Biography
Philip Plein is a trendy designer from Germany, known to the whole world. Under his name, women's, male and children's lines of clothing are produced, as well as a collection of jewelry, accessories and interior items. Among his clients is the Hollywood stars of the 1st Echelon, famous musicians and actors. Its clothing models are distinguished by courage, luxury and a certain challenge, and the main elements of the finish - skulls and rhinestones of Swarovski.Childhood and youth
The biography of the future fashion designer began in the German city of Munich in 1978. Since childhood, parents of the boy (father - cardiologist, mother - housewife) engaged in his creative development. Back in preschool age, Plein often visited museums, exhibitions, went to the theater. The family was secured and traveled a lot around the world. On trips, the child recognized the culture of other nations, was inspired by the architecture of cities and the beauty of nature.
True, when Philip entered the gymnasium in the south-west of Germany, in the city of Baden-Württemberg, it was especially interested not to humanitarian sciences, and mathematics. After graduating from school, the young man continued his education at the Faculty of Faculty of Erlangen University. By profession, he was going to become an economist with knowledge of jurisprudence. And it would be, if not one accident.
Personal life
Philip is famous not only bold fashion collections, but also numerous novels. As the designer himself admits, he does not drink and does not smoke, but his main "harmful habit" is a passion for beautiful women.For some time, Plain met with Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan (she was an advertising face of his brand). For several years he was associated with warm feelings with a model from Brazil Fernanda Rigon. From this novel, the fashion designer appeared a son with a romantic name Romeo. Now the boy lives with her mother, and his father regularly comes to visit him. Almost immediately after the birth of a child in the press began to appear frames, where a man spends time with a pretty brunette named Oksana (by rumors, a girl from Russia).
After his chosen was the model from Italy, Romanian by origin, Madalina Genea. She is 10 years old by Philip. The novel with the celebrity from beauty is not for the first time, before that she was in a relationship with Hollywood actors by Gerard Butler and Leonardo Di Caprio.
Relationships developed rapidly, the pages of beloved in "Instagram" were filled with joint personnel. Lovers wondered the same tattoos on the fingers, and during the trip to Paris, the designer made Madalina offer, but she did not become his wife. Something went wrong, and in 2016 the couple broke up.
The owner of a fashionable brand often changes his sympathies. Among his elects were the star Realistic Show Morgan Osman, model and blogger Justin Greadek, ex-participant of the TV project "Dom-2" Iness Shevchuk. In the plane instagram account also many photos with model appearance girls. The growth of the fashion designer itself is 178 cm, and the weight is 75 kg.
In 2019, Lucia Bartoli became the new love of Plein. Roman with a famous designer provided a leap in the career of instamodel, whose photo is now postponed not only in her boyfriend's personal blog, but in the commercials of his brand.
Fashion and design
Being a student, Philip has won a faithful friend - a dog. To make a resting place of your beloved pet even more convenient, the owner decided to purchase a special sun bed for him, but the assortment of Plain did not suit the assortment. Then he did not come up with anything better than to make a pet armchair on his own.
The work turned out to be magnificent: the laconic metal frame supported the base of the seating, covered with exotic skin. It was not a litter, stitched in amateur, and the present designer execution. The dog had a new holiday destination, but especially appreciated this subject of animal furniture Frillip, who wanted the same mini-sofides for their 4-paw pets.
Feeling demand for their work, in 1998, Plein opens the workshop for the production of furniture and home interior items. The career of an economist is moving on the 2nd plan, but mathematical abilities help the novice designer consider already impressive sales revenues. Sofas and armchairs used special demand, the framework of which was made of rare wood species, and the upholstery sewed from leather, velvet and silk.
In 2003, Plein offered to work on Moet & Chandon's relaxation room at Fashion Week in Dusseldorf. Creating furniture and equipment interior, Philip decided to make a pleasant addition for guests. He had dear fabrics from the upholstery of the seats, and the designer sewed trendy leather bags from them. The ladies were delighted with such gifts.
After, at the next exhibition in Paris, Philipp in addition to the interior puts the mannequin, which puts the fleet in a military style, decorated with Swarovski rhinestones. When visitors to the stand began to pay attention to the park no less than the furniture, the fashion designer realized that it was time to create his brand clothing.
Then in 2004 he launches the Philipp Plein brand. The designer hires the team of professionals, together with which creates a female and men's clothing lines. His models immediately become recognizable. Favorite material Philip - leather decorated with rhinestones. And inspired by the character Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow, Plein places images of skulls on T-shirts, jackets and pants.
2 years after the release of the 1st collection of clothing, Philip launches a series of decorations called Dirty Diamonds ("Dirty Diamonds"). They are perfectly combined with Philipp Plein models, sewn from leather, denim and cotton with metallized finish. In 2011, children's clothing is added to adult clothing lines. Tops and shorts decorate Disney characters and the heroes of Marvel comic.
The main motto of the designer is "all but boring!". Plain himself says that, creating images, it is focused on young and successful people who have done a lot and are not afraid to express themselves and their individuality. In the female line of clothing on the 1st place, there are chic and sexuality, in the male - brutality, and in the nursery - Zador.
Plain marked and creating a luxurious outfit for the main world fashionista - Barbie dolls. In collaboration with the American toy, Philip performed a chic evening outfit - a black fitted dress, elegantly decorated with rhinestones. A light cape on the shoulders in the form of a thin coat without fasteners was attached to the dress.
Since 2004, Philipp Plein has launched a Casual clothing line, and since 2008 it is published and the pret-a-port collections. Now the brand headquarters is located in Switzerland, the manufacture and tailoring is made in Italy. Special attention is paid to the quality of tissues and the skirmish skirmish.
Among the regular customers of TM Philipp Plein - Madonna, Kim Kardashyan, Russell Crowe, Johnny Depp, Antonio Banderas, Paris Hilton, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Heidi Klum and other celebrities. The boutiques of the brand are located in more than 40 countries of the world, in Europe and Asia, America and Australia. Philip regularly participates in the weeks of fashion. In 2016, the German magazine GQ awarded the Plain the title of "Man of the Year" in the nomination "Fashion".
In 2016, the fashion designer launched a new direction of Plein Sport. This is a separate brand of luxury clothing for sports. But the designer has already worked in this direction. In 2012, it was his brand that developed the form of the 2012-2013 season for the Italian football club A. S. Roma. The capsule wardrobe included shirts, t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats and pants, as well as shoes, bags and accessories.
In 2019, a presentation of the $ kull perfume was held in Moscow, which was created by Philip and the world famous master of perfumery Alberto Morillas. The owner of Philipp Plein came to the capital to attend the event. Among the invited were Margarita Abroskin, Anna Sedokova, Janis Timma, Nastasya Samburskaya, Koka Koka, Maria Pogrebnyak, Victoria Bonya. Perfume in the three-dimensional multi-faceted skull in the form of a black diamond was the 1st aroma in the brand history. Perfume sales started from January 2020.
State assessment
According to SNC experts, Philipp Plein International Group earns up to $ 230 million per year. Her owner has 2 large estates in France and Switzerland. The main place of residence of Plein is a 3-storey 17-bedroom residence in Switzerland, the headquarters of the fashion brand is also located there. The second (after women) is a millionaire passion are expensive sports cars, in its garage there are models of supercars worth $ 300-400 thousand.Philip Plein now
Every year Plein develops as a designer, presenting new collections of female, male and children's clothing, accessories and home products. You can see and buy fashionable brand things on the official website - in the online store there are collections for both adults and children.
New models are annually submitted to the most fashionable areas of the world. So, in February 2020, at Fashion Week in Milan, the Philipp Plein brand organized a new collection of autumn-winter 2020-2021.
In addition to new clothing models, in 2020, the designer offers a strong half of humanity a new aroma of No Limit $ in a bottle made in the form of a credit card.
In September 2020, in an interview in Yutyub-show "Alena, Damn!" Yana Rudkovskaya admitted that in 2008 during a waving with Evgenia Plushenko she met with Plain. According to the TV presenter, the novel lasted 2 months, during which Philip came to Moscow, and Yana herself went to Switzerland. A man introduced his beloved with his parents and made her an offer. But Plushenko wanted to return Jan, and she chose a figure skateman.
In October 2020, the German fashionable fashion designer visited the Evening Urgant program. In the studio, the conversation was about fashion, a new brand perfume, crocodile leather jackets with skulls from rhinestones and, of course, about Russian stars. On the question of Rudkovskaya and the novel, which the TV presenter told, Philip correctly stated that he saw this woman somewhere.
In March 2021, the TNT started a fashion-project "You_Top-model", in which Plain became the main expert of fashion. The TV show has set itself the goal of opening new names that are able to stand in one row with world-class supermodels.