IN 2012, LIESA MARIA LETTAU, A TRAINED CUSTOM TAILOR FROM BERLIN, STARTED THE INDEPENDENT AND SLOW FASHION BRAND LETTAU ART FASHION.
ELECTRONIC MUSIC, THE DIVERSE BERLIN CLUB SCENE, LIVING AND WORKING IN IBIZA DURING THE SUMMER AND TRAVELING TO FESTIVALS ALL OVER THE GLOBE, HAVE INFLUENCED THE PSYCHEDELIC, SASSY AND PLAYFUL AESTHETIC OF HER CREATIONS.
IN THE EARLY YEARS, SHE TOOK HER ONE OF A KIND PIECES WITH HER, WHEN SHE TRAVELLED, SEARCHING FOR RETAILERS IN BARCELONA, COSTA RICA AND IBIZA. GOING OUT TO NIGHT CLUBS, SHE WORE HER HANDMADE OUTFITS AND GAVE OUT HER CONTACT CARD, WHEN SHE RECEIVED A COMPLIMENT. SHE SHOWED UP AT EVERY ALTERNATIVE FASHION AND CLUB WEAR STORE BERLIN HAD TO OFFER AT THE TIME, ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND CUSTOMERS WHO WOULD BE INTERESTED IN HER CREATIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN MOMENTS OF JOY AND PROGRESS… AS WELL AS SETBACKS AND BAD DECISIONS. IN THE END, ENDURANCE AND AMBITION HAVE PAID OFF.
TODAY SHE WORKS TOGETHER WITH SEVERAL STORES IN BERLIN, IBIZA, AMSTERDAM AND PARIS, SELLING LIMITED EDITION COLLECTIONS, THAT ARE PRODUCED ON DEMAND. SINCE 2018 THERE IS ALSO AN ONLINE SHOP, WHERE BUYERS CAN SELECT THEIR FAVORITE DESIGN AND THEN CHOOSE FROM 20 DIFFERENT IN-STOCK FABRICS. ALL ITEMS ARE MADE-TO-ORDER AND PRODUCED IN-HOUSE IN HER STUDIO IN BERLIN-NEUKÖLLN. SHE FINDS HOLOGRAPHIC SHIMMERED, MYSTICAL GLITTER, NEON AND EXOTIC PATTERNED FABRICS AND TRANSFORMS THEM INTO CLOSE-FITTING, DURABLE, SEXY AND YET RELAXED PIECES.
HER SIGNATURE PIECES ARE SHINY BODYSUITS AND CATSUITS WITH COLOURFUL FRINGES AS WELL AS UNIQUE PATCHWORK ITEMS, THAT ARE MADE FROM SMALLER PIECES OF FABRIC SCRAPS. THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION PROCESS FOLLOWS A ZERO-WASTE PRINCIPLE, AS THE SMALLEST SCRAPS OF FABRIC ARE USED TO FILL WATERPROOF MEDITATION PILLOWS AND YOGA BOLSTERS. YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT HERE: HTTPS://WWW.INSTAGRAM.COM/LETTAUARTHOME/
