The merchant Theodor Sommer (born March 31, 1865, died December 4, 1934)
established the beginnings of our present Hochstetter Fashion House. He was the managing director of the Hochstetter & Lange Textile House in Cologne, Coblenz, and Aachen. In 1894, these businesses were closed, and Sommer founded a new textile business in Trier in Simeonstrasse 13, a store which he managed himself. He took over the name "Hochstetter & Lange", one already well-known in the Rhineland. This business initially sold piece goods, cotton articles, trousseaux linens, drapes, and, from 1902 on, also ladies' wear.
In 1923, Theodor Sommer resigned from management for health reasons and turned over the business to his son, Oskar Sommer (born September 10, 1901, died November 2, 1966). Until World War II, Oskar Sommer managed the business so successfully that he opened two businesses in Berlin in 1937 under the name "Sommer Textile House". When theses stores were destroyed during the war, he then devoted himself full-time to the business in Trier.
Sommer's creative period actually began with the currency reform of 1948. He had the store rebuilt from the only remains of the entire building complex, a rear building; by 1950, the pre-war status had again been reached. At this time, 200 employees worked for Hochstetter & Lange. Oskar Sommer died on November 2, 1966, following a brief severe illness. His daughter, Monika Sommer (born November 20, 1938), later Louisoder (married name), assumed the management.
In 1992, Oliver Louisoder (born December 5, 1966), Monika Louisoder's son, joined the Hochstetter Fashion House business. In 2002, Monika Louisoder turned over the management to him.
established the beginnings of our present Hochstetter Fashion House. He was the managing director of the Hochstetter & Lange Textile House in Cologne, Coblenz, and Aachen. In 1894, these businesses were closed, and Sommer founded a new textile business in Trier in Simeonstrasse 13, a store which he managed himself. He took over the name "Hochstetter & Lange", one already well-known in the Rhineland. This business initially sold piece goods, cotton articles, trousseaux linens, drapes, and, from 1902 on, also ladies' wear.
In 1923, Theodor Sommer resigned from management for health reasons and turned over the business to his son, Oskar Sommer (born September 10, 1901, died November 2, 1966). Until World War II, Oskar Sommer managed the business so successfully that he opened two businesses in Berlin in 1937 under the name "Sommer Textile House". When theses stores were destroyed during the war, he then devoted himself full-time to the business in Trier.
Sommer's creative period actually began with the currency reform of 1948. He had the store rebuilt from the only remains of the entire building complex, a rear building; by 1950, the pre-war status had again been reached. At this time, 200 employees worked for Hochstetter & Lange. Oskar Sommer died on November 2, 1966, following a brief severe illness. His daughter, Monika Sommer (born November 20, 1938), later Louisoder (married name), assumed the management.
In 1992, Oliver Louisoder (born December 5, 1966), Monika Louisoder's son, joined the Hochstetter Fashion House business. In 2002, Monika Louisoder turned over the management to him.
