At the Bauhaus Dessau, a Fashion Portfolio Inspired by the Legendary School

By Jeremy Everett | Dec 9, 2025

A century after its founding, the Bauhaus Dessau in Germany remains a beacon of modernity—an experiment in light, line and life. Conceived by Walter Gropius in 1925 as a living laboratory for design, it united art, craft and technology under one roof. Now home to the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, the UNESCO World Heritage site provides the backdrop for a story in classic tailoring—where timeless forms echo the school’s enduring principles of function and beauty.

Styling by Virginie Bennaroch

**IN PERSPECTIVE**
Model Anne-Floor Wetemans wears a Dior coat and Wolford tights on the balcony of a room at Prellerhaus, the former Bauhaus student dormitory, now a minimalist hotel.

**MODERN PAUSE**
Left: On Marcel Breuer’s 1925 Wassily chair, an Emporio Armani suit, shirt and trousers, and Giorgio Armani shoes, are in quiet dialogue with steel and leather. Right: The rhythm of a Ferragamo sweater and skirt echoes the lines of the Bauhaus hallway.

**TAILORED SOLITUDE**
Left: A Miu Miu sweater, skirt and shoes capture the spirit of precision that once governed the Bauhaus workshops. Right: Givenchy coat and earrings.

**CRAFTED CONTOURS**
Clockwise from top left: Details of measured design—the curve of a Miu Miu shoe and the play of light on the facade of the Meisterhäuser, built by Walter Gropius as homes for Bauhaus masters including Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky.

GENTLE PACE
Zegna jacket, Wolford turtleneck and vintage Hermès trousers.

**MATERIAL RHYTHM**
Clockwise from top left: Chloé dress in a Bauhaus conference room; shadows stretch across the outdoor cafeteria; color-saturated interiors of the Meisterhäuser; paper-folding exercise from the permanent exhibition “Education Space Bauhaus” at the Bauhaus.

**GEOMETRIC QUIET**
The contrasting silhouettes of Bauhaus angles.

**BLURRED EDGES**
Akris jacket, scarf, tights and shoes.

**MEMORY TRACES**
Brunello Cucinelli coat and boots and Soeur gloves with a diagram of the Bauhaus Dessau.

**SUITED CURVES**
Left: A staircase where color becomes structure.
Right: Celine jacket, shirt, pants, tie, belt and shoes.

**PERFECTED PALETTE**
Top left: A Prada bag rests on Walter Gropius’ F51 armchair reimagined by Katrin Greiling in the director’s office at the Bauhaus. Bottom left: Alaïa coat.

**STRUCTURED EASE**
Loewe dress and shoes and Wolford tights.

**SIGHT LINES**
Left: Prada top and skirt and Wolford tights.
Right: A view from the interior of the Bauhaus, highlighting its geometrical design.

**SOFT POWER**
A Brunello Cucinelli coat and Soeur gloves.

_{Model, Anne-Floor Wetemans at DNA Model Management; hair, Ramona Eschbach; makeup, Patrick Glatthaar; casting, Rachel Chandler; production, Berlin Westend. Building: Walter Gropius © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.}

About the Author

Jeremy Everett

Jeremy Everett is an artist and photographer based between Los Angeles and Paris. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions at galleries in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Paris, Hong Kong and Shanghai. He is a frequent contributor to POP Magazine, WSJ, Arena Homme+, Purple, Double, AnOther Magazine, M le Monde and has collaborated with a host of global brands including Louis Vuitton, Loewe, Chanel, Zara and Jil Sander.

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