apn gallery X Souvenir Official germany hoodie
100% Cotton
Oversized fit
Elodie is 180cm tall
Handmade in Germany and France (more details below)
If you usually wear size S: Strong oversized look
If you usually wear size M: Oversized look as on the pictures
If you usually wear size L: Light oversized look
If you usually wear size XL: Light to no oversized look
Made from souvenir official’s deadstock garments
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Unique Pieces, United Voices - Artist Yannic Pöpperling designs for Germany
Being able to freely express our beliefs and being able to demonstrate is the most valuable good that we have in the EU and it is worth fighting for. In collaboration with Berlin-based social fashion brand souvenir official, and six EU-based artists we created a capsule to raise awareness for the European election 2024. However, before we could send the pieces to the artists, prep work was necessary. Fashion designers Marika Hellmund from Germany and Filip Bejek from France collaborated to reimagine the raw deadstock pieces we received from Souvenir Official.
These included six hoodies and a few denim pants left over from a previous collaboration, which they transformed into six completely new outfits. Marika and Filip incorporated an abstract version of the EU stars into the design process, threading them throughout the entire collection to visually align the pieces with our message of creating unity and advocating for a strong, democratic Europe
Introducing Yannic Pöpperling
“For me as an artist, UNITY means the connection of everything that we do and that we actively engage with in our lives. Material, concept, materiality, ideas, vision, but also emotions and the charge of the work. UNITY is a universal thought that holds us together and connects everything, it is in each of us, because we seek connections and unity for everything we create.
I grew up in the EU and am therefore used to being able to travel freely without major obstacles, for example. For me as an artist, who I always interpret as an explorer, traveling and gathering new inspiration is extremely important. I think a lot is going on in the EU again and it is exciting to follow discourses at a supranational level in which attempts are being made to find compromises for the major issues of our time.
The important thing is that we all have a part to play in shaping this and that's why we all have to vote on June 9th.”
-Yannic Pöpperling
Photo on the left: Yannic in his finalised garment
Photo on the right: Yannic applying the patch to the garment
