Merz b. Schwanen - Now and then

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Now & Then

The roots of Merz b. Schwanen date back to 1911.

Balthasar Merz started running the textile manufactory on the Swabian Alb in Germany.

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2011

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Gitta & Peter Plotnicki, life- and business partners based in Berlin, re-established the brand after the descendants of the founder had shut down the production. An over 90-year-old henley of the former brand caught the couple's eyes at a flea market in Berlin.

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Their passion for authentic clothing and their vision to revive the traditional way of textile production to combine it with a modern sustainable approach lead them to the Swabian Alb.

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The Heritage Lives On

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"We are continuing the story of Merz b. Schwanen by combining authentic with contemporary designs, made of sustainable fabric blends,

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all created with respect to the brand's heritage." - Gitta Plotnicki

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