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New German fashion: Is the next generation providing a boost?

Long gone are the days when big names like Karl Lagerfeld and Jil Sander represented 'German design' at international fashion weeks. Things seemed a little quiet around 'the Germans' for some time now, but a new generation is finally seeking the international spotlight. Fashion labels such as GmbH and Ottolinger have already conquered the big...

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The individualistic street style of Berlin Fashion Week

Just days ago, fashion in Paris was all about haute couture. However, for the start of Berlin Fashion Week, the fashion crowd made their way from the French capital to the German one, changing their wardrobe on the way. Floor-length gowns made way for not only dark clubwear and extravagant streetwear ensembles on the catwalks, but also on the...

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From an asteroid to a small planet: Berlin Fashion Week reaches for the stars

Berlin Fashion Week is reaching for the stars in the fashion world. It is evolving from a small, insignificant asteroid in the orbit of the major fashion weeks of Paris, Milan, and London to a small planet of its own. Hopefully, the German capital will stay on this course and not fizzle out in the atmosphere again. An exciting mix of streetwear,...

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Berlin Fashion Week: Newcomer Marlon Ferry balances dark couture and technology

Marlon Ferry is set to make his official runway debut during Berlin Fashion Week today. However, Fashion Week in the German capital is not new territory for the designer of the eponymous label, as he already showed his first creations there during the graduate show Neo.Fashion. Fashion United spoke to the 26-year-old in advance about his...

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Berlin Fashion Week kicks off with international flair

Berlin Fashion Week kicks off this Monday with a line-up of local and international brands including Anonymous Club, GmbH and Lueder. The first show will be by Claudia Skoda at 12 pm. The icon of the West Berlin underground scene of the 1970s and 1980s is known for her sophisticated knitwear and extravagant fashion shows. Skoda will present her...

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Berlin Fashion Week follows Copenhagen's example, introduces sustainability requirements

Berlin Fashion Week (BFW) and Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) are jointly committed to a sustainable future of fashion weeks. In Berlin, the Sustainability Requirements developed in Copenhagen will apply in the future, BFW organiser Fashion Council Germany announced Thursday. With the partnership and the associated commitment to the minimum...

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Berlin Fashion Week FW24: avant-garde and diversity

From February 5 to February 8, Berlin Fashion Week brought the European fashion scene to the German capital. Over four days, both up-and-coming and established brands presented their creations at a total of 32 events, from intimate presentations to exuberant catwalk shows that characterised the Berlin scene. Avant-garde was key, reflected in...

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Berlin's fetish fashion breaks out of the club

On each of his visits to Berlin, Ronen Shaham feels the rush of freedom that sees the computer engineer from Los Angeles ditch his workwear for something more relaxed: a lace shirt, studded necklace and a side-split skirt. Known throughout the world for their extravagance, Berlin's clubs have fostered a taboo-free style, inspired by fetishism,...

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Berlin Fashion Week: Between tailoring and techno temples

The Berlin fashion world has ambitious goals. It is not a matter of competing with Paris and emulating other fashion cities, but of establishing the German capital as a fashion metropolis in its own right, according to the frequently emphasised and readily repeated goal of the Fashion Council Germany (FCG), which holds the patronage of Berlin...

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Widows, saints and hats: Berlin's street style trends for SS24

Berlin is known for its wild techno parties and free expression. Gender norms and dapper looks don't play the leading role in the German (fashion) capital, and yet the fashion week attendees seemed to be following a spiritual path right now. For the summer edition of the fashion event, the Berliners have dressed up properly - of course still in...

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Berlin Fashion Week: Things are happening, but what’s next?

There is movement in the Berlin Fashion Week. Not only did local labels impress with a diverse programme, but so did guests from Ukraine. However, what happens next in the German capital is yet to be seen. Young blood In past seasons, Berlin Fashion Week has often been declared dead, but now something seems to be happening. Many of the local and...

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Berlin Fashion Week: New York artist collective plays prank on Adidas

It begins early Monday morning. An email lands in the mailboxes of many editorial offices in which the German sporting goods company Adidas announces a "revolutionary plan" under its new CEO Björn Gulden. The new initiative "Own the Reality" is the most ambitious "social and environmental responsibility plan ever implemented by a major brand." A...