Karim Guest is a New York based designer who launchedKARIM GUEST NEW YORK Menswear in October 2018.

The vision for his knitwear collection was that of amodern, clean and sustainable luxury menswear line produced in Germany usingonly the best luxury yarns available in the global market combined with thehighest standards of craftsmanship.

But this was not the ultimate goal of his - Karim wantedto create a platform for creative minds, giving them the possibility to designand realize their own authentic capsule collections which also follow hisstandards for quality and craftsmanship.

Karim is the Creative Director of THE GUESTLIST and buildsevery collection together with each of the creative minds he invites.

The idea of THE GUESTLIST was born in November 2018 andthe first talks started that month.

Jennifer Joanou NewYork Womenswear

Jennifer Joanou New York Womenswear is a collection thatKarim describes as feminine casual luxury - very New York. "I met Jenniferin New York and immediately loved the feminine touch in her modern and casualway of dressing. I also went to see her art a week later in her studio andloved her sensibility for color and texture. Jennifer is a true fashiondesigner and knows exactly what she wants for her collection. She knows andunderstands her customers and she is very focused on quality, colors, fi t andproportions when creating a collection, which works quite well with my way ofworking…"

Jennifer Joanou New York Womenswear will launch in Fall2019. Jennifer already did a small exclusive event in Martha's Vineyard duringlabor day weekend. The collection was received very well and clients were veryexcited about the designs and the luxury quality of the collection.

Karim Guest New YorkWomenswear

Karim invited Susanne Kempf-Hartenstein to design theWomenswear Collection for KARIM GUEST NEW YORK, which will launch in Fall 2019."Since I know Susanne she looks more New York than anything else when shedresses. From her haircut to her make-up to the clothes she wears. I was veryexcited to start working with her on KARIM GUEST NEW YORK Womenswear andthrilled when she showed me her fi rst samples. We speak the same language whenit comes to design"

Mr Halpern LACollection No. 1

He asked Michael R. Halpern, to create his own LA-inspiredmenswear collection. Karim loved the way Michael dressed from the moment theymet in 2015. "Michael had that cool LA look and way of layering texturesand colors which I only saw when I spent time in that city. As Michael livedand still works in LA, that look became part of his Style-DNA and he just knowshow to put all of these stylish elements together."

Mr Halpern LA Collection No. 1 will launch in Fall 2019.

Armano MilanoMenswear

"I know Armano (Gambino) since the mid 1980s. He wasalways one of the most stylish and fashion forward dressing people when it cameto his own personal style. When he moved to Milan in the 1990's - to become oneof the most sought after hairstylists in town working also in Paris, London andBerlin - his personal style became more and more refined and quite unique. Idon't know anyone who understands mixing unusual colors and materials betterthan he does. Armano also has a fantastic sensibility for the rightproportions."

Armano Milano Menswearwill launch in Resort 2019/20.

Tina Harf London Womenswear

"Tina Harf is an artist, an author and one of the most interesting dressed women I know. Her style is totally unique. I will always remember her outfit the first time we met. Her style was so distinctive, colorful, joyful and - for the lack of a better word - global… the craftsmanship of the designs she was wearing that day were at a couture level.

When I asked her who she was wearing she told me that she designed these pieces herself."

Tina Harf London Womenswear will be launched in Spring 2020.

LEA ATTALLA SAGAPONACK Womenswear

"The way Lea Attalla dresses, is the perfect combination of cool Manhattan downtown combined with the casual, cocooning luxury look of the Hamptons -I love her look and as it is quite unique I invited Lea to the GUESTLIST to create a collection based on own her personal style…"

Lea Attalla Sagaponack Womenswear will be launched in Spring 2020.

Anna Von Griesheim Zurich Womenswear

Anna Von Griesheim Zurich Womenswear is a modern luxury collection for women who are looking for feminine and unique designs that work inside and outside the office. "Anna is a successful womenswear designer who dresses women and business women in a luxurious, modern, yet feminine way. I love her style and when we had breakfast one day in Berlin she showed up in a camel colored double faced cashmere coat with a color matching etui dress underneath and a huge camel colored cashmere shawl. It was modern, pure - yet quite feminine. I had to ask her if she would join THE GUESTLIST…" Anna Von Griesheim Zurich Womenswear will launch in Fall 2020.