Wunderkind (fashion)
Prodigy is a German fashion brand. It was founded jointly by designer Wolfgang Joop and his partner Edwin Lemberg, 2003 in Potsdam.
Headquarters is the Villa Rumpf in Potsdam.
History
In 2003, Wolfgang Joop and his partner Edwin Lemberg Wunderkind GmbH & Co KG, based in Potsdam.
The fashion label had with the September 2004 presented under the name Wunderkind Couture in New York City high-priced women's fashion collection his international debut. From the Spring / Summer 2007 collection prodigy was presented at the Paris fashion shows. 2007, Wella heirs Gisa and Hans- Joachim Sander involved in the company and increased their share by leaving Lviv 2010 its share from 15% to 65%, for which an investment was cited by 27 million euros. The remaining 35 % remained with Joop. In 2009, for spring / summer 2010 added an equally intense price men's collection for Wunderkind portfolio that was never presented in a fashion show. There was also a child prodigy skincare range. End of 2010, the somewhat lower-priced Ladies second line was launched in 24. Then the high prices of the main collection were moderate and reduced scope of the collection. After starting in 2004, a concept retail store was opened in Berlin, existed as a result of three prodigy boutiques in Germany (Berlin 2006-2011, Berlin Vintage 2008 today, Kampen (Sylt ) 2008 -present) and one in London ( 2008-2011). Opened in 2013 Joop " Wunderkind" boutiques in Potsdam and Munich.
In early February 2011, the couple announced Sander on the sale of its stake in the German financial investor Clemens Vedder. However, Joop even had the right of first refusal. In March 2011 it was reported that the company was in a crisis, is not yet profitable, the shareholders of the company would not provide further funding. Joop had focused since 2010 exclusively to the creative business and leave the management of the child prodigy Berlin lawyer Markus Hennig. Two boutiques in Berlin and London were closed. Since March 25, 2011 Wolfgang Joop is once again the sole shareholder of the company prodigy. Joop was announced at that time, he finds himself looking for investors.
10 May 2012 Joop succeeded in his villa in Potsdam hull with the presentation of the autumn / winter 2012/13 collection of a celebrated prodigy of the press comeback. Between late 2010 and early 2012 were sold in the remaining prodigy boutiques in Berlin and Kampen " -collections ". Mid-2012 was Joop, the sole shareholder of the company prodigy, announced that he was no longer looking for investors. Since September 2012 prodigy showing his fashion collections again under the Paris Fashion Week.
Prodigy - boutiques
Stores the Joop brand prodigy there in 2014 in Munich, Berlin, Potsdam and in Kampen on Sylt. Another is planned in Paris.