Co-founder and designer, GmbH
Benjamin Alexander Huseby
Photographer and designer of Norwegian and Pakistani heritage who co-founded GmbH in Berlin in 2016 with Serhat Isik. The name, a German term for a limited company, reflects their choice not to use their own names. The label makes menswear from technical and deadstock fabrics, and the duo were creative directors of Trussardi from 2021.
Houses
Their runway, measured
28 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Benjamin Alexander Huseby's looks are more muted, less neutral, cooler and more tonal.
Colours
- Navy · 9.3× the average39%
- Silver · 3.8× the average21%
- Black17%
- Sky / powder blue · 8.9× the average9%
- Denim blue · 2.5× the average6%
- Lilac / lavender · 7.8× the average4%
- Charcoal2%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness35/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation10.6more muted · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals46%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues1%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks71%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 21less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture1.97smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.048more matte · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 39%2.1×
- High-rise 36%2.0×
- Oversized 32%
- Straight / tubular 29%
- Hourglass / cinched waist 18%1.8×
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 46%1.5×
- Jersey 36%2.4×
- Cotton / poplin 36%
- Technical / nylon 32%4.5×
- Silk / satin 18%
Details
- Logo / monogram 29%3.8×
- Pleats 29%1.8×
- Shoulder emphasis 29%1.5×
- Padding / sculpted volume 25%1.8×
- Piping / contrast stitching 25%1.6×
Patterns
- Colour-block 32%5.8×
Mood
- Elegant 36%
- Austere 36%1.8×
- Sporty 32%13.2×
- Edgy 32%2.1×
- Subversive 29%2.5×
Era references
- Victorian 7%2.3×
- Futuristic 7%7.8×
- 1950s 7%2.9×
- 2000s / y2k 4%1.8×
- 1990s 4%52% less
From the AI tags on 28 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
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