Linda Fargo

Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.

Told in a deeply personal and emotional way, AKRIS: FASHION WITH A HERITAGE switches between present and past by tracing the Kriemler family’s legacy — from founder Alice Kriemler-Schoch, to her successors Max and Ute, and on to today’s leaders, who continue to shape the future of AKRIS with great respect and responsibility for the company, the past and the people who made it work so successfully.