A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer. A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer.
A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer.
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‘Exciting, glamorous, girlie’ and made from Hong Kong trash – sustainable fashion brand Germanier

Lady Gaga and Björk are among the fans of Germanier, label born from its founder’s eureka moment when he saw a man pouring imperfect fashion beads into a hole on a Hong Kong street

Topic |   Fashion
Vincenzo La Torre
Vincenzo La Torre

Updated: 1:07pm, 10 Jul, 2019

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A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer. A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer.
A typical street in gritty Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong. The founder of Germanier had his eureka moment when he saw a man pouring unwanted glass beads into a hole on such a street. Photo: Nikolas Schoefer.
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