Vice Fashion - Gute Nacht, Moon

ILLUSTRATIONS BY MYRIAM NAGY

PRODUCTION BY VERENA KROUPA AND MAGDALENA VUKOVIC

Every German and Austrian kid is raised on Felicitas Kuhn’s illustrations. She’s designed gazillions of children’s books and her drawings are synonymous with nursery rhymes, rosy cheeks, and postwar happiness. When grown-up Jerries see her books now, they get all misty-eyed and start babbling about weird childhood memories of, I don’t know, skating on the frozen Rhine while Mumsy makes some schnitzel and gugelhupf.

We decided to pay Mrs. Kuhn a visit in her sweet little house near Vienna. She served us orange juice and biscuits and we asked her if we could use her illustrations for a fashion story. She courteously said no, so we cried and cried and then we asked Myriam, our friend’s 18-year-old little sister, if she could paint in a style inspired by Kuhn while integrating scenes from her life as a cute little teenager. Myriam is going to apply for art school next year, so this was a good exercise for her and a relief from drawing cats and hands. She did a great job and we are really proud of her. We hope that going to art school is not going to ruin her, although it probably will.

On Chris: New Yorker jacket, WESC sweater, Marithé + François Girbaud jeans, Kenneth Cole Reaction shoes; on Sebastian: Allyance sweater, Huffer jeans, Puma shoes

On Hanna: Andrea Crews dress, American Apparel tights, Steve Madden shoes; on Daniel: Bernhard Willhelm jacket, Volcom top, Altamont shorts, American Apparel socks, Ben Sherman boots

On Magda: Oliver Peoples glasses, Comme des Garçons t-shirt, Claudia Rosa Lukas skirt, H&M tights, Topshop shoes; on Benni: Little Joe’s Gang t-shirt, Wood Wood pants, Uniqlo socks, Schmoove shoes

On Anton: Amplified t-shirt, Wood Wood pants, Uniqlo socks, Ralph Lauren shoes

On Doris: Lazy Oaf sweater, Martin Margiela 6 dress, H&M tights, Puma shoes