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REBELLING AGAINST THE HIGH SHOP RENTS KEEPING EMERGING DESIGNERS OUT OF LONDON’S BOUTIQUES, BERLIN DESIGNER KAROLIN MAIER-HAUFF HAS FOUND THE ANSWER – SQUATTING. SHE IS CALLING ON OTHER EMERGING DESIGNERS TO SQUAT IN HER SHOP FOR PERIODS OF 1 TO 6 MONTHS.

THE SHOP OPENED NOVEMBER ’09 ON PIMLICO ROAD, OFF SLOANE SQUARE. THE STREET IS FAMED FOR ITS ART GALLERIES, DESIGN AND ANTIQUES SHOPS, AND SQUATTERS’ FOCUS IS ON INNOVATIVE PATTERN CUTTING TOGETHER WITH CLOSE ATTENTION TO DETAILING. THE SHOP STOCKS WOMENSWEAR FROM DESIGNERS LOUISE AMSTRUP, LF MARKEY, JULIAANDBEN, PAULA IMMICH, ALICE PALMER, PEPPER+PISTOL, VIVIENNE WESTWOOD WORLD’S END AND SQUATTERS, OUR OWN BRAND. WE HAVE ALSO CHOSEN HANDBAGS BY CHARLOTT VASBERG, JEWELLERY FROM WEAR AND TEAR, AND LIMITED EDITION BERNHARD WILLHELM AND MARIUS SCHWAB FOR MYKITA SUNGLASSES

THE SHOP HAS A MINIMALIST AESTHETIC WITH PALE GREY WALLS AND STERLINGBOARD FITTINGS INSPIRED BY THE URBAN PHOTOGRAPHY OF FRIEDERIKE VON RAUCH.

SQUATTERS BRAND IS NOW AVAILABLE IN BERLIN- SQUATTING IN DIFFERENT BOUTIQUES EVERY 2 MONTHS. CHECK NEWS FOR THE LATEST BOUTIQUE.

SQUATTERS IS DESIGNER KAROLIN MAIER-HAUFF AND HER HUSBAND AND FINANCIAL MANAGER SEAN VIOLANTE. KAROLIN GRADUATED FROM VIVIENNE WESTWOOD’S FASHION DESIGN DEGREE AT UDK, BERLIN, IN 1999. HER DEGREE SHOW WAS SELECTED FOR HYERE’S FIAMH AND EXHIBITED AROUND EUROPE. SHE WORKED FOR VIVIENNE WESTWOOD AS DESIGN ASSISTANT BEFORE MOVING TO NEW YORK AND WORKING WITH THE SOCIETY DESIGNER LUCA LUCA.

KAROLIN MAIER-HAUFF NOW DESIGNS THE SQUATTERS BRAND.

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