Next Stop: Kumasi! After finding the initial photo locations and working through our first rolls of film, it was time for our next stop: Kumasi. The bus ride was going to take 6 hours, so we were only to decide between between the market-leader in the long-haul bus business – with its simple and catchy … READ MORE

Akwaaba! Packed with huge anticipation and more than 50 film rolls, we arrived in the country of inspiration of this year’s Spring/Summer 20 collection: Ghana. The capital Accra was the first stop of three. Right away, we were welcomed with a big smile and positive vibes, setting the mood for the days to come. After … READ MORE

To celebrate the ten-year anniversary of A Kind of Guise and to thank our customers for their continuous support, we will be launching different projects over the next year. We’re excited to present to you the first one on the list: In 2009, A Kind of Guise started with an upcycling project by creating leather … READ MORE

To maintain the legit and respectable appearance of the family-run restaurant Gennaro’s – daily operational tasks need to be done with élan and an Italo-American style. Sourcing produce, provisions, and conversing with friendly vendors can be taxing – the need for an espresso-break is surely deserved. As Winter deepens its grips, the necessity for layering and … READ MORE

With our intention of creating fine jersey pieces, we started by taking a journey to the south-west of Germany, to a beautiful region once at the forefront of the German textile industry, called Schwäbische Alb. Here we’ve partnered with local and family-run manufacturers with generational and tenured skills – whom though the use of machines … READ MORE

On the 2nd of October, after days of rain, the sky cleared up and created the ideal atmosphere for the Mulackstraße to become more buzzing than usual and AKOG inviting to the Berlin Aperitivo. 4 years after the store opening, it was about time for a second get-together at AKOG Store. While beer, wine and … READ MORE

LA SQUADRA DI AKOG WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO AN APERITIVO TO CELEBRATE OUR AW19 COLLEZIONE. PLEASE RSVP WITH NAME TO INFO@AKINDOFGUISE.COM CI VEDIAMO LÌ!

Our love and admiration of classic mafia films, such as The Godfather, Goodfellas or Once Upon a Time in America, was the main inspiration for this year’s Autumn/Winter collection. The centre of the plot is a small family-run culinary establishment in the heart of Little Italy in New York City. Here Pizza and other Italo-American … READ MORE

For some it is science, for us it was a great challenge: to develop the perfect t-shirt. In our production lab here at our HQ in Munich, we have not spared costs, time and nerves to figure out what we think is the ideal mix of fabric and shape to create the perfect tee. While … READ MORE