Helmut Lang Fashion Story

Born in 1956, Helmut Lang is a fashion designer and artist from Austria, who works in Long Island. When Lang was under five years old, his parents got their divorce appeal accepted and sent their kid to his grandparents in Ramsau am Dachstein situated in Austrian Alps. His grandfather was a shoemaker behind Salzburg in the mountains. When Lang was ten years old, his father opted for remarriage and brought his son, with him and his new wife, to Vienna.

Eight years later, once again Lang moved and this time out of his father’s home in order to pursue education and career in design. Originally Lang was a business studies student but he steered his focus towards fashion and taught himself the art of apparel designing. Within a matter of few years, Lang opened a tailor shop.