“I wanted it to feel like a teenager’s bedroom, with messiness and awkwardness,” said Gerrit Jacob, describing his show, which opened Berlin Fashion Week. The spectacle lasted around five minutes in the former premises of a multi-story fashion shop, which, with its rough structural condition, provided the perfect setting for his first physical show in … Read more
“How much loudness is necessary in order to be remembered?” This is what designers Jörg Ehrlich and Otto Drögsler from Odeeh asked themselves before deciding not to do a show this season. And it was probably the best move, as each look was able to speak for itself and balance out the static nature of … Read more
Sia Arnika’s spring 2024 collection was so coherent, not despite, but because it was so full of contrasts. “I always say that I have this dichotomy in me; two things that I try to merge,” she said after her show, the second she has staged in Berlin. “I guess that’s where I feel I am … Read more
Even during the preparations for their show, the duo behind Richert Beil could sense that their 10th anniversary was going to be a little different. The label’s model casting has always been one of the most diverse at Berlin Fashion Week, but this year they worked mainly with older women who were supposed to honor … Read more
It seems to be a trend for Berlin designers to trace their own youth for style inspiration. Malaika Raiss’s fashion journey into the past, however, was the most expansive of all, packing almost her entire individual discovery phase into one collection in keeping with her principle of “dressing the woman I always imagined I’d be … Read more
A dozen years ago, no major brand would have chosen a deserted concrete building as the venue for a runway show and sent models in street-style clothing onto the catwalk while loud techno sounds droned in the background. In the past, all this would have been categorized as part of a subcultural, underground scene, but … Read more
William Fan remains true to himself. He has long maintained the tradition of only sharing the address of his show the day before the actual event. Because, unlike other designers, these locations are unique, often a long drive away, and, the more familiar you are with the designer’s thinking, the more you get an initial … Read more
“I was craving a bed like no other last year,” said Olivia Ballard after her fall 2024 runway presentation. With everything that has been going on politically, and the world returning to “this fast, fast pace of working” after coming out of the pandemic years, she found herself longing for moments of rest and solitude … Read more
