Blue Blood Blue de Gênes/Hamburg

Blue de Gênes/Hamburg BLUE BLOOD

Owner Stefan Kudla has arrived in Hamburg’s city centre after opening a new store in “Kaiser-Wilhelm Strasse”. In 2014, he opened the world’s first store of the Danish denim label in Elmsbüttel. Four years later, Kudla decided that the time was ripe to move into the heart of the Hanseatic city. “We have expanded the retail space by approx. 100 square metres and changed the furnishings: the rugged style has given way to a more relaxed look. After all, our customers have changed. While we catered for the hipster with a full beard, raw denim, and lumberjack shirt years ago, we now cater for the advertiser with stretch jeans and white sneakers.” What remains unchanged is the love for product heritage, the dark walls, loving details such as the workbench made of machined wood, and the vintage scooter. Beautiful leather accessories, whiskey, and hats by Stetson complement the product range of this “gentlemen only” store. “Menswear is what I do best,” says Kudla. His sales agency represents some of the labels stocked by the store, including The Good People from Rotterdam.

Blue de Gênes

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Strasse 47, Hamburg/Germany Owner: Stefan Kudla Opening: 2nd of July 2018 Sales area: 180 sqm Brands: ABCL, Blue de Gênes, Bleu de Chauffe, Castañer Espadrilles, Glerups, Stetson, Schlesinger Hamburg 1842, The Good People, Welter Shelter, Wolverine 1000Mile, von Dutch, Zespà Aix-enProvence, 40WEFT

The home of casual menswear: Stefan Kudla focuses primarily on heritage products that he also distributes.