Heinz Oestergaard (15 August 1916 – 10 May 2003) was a German fashion designer.
He was considered one of the leading German fashion designers of the postwar period. After having succeeded in Berlin, where he designed clothes for Zarah Leander and Maria Schell, Oestergaard went to Munich in 1967. He there became the fashion manager of the catalogue company Quelle. He there replaced the customary wire used for bodices by stretch fabric. In 1971 he designed police uniforms and the green uniforms of the German police forces.Polizisten in Mitte sind ab 1. Februar blau. In: tagesspiegel.de. Cf.
Awards
1996: Verdienstorden des Landes Berlin (Order of Merit of Berlin) 1996: Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Officer's Cross of the Federal Republic of Germany)
References
External links Homepage Heinz Oestergaard Wearable fashion for millions of people 2003 Er liebte das Leben, die Menschen und seine Arbeit wie kein anderer: Oestergaard ist verstorben. He loved life, people and his work like no other: Oestergaard died on uni-protokolle.de.