If you're looking for something offbeat but casual enough to lounge in, then progressive-minded designer Peter Wiesmann is your man. The emerging German talent has worked for Bless [8] and participated in the 2007 edition of the Hyères Fashion & Photography Festival, but now turns his attention to his own line of menswear.

Wiesmann transforms everyday garments that are usually taken for granted into ironic and conceptual works of wonder: his silk t-shirts fall listlessly when worn and have only one seam running along the shoulder; beach board shorts are cut in multicolored circular panels; tracksuits are made out of marbled satin; and a pair of overly distended jeans fits all sizes thanks to an adjustable waistband.

But it's not just the "outer" wear that Wiesmann toys with. Clothes for the home also get a luxe and avant-garde makeover: handknit socks are made from silk threads and purposely full of holes; underwear tanks are ruched; and a proportionally distended bathrobe doubles as a wrap coat.

Wiesmann is more than just a quirky conceptualist, however. Through innovative design and flawless execution, he is set to push German fashion forward alongside countrymen like Kostas Murkudis [9] and Bless.

For more information, see www.peterwiesmann.de [10].

—Robert Cordero