WANDA NYLON IS A WOMENS AND MENSWEAR FASHION LABEL BASED IN PARIS. THE BRAND WAS FOUNDED BY JOHANNA SENYK AND PETER HORNSTEIN. PETER AND JOHANNA MET DURING THE INT. FESTIVAL DE LA MODE IN HYERES, FRANCE, IN 2007, WHERE PETER WON A PRIZE WITH HIS °BIONIC° COLLECTION BASED ON HAND-MOLDED PLASTIC. PETER HORNSTEIN IS A FASHION DESIGNER SPECIALIZED IN HIGH TECH MATERIALS. HE GRADUATED FROM THE RENOWNED ROYAL ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS IN ANTWERP, BELGIUM, AND GAINED SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL PRIZES AND FAST RECOGNITION IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY. HE WORKED FOR NUMEROUS EUROPEAN FASHION BRANDS AS A CREATIVE CONSULTANT. JOHANNA SENYK IS A FORMER CASTING DIRECTOR. DURING HER TEN YEARS IN THE FIELD, SHE HELPED DEVELOPING AND LAUNCHING YOUNG BRANDS. SHE SHARES THE ARTISTIC DIRECTION OF THE LABEL WITH PETER HORNSTEIN. THE BRAND STANDS OUT FOR ITS SHARP CUTS AND EXPERTISE IN COMFORTABLE TECHNICAL MATERIALS AND KNOW-HOW TECHNIQUES FUSED WITH A STRONG DESIGN VISION. IT FOCUSES ON EXCLUSIVE FABRIC DEVELOPMENTS TO CREATE AN INNOVATIVE AND MUCH AS POSSIBLE ECOLOGICAL COLLECTION. WANDA NYLON REVISITED AND RELAUNCHED ALSO THE ICONIC TRANSPARENT RAINCOATS KNOWN FROM THE SPACE AGE AREA AS A FASHIONABLE WARDROBE. THE MAIN FOCUS WAS TO REVIVE THE ITEMS UNDER CONTEMPORARY CRITERIA SUCH AS COMFORT, ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS AND HIGH QUALITY RESISTANCE. THIS TRANSPARENT TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC CONSIDERED AS A LUXURIOUS MATERIAL IS PART OF THE LABEL’S INNOVATIVE SIGNATURE NOW. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SOLD IN EXCLUSIVE RETAIL OUTLETS WORLDWIDE.
