Jop van Bennekom interviews Lutz in BUTT Magazine: ‘Lutz has been a familiar face to me for at least ten or twelve years. But I never knew who he really was, this guy that kept appearing as a model, and more often as a best friend, in lots of Wolfgang Tillmans’ pictures — until I met him a couple of years ago when he was starting up a fashion label under his own name in Paris. Last spring I sat down with Lutz Huelle, that’s his full name, in his spacious Paris apartment and office on the fancy Rue de Rivoli. We talked for hours and hours, and after sifting through the original 24,000-word transcript, this is what remained.’

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LUTZ HUELLE S/S 2013 ‘Gestures’ I was thinking of gestures, poise – how a simple tilt of the head, a flick of the shoulders, the way one leg advances to balance the body, hands in pockets, can transform the most mundane situation into one of grace and beauty . The staples of an everyday wardrobe, infused with a “couture like” spirit : lowering the neckline and raising the waist, turning embroidered crystals into graphic prints, elongating a baseball jacket with silk organza, and cutting a parka in fluid crocodile print georgette.

Lutz on UNTITLED ‘Shrouded in satin, cottons and translucent patterns, Lutz Huelle’s Spring 2013 collection for Paris’ fashion week keeps cool with light fabrics while focusing on draped, fluid fabrics. Elegantly designed, some garments had a caftan effect while other outfits bared skin over zebra-printed hooded shirts. Predominately monochromatic with flashes of intense canary yellow, green and mauve, the collection remained thoroughly modern. Highlights from the show included a white strapless pantsuit ensemble, wrapped around the model with a trail of fabric extending from behind.’

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LUTZ HUELLE F/W 2013 ‘Egon Schiele’ Inspired by the paintings of Egon Schiele, this collection is about surface and movement. I wanted clothes that are easy but in a complex way, formal but comfortable, extreme clothes for everyday life – in a way the essence of what my collections have always been about. I also wanted an underlying sensuality, showing the body in unexpected ways.