Arrest eines Randalierers auf dem Oktoberfest 2010

Heinz Oestergaard (born 15 August 1916 in

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; died 10 May 2003 in

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) was a German fashion designer. He was considered one of the leading German fashion designers of the postwar period. After having succeeded in Berlin, where he designed clothes for

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and

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, Oestergaard went to Munich in 1967. He there became the fashion manager of the catalogue company Quelle. He there replaced the customary wire used for

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s by stretch fabric. In 1971 he designed police uniforms and the green uniforms of the

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forces.

Awards

* 1996: Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin (

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) * 1996:

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1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Officer's Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany)

References

External links

Homepage Heinz Oestergaard

''Er liebte das Leben, die Menschen und seine Arbeit wie kein anderer: Oestergaard ist verstorben''
He loved life, people and his work like no other: Oestergaard died on uni-protokolle.de. {{DEFAULTSORT:Oestergaard, Heinz German fashion designers Officers Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2003 deaths 1916 births Recipients of the Order of Merit of Berlin