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Auch "Die Mode von der Stange" hatte einst als Versandware und nicht im Kaufhaus angefangen. [G] "Off-the-peg fashion" once started out as mail-order products, not in department stores.

In Berlin kultiviert man einen ganz eigenen Stil - eine witzige Mischung aus Stücken von der Stange, edler Ware aus Designerhand und Secondhand-Teilen. [G] In Berlin, people cultivate a style of their very own - a comical mixture of off-the-peg gear, classy designer goods and second-hand items.

Vom "Gewandschneider" zum "Kleydermacher", der auf Vorrat arbeiten durfte, bot erstmals ab 1799 die Hamburger Firma Korn &; Hostrup per Katalog fertige Herrenkleidung an. [G] From a clothmaker to a dressmaker who was allowed to build up stock, the Hamburg firm Korn & Hostrup was the first to offer off-the-peg gentlemen's clothing through a catalogue starting in 1799.

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