Katrin Schnabl is a designer, artist, and educator whose research and
practice is situated in contemporary fashion, performance and
installation.
Schnabl’s work, brought to the body, is positioned in a participatory
arena engaging both viewer and wearer. Specific cultural residues are
processed into structures that result in garments. These garments,
when worn, engage an alternate navigation, function as facilitator,
and, collectively, form a new vernacular.
Trained as a dancer, Schnabl moved from Germany to New York in the
mid-eighties. She shifted into fashion, receiving a second degree from
the Fashion Institute of Technology. Schnabl has designed extensively
for dance and performance artists, and for the fashion industry, prior
to launching her collections in the late 90's.
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The Katrin Schnabl collection is the refined result of her expert
cutting and attentive finishing, bringing her authentic spirit, modern
sensibility and unique sophistication to womens' wear.
