a global expansion strategy that would lead to the opening of more than 30 flagship stores in international locations in less than four years.
In 2010, Philipp Plein opened boutiques in Vienna, Moscow, Saint-Tropez, Cannes, and Kitzbรผhl, next to the opening of another showroom in Dรผsseldorf.
The Women's Autumn / Winter-2011 collection is presented during the Milan Fashion Week period in February. It took place in a sixteenth century disused church filled with white roses where the parade took place under baroque frescoes and mosaics of the Italian masters and the afterparty led by DJ Pierre Sarkozy, who was also the face of the campaign for the Men's Spring / Summer 2011 collection.
Mischa Barton was chosen for the Fall / Winter-2010 season, while Lindsay Lohan posed for the Spring / Summer-2012 campaign.
In 2011, Philipp Plein opened boutiques in Forte dei Marmi and Dรผsseldorf and the showroom in Hong Kong was inaugurated. The women's A / H-2011 fashion show, which took place in February, was opened with an orchestra performance.
In 2012, Philipp Plein opened ten boutiques, including Marbella, Moscow Crocus, Baku, Milan, Dubai, St. Petersburg, Seoul, Macau, Amsterdam and Berlin.
In 2012, Philipp Plein signs a contract with the AS Roma football club to dress the players from the 2012/13 season for four consecutive seasons.
In 2013, the expansion in distribution allowed the opening of stores in Porto Cervo, a third store in Moscow, Paris, Miami, Casablanca, Courchevel, Kiev, Hangzhou, Seoul.
During the 2014 Men's Parade in Milan a Las Vegas-style casino was created, Iggy Azalea opened the Women's Spring / Summer-2014 show with his Work tube, followed by Liya Kebede and only black models on the podium.
This has been considered a controversial statement in an area where black models often do not perform as well as their white colleagues.
In 2014, the brand opened several stores in Hong Kong, Los Angeles and New York, which followed those of Ibiza, Bodrum, Doha, Philipp Plein's first "duty free" at Vienna Airport.
The Fall / Winter 2014 Men's Show was directed by show producer รtienne Russo. The Women's Autumn / Winter-2014 show featured Rita Ora, Naomi Campbell, Irina Shayk and Anne V.
The Men's Spring / Summer 2015 parade and afterparty were held in a historic, abandoned public pool that was renovated for the show. In January 2015 Snoop Dog opened the parade, followed by the women's parade in February.
Philipp Plein has never ceased imagining fashion shows that have been among the most eccentric and most anticipated of the male and female fashion weeks in Milan. The women's Spring / Summer 2017 parade, held in September 2016, was called "Alice in Ghettoland" and starred Fergie in a vintage cabriolet touring an imaginary neighborhood alongside rapper Fat Joe.
For the final, Paris Hilton and the other models are mounted in a giant carousel. It was with this event that Philipp Plein said goodbye to Milan. I read that his parades were very expensive, recently a parade cost him $ 5 million.
In 2016, the Philipp Plein group is created and brings together the original Philipp Plein brand, Billionaire Couture, whose majority share was acquired in May, and the full-service luxury sports brand, Plein Sport, launched in September.
Thus 500 outlets were installed during the 4 weeks of the first sales campaign. The Billionaire and Plein Sport fashion shows took place during Milan Fashion Week Fall / Winter 2018.
At the end of 2016 there were 107 Philipp Plein single-brand stores in the world and
3 Plein Sport stores in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin which were inaugurated in December.
In January 2017, he also opened three points of sale in Milan, Beijing and Hong Kong.
I agree with you. Stories about people who did not have anything but could achieve a lot of very motivates. There are a lot of such examples in our world.
The world is divided into people who complain about life. And people who take and make the world better.
This person is one of those people. Thanks to his effort and aspiration, he became famous from the ordinary man to the whole world. This is an interesting biography of an interesting person.
Thank you, I liked it
Awesome post! I admire Philips career and achievements. I think he is bringing something fresh in the current boredom of the fashion indutry , I recently wrote a post about a graffiti artist that vandilizes fashions stores and his last target was the Philipp Plein store in Paris. @resteemed
Wow this is the definition of style. Nice swag
He is a beautiful man.and in my countrry a young man used to sell tea ,he was too beautiful .one day news reporter saw him and then he become famousโบ
Inspirational story.those who work hard get reward.no matter in what professionโบ
That's a very encouraging story.Hard work always produce result.Mentality of going forward winning all the barriers will make you successful. Thanks for the post.@resteemed
Omg!!!
Phillip went international with a humble beginning
Interesting story. I am inspired
His life is full of success.. But I think it is coming from this action: to avoid waste, he took advantage of falling materials.. I think this brought him success. Because many people who came to a place or rank today used every source smarter in their past..
Reading rags to riches stories like this one is definitely amazing. And in the fashion industry is definitely not easy to make it.
thank you
Philipp Plein worked hard and became successful. Its an inspirational story and lesson for those who lose hope.
I love Philipp Plein's aesthetic. How do you feel about his most recent lawsuit with Puma over using a logo similar to theirs?
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I was very interested in reading your story. I maintain my blog with similar stories about favorite couturiers, because I am a designer of clothes and worked for a long time in this industry. Good luck!
This shows how many things you can do having nothing. I love seeing such people, that just followed their dreams and became kings in their fields of knowledge. I love this article!