Wiesmann's Wise Wear

If you're looking for something offbeat but casual enough to lounge in, then progressive-minded designer Peter Wiesmann is your man. The emerging German talent has worked for Bless and participated in the 2007 edition of the Hyères Fashion & Photography Festival, but now turns his attention to his own line of menswear.

Wiesmann transforms everyday garments that are usually taken for granted into ironic and conceptual works of wonder: his silk t-shirts fall listlessly when worn and have only one seam running along the shoulder; beach board shorts are cut in multicolored circular panels; tracksuits are made out of marbled satin; and a pair of overly distended jeans fits all sizes thanks to an adjustable waistband.

But it's not just the "outer" wear that Wiesmann toys with. Clothes for the home also get a luxe and avant-garde makeover: handknit socks are made from silk threads and purposely full of holes; underwear tanks are ruched; and a proportionally distended bathrobe doubles as a wrap coat.

Wiesmann is more than just a quirky conceptualist, however. Through innovative design and flawless execution, he is set to push German fashion forward alongside countrymen like Kostas Murkudis and Bless.

For more information, see www.peterwiesmann.de.

—Robert Cordero