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Memories, protection and strength: The highlights of Berlin Fashion Week

This edition of Berlin Fashion Week was marked by a sense of unease, but also a great deal of hope. While the world is characterised by crises and uncertainty, designers were looking back to a different era for the autumn/winter 2025 season, indulging, at least for a moment, in a sense of carefree harmony. Meanwhile, other brands are processing...

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Machine-A: 'We're coming to an end of what we call trends'

Machine-A was born out of the idea of offering up-and-coming brands a space. When Stavros Karelis launched this multi-brand concept around 12 years ago, the founder witnessed a lack of these young designers in the London retail landscape. It is therefore no wonder that Karelis is now a regular guest at Berlin Fashion Week, where such designers...

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Berlin Fashion Week: 5 Newcomers with a fresh vision

Berlin Fashion Week, once an underdog, is increasingly carving out a position amongst the major Fashion Weeks in Paris, Milan, and London. Established names like GmbH and Marie Lueder are returning this season, which starts today, to showcase their latest collections. The German capital also thrives on a dynamic mix of established and emerging...

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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...