MONGRELS IN COMMON

mongrels in common
The designers Livia Ximénez-Carillo and Christine Pluess met at Esmod School of Design in Berlin and soon discovered that they both had in common being from multicultural backgrounds: their roots origin in Germany, Switzerland, Peru and Spain. Their label was found in Mai 2006.
Mongrels in common are based in Berlin-Mitte, Germany and already won the "Premium Young Designers Award" for best men's wear at the Pemium Exhibition 2006 in Berlin.

design
Neglecting racial, national and generic barriers, they join pieces of a cultural kaleidoscope creating a different style. Uncompromisingly mixing masculine severity and straightness with female delicacy combined with high-quality materials, they present a look which is elegant and exclusive, as well as sexy and cool.

philosophy
“Mongrelism” is the essence of every mongrel collection and unites the two personalities of the designers Livia Ximénez-Carrillo and Christine Pluess. They constantly aim for a break of style by combining masculine and feminine elements, coupling avant-garde design with a casual, classical style, and by arranging subdued with flamboyant colours.

product
Mongrels in common are set in the top to medium price range. They attach great importance to high-quality fabrics and manufacturing. They mainly work with premium woolen and super 120’s from Italy and England, highest quality two-fold cotton shirt fabrics from Switzerland, finest silk, nappa leather and jeans. Mongrels in Common rediscovered a classical element of traditional male shirts: the pin-collar. This detail is consistently used as a unique and exclusive new way to button garments.

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