Dorothea BEISSER

Dorothea Beisser, born and raised in Windsbach, Germany, was drawn to craftsmanship and creative work at a young age. She earned a tailoring apprenticeship diploma in high school and set off to discover the world at 19. She then returned to Nuremberg to earn a two-year master craftsman certificate in fashion and in 1974 took off on a new adventure to Paris, the “Cité de la Mode”. After studying French, she attended the “Guerre Lavigne” fashion school (it became the ESMOD International Fashion School) to expand her design and patternmaking skills. In 1976, she went to Nice to work for the clothing label “Atmosphere” and returned to Paris in 1979 to work with Frederik Strobel at his design office (they met during her early years in Paris). She began working freelance in 1984 and opened her Paris workshop in 1988. Always ready for new challenges, she returned to Germany to teach at ESMOD International Fashion School’s new branch in Munich (opened in 1989) and Berlin (1994). Dorothea Beisser has achieved much during her career and is deeply thankful to her parents, her sister Eva and especially her sister Christiane, who has helped her in both words and deeds for the past 25 years.