# Torsten Amft

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{{Short description|German fashion designer (born 1971)}}
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|caption=German fashion designer & artist Torsten Amft 
|name=Torsten Amft 
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1971|01|14|df=yes}}
|birth_place=[Leipzig](/source/Leipzig), [Germany](/source/Germany)
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|label_name={{hlist|Torsten Amft Haute Couture|AMFT}}
|awards=Lexton Fashion Award 2000 NYC
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'''Torsten Amft''' (born 14 January 1971) is a German fashion designer and Creative Director of the Amft fashion labels.

== Career ==
Amft studied [fashion](/source/fashion) design in [Zürich](/source/Z%C3%BCrich), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). In 2000, Amft won the "Lexton" fashion award in [New York City](/source/New_York_City).{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Before Amft designed dresses, he was a model for [Helmut Newton](/source/Helmut_Newton), [Herb Ritts](/source/Herb_Ritts) and [Gianni Versace](/source/Gianni_Versace).{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} Amft's single creation ([Haute Couture](/source/Haute_Couture)) runs under the label Torsten Amft, while the ready-to-wear collection line runs under the label Amft fashion. The brand label AMFT is administered by international investors.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} For several years, Torsten Amft has been the artistic host of Europe's largest open-air fashion event, the "Global Fashion Festival".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8560806.htm |title=1.96 meter high model seen in Berlin _English_Xinhua |website=news.xinhuanet.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120221120/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/17/content_8560806.htm |archive-date=2011-01-20}}</ref>

==Philosophy==
Twice a year, Amft organizes trend-shows for international clothing purchasers. His trend-shows during the fashion week often takes place in Berlin, to strengthen it as a fashion- and trend location. His trend collection always stands for social critique. For example, his collection premiere 2007/08 featured the slogan, "collateral climate". During his last trend-show in Spring/Summer 2008, after the [G8](/source/G8) summit, he chose the topic [Africa](/source/Africa) (African natural resources against death). The entire collection was equipped with African products. One year later, to the Berlin Fashion Week (collection premier Spring/Summer 2009, Amft presented as the first fashion designer solar clothes for external power supply, such as for mobile phones and iPods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elconfidencial.com/enimagenes/indice.asp?id=12738|title=El Confidencial – el diario de los lectores influyentes}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.Designer-Amft.com Torsten Amft's English webpage]
* [http://www.Torsten-Amft.de Torsten Amft's German webpage]

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Category:German fashion designers
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Category:German male models

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