Introducing Johannes Faktotum

Debut­ing this fall is Johanna Bloomfield’s new label, Johannes Fak­to­tum. Bloom­field has an impres­sive resume hav­ing worked for Bless, Rick Owens, Cloak, and Ralph Lau­ren. Merg­ing the finer points of util­i­tar­ian vin­tage con­struc­tion with her own cre­ative vision, Bloom­field decided to estab­lish her own label, Johannes Fak­to­tum, mean­ing jack of all trades. Branch­ing off of this idea, the fall col­lec­tion is inspired by the her­itage of Germany’s Zim­mer­mann. The Zim­mer­mann was a union of skilled crafts­men. Stirred by the idea of a mas­cu­line arti­san, Bloom­field cre­ated a col­lec­tion that com­bines the best of inno­va­tion, style, and func­tion. Pay­ing close atten­tion to util­ity and move­ment, Bloomfield’s atten­tion to detail is best exem­pli­fied in her out­er­wear, which con­sists of three lay­ers. The out­er­wear includes “an exte­rior blend of cot­ton, wool or nylon, a mid­dle layer of water and stain repel­lent coat­ing and an inte­rior layer of brushed fleece.” If Bloomfield’s out­er­wear is not entic­ing enough, she plays it com­fort­able with wool and cash­mere knits that will make for a cozy winter.

Pic­tures from Johannes Fak­to­tum