Some years ago when I was zapping through the TV channels, I suddenly cracked up with laughter.\u00a0 A strange looking man whom I had never\u00a0seen before\u00a0was presenting\u00a0some fashion\u00a0on\u00a0one of those teleshopping shows. This man was Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler, a German fashion designer from Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg.<\/p>\n
He got my attention because of his flamboyant style of dress, and his manner of talking and acting in general. This guy was so\u00a0confident about his skills as a fashion designer and admittedly I thought: \u201cWhat laughing stock is this?\u201d \u2013 I guess I was not the only German who had a negative reaction to him.<\/p>\n
Since then, my opinion about Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler has undergone a complete change. In the beginning I could not understand how anyone could buy his fashion at all. But after Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler started to present his fashion on TV he simultaneously came more and more in the limelight and gradually won people\u2019s hearts simply by being authentic.<\/p>\n
Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler is surely a crazy person. He dresses\u00a0uniquely and at first sight one could think that he is out of touch with reality, but I think the contrary is the case. Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler is a likeable person despite his apparent craziness, an honest and down-to-earth person.<\/p>\n
Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler\u2019s career began in 1987, when he opened up a fashion shop on Stuttgart\u2019s elegant fashion boulevard, Eberhardstra\u00dfe. Three years later, in 1990, he created the name Pomp\u00f6\u00f6s<\/strong>, derived from the German word pomp\u00f6s<\/em><\/strong>, which means \u201cpompous\u201d in English, and trademarked it. After 14 years of hard work, Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler made it on German TV and began to present his products at the teleshopping channel HSE 24 (Home Shopping Europe 24) \u2013 the\u00a0first step on his road to public fame.<\/p>\n These days, it is not possible to imagine German television without Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler because he has massive entertainment value \u2013 at least, this is my point of view. I just cannot look away when I spot him on TV. Recently, Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler had a reality show (8 episodes) called \u201cGl\u00f6\u00f6ckler, Glanz & Gloria\u201d (Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler, Pomp & Circumstances).<\/p>\n Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler does not only design clothes (including costumes, haute couture, couture, and pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter) but also accessories (bags, wallets, purses, belts, scarves), jewelry, interior decoration, and cosmetic products.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I am pretty sure that there are still people who do not\u00a0approve of\u00a0his success. Anyway, here are some YouTube videos to give you\u00a0an idea who this person is! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Harald Gl\u00f6\u00f6ckler introduces himself.<\/p>\n