Wolfgang Joop
| Wolfgang Joop | |
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Joop in 2009
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| Born |
18 November 1944 Potsdam, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Fashion designer |
| Spouse(s) | Edwin Lemberg (m. 2013) |
| Children | Jette |
| Awards | Fil d'or, 1983; Golden spinning wheel |
| Labels | JOOP! |
Wolfgang Joop (born 18 November 1944 in Potsdam) is a German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP!, and father of fashion designer Jette Joop.
Wolfgang Joop was born in Potsdam on 18 November 1944. In 1954 Joop moved to Braunschweig with his family. Wolfgang Joop studied advertising psychology at the Braunschweig University of Technology. He was later invited to become an honorary professor of fashion design at the Universität der Künste in Berlin.
He began his fashion career working with his former wife Karin when in 1968 they were awarded all three first prizes in a design competition. Professionally he had been working as both a fashion illustrator and journalist and as a freelance designer for fashion houses in Italy, France and Germany. He is also well known in England.
Joop achieved international success in 1978, when he showed his fourth fur collection.
In 2013 Joop married Edwin Lemberg in Potsdam.
The label and company JOOP!, created in 1981, is recognised for its provocative collections as well as for its internationally award-winning fragrances. In early 1982 Joop showed his first prêt-à-porter women's collection, followed by his first men's collection in 1985. Two years later, with the launch of his first perfume collection, he made his name a trademark, with capital letters to symbolize energy along with an exclamation mark. Clothes, shoes, jewelry, eyeglasses and perfume were immediately available under this brand. The "JOOP!" label became available for licensing, and Joop's company no longer produced any of its own goods for sale. Since 1997, Joop's products have been sold through JOOP! GmbH with the exception of Parfum JOOP!, which was sold to Coty/Lancaster in 1991 followed by licensee contracts. In 1998 Wolfgang Joop sold 95% of his stake in the JOOP! GmbH to Wünsche AG and sold the remaining 5% in July 2001. This ended his involvement with JOOP!
In 2003, Wolfgang Joop founded WUNDERKIND, a high end, couture fashion label. He first presented WUNDERKIND with the Fall/Winter collection 2003 in Potsdam to an audience of press and retail guests. WUNDERKIND had its international debut in September 2004 when WUNDERKIND was invited by the CFDA to premier the collection at New York Fashion week before repositioning the label and moving to show in Paris in 2006. Boutiques were opened in Berlin, London and Sylt.
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