Munich/Florence. At the Pitti Uomo, one of the
leading international fairs for men’s fashion and contemporary
lifestyle, MINI is offering an exclusive look at its new MINI
FASHION – BEYOND NATIVE Capsule
Collection. As part of a special collaboration with
MINI, five up-and-coming international designers are highlighting the
creative contrasts between cultural origins and adopted homelands.
This process of exploration has yielded individual fashion items for
the proverbial “urban traveller” roaming between vastly differing
cultures and ways of life. BEYOND NATIVE is inspired by one of the
most diverse living environments of all: the city, MINI’s native habitat.
“Our aim through the collaboration with these five creatives is to
provide a platform for the unique energy which only the fusion of
disparate cultural influences can generate,“ explains Sabine Ringel,
Creative Lead at MINI FASHION. “The richness and depth of the work
produced by these well-travelled designers only exist because of their
decision to cross borders.”
Below are the designers participating in the collaboration and their
cultural backgrounds:
Diega Vanassibara, born in Brazil, now living and
working in the UK / www.diegovanassibara.com
Edwina Hörl, born in Austria, now living and working
in Japan / www.edwinahoerl.com
Pronounce, born in China, now living and working in
Italy / www.pronouncestudio.com
Post-Imperial, born in Nigeria, now living and
working in the USA / www.post-imperial.com
Perret Schaad, Tutia Schaad Johanna Perret.
Schaad was born in Vietnam and is now living and working in Germany /
www.perretschaad.com
BEYOND NATIVE is the third in a series of limited-run MINI FASHION
Capsule Collections. It epitomises the MINI brand’s open and
optimistic mindset. The five-piece collection will go on display at
Pitti Uomo 92 in Florence, Italy from 13 – 16 June and be available in
limited numbers for online purchase from this autumn.