Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul first met as students at Esmod, Paris, but only started working together some time later when Augustin, who had previously worked for Y3, and Teboul, who finished a stint at Gaultier, wanted to keep busy between jobs. Their side project soon turned into a full collection and Augustin Téboul, into one of the most intriguing labels in the Berlin fashion scene. So far, moving here from Paris has paid off for the French-German design duo, who won the “Start Your Fashion Business Award” for emerging Berlin designers this year.
They work and live together in a Neukölln studio – and no, they’re not a couple. Both admit that this symbiosis can be quite intense; they even invade each other’s sub-conscious. “For the storyboard of our last collection,” says Teboul, “we wrote down our dreams every morning for three months. Turns out we each appeared in each other’s dreams.” But they wouldn’t want it any other way: “We see fashion as a constant sharing of ideas. That doesn’t just happen nine to five, it’s a constant process”, says Augustin. Their intricate all-black creations, mashing crochet, lace and leather can be considered haute couture, but they like the challenge of producing them as ready-to-wear collections.