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FRNKOW is a luxury fashion brand for men and was founded in 2020 by the siblings Nadja and Frank Lin.

FRNKOW offers minimalistic menswear and underwear combining classic designs with a sensual approach.

The basis is always classic men’s fashion, which is enriched with flowing fabrics and soft silhouettes. FRNKOW bridges the gap between comfort and elegance with the claim that the garments can be worn in every situation, whether on it’s the way to the beach or at a seated dinner.

FRNKOW is a non-seasonal brand and produces in a limited quantity. The product range includes high quality handsewn menswear, underwear, home- and loungewear.

FRNKOW Founders

FRNKOW was founded in 2020 by Nadja Lin and Frank Lin, two siblings from Stuttgart, Germany, with a Taiwanese father and a German mother. After graduating in Stuttgart, female founder Nadja Lin studied Economics as well as Textile and Clothing Management in Vienna and Albstadt and started working at an international fashion company in southern Germany.

Frank Lin studied Fashion Design in Munich, winning the “Best Graduate Award 2018” selected by an independent international jury and the MODA PORTUGAL fashion award in the category “Best German Collection”. His graduation collection has been featured in Vogue Germany, Süddeutsche Zeitung i.a. Frank Lin had been working in fashion industry for over 10 years when he founded FRNKOW with his sister.

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Founded in 2020

Founded only weeks before the global pandemic and all its economic effects, the young label’s start was very different to what the two founders had planned. However, FRNKOW launched its first FRNKOW by FRANK LIN collection as well as the first FRNKOW Essentials in November 2020 followed by various features in prestigious print and online magazines and national German Television.

FRNKOW has dropped more collections in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 expecting the next collection to be released in fall 2024. The FRNKOW Essentials assortment has been continuously expanded and now consists of underwear, home- and loungewear.

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FRNKOW Collections

The tailoring-line is the heart of FRNKOW and epitomizes the creativity and vision of creative director and founder Frank Lin with first class quality and sophisticated menswear. All collections are designed and developed by Frank Lin and his tailoring team in their design studio in Stuttgart and manufactured in Italy. Every single piece of the collection goes through a long and elaborated development process until it fulfils the self-given demands on design, fit, comfort and workmanship.

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FRNKOW Essentials

FRNKOW Essentials are the Home- and Loungewear line and include underwear, tanktops, home shorts, T-shirts and sweater. All Essentials are made of outstanding and long-living fabrics. They have very good fit and comfort as well as fine details that can often only be seen on second sight. FRNKOW Essentials are meant to be worn every day beyond season and have a long durability. To ensure fair production and a faithful partnership, FRNKOW is working together with prestigious producers from Germany and the EU.

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FRNKOW Store & Studio

With the FRNKOW Store, we are creating a vibrant space in the heart of Stuttgart where you can experience FRNKOW up close and gain a deeper appreciation for our designs and materials. This store is designed for anyone passionate about fashion and craftsmanship, offering a unique opportunity to explore the process behind our collections. A distinctive feature of the store is our adjoining studio, which provides visitors with direct insights into the various stages of design development. This open access allows you to witness our working methods and the meticulous craftsmanship that goes into each piece.

Opening hours
Thursday 15-20
Friday 11-20
Saturday 11-20

Hauptstätter Str. 106A
70178 Stuttgart
Germany

Hand-Made in Germany | Made in EU | Sustainability

For FRNKOW, sustainability isn’t just a catchword but naturally implanted in the brand values. To counteract the short-living nature of fashion and overproduction in the fashion industry, FRNKOW collections follow the ideas of a Zero Waste Production and are made of high quality Dead Stock Fabrics from Italian and French fashion brands to give Left Over Fabrics a second life.

All Essentials are exclusively produced by long-established partners within the European Union to reduce transportation routes and thus minimize CO2 emissions.

The Underwear Essentials, for instance, are woven from a GOTs certified stretch-cotton knitted by a family-run textile manufacturer in Germany showcasing over a century’s worth of expertise in crafting underwear. Its GOTs certified waistband is made in Germany and is of Oeko-Tex Standard 100. That’s why FRNKOW can ensure German accuracy, fair working conditions and best materials and workmanship for its underwear line.

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