If you want to experience a truly innovative presentation of cutting-edge fashion in Berlin you need to keep an eye out for the events at TRAUMABARUNDKINO. The hidden place in Moabit has put out a series of fashion events since the last November that combines contemporary dance with fashion. Of course, there have been attempts at blending dance with fashion elsewhere before, but trust me, never have they been as cool as at TRAUMA.
Following the success of Now You May Tell That I Have Been Seen By You the fashion department of TRAUMA lead by Tanja Bombach has now put out a second event titled Catalogue of Disguise showcasing designs by Olga Khristolyubova, Aleksndru Plesco, and Tanja herself. With an impressive choreography by Franka Marlene Foth that I could easily see at the theatres in Berlin and a stellar cast of dancers the piece was a big advancement of the already pretty amazing first event. Every little detail was perfect from the designs to the performance, the hair and make-up, music and light. It’s so rare you see something as complex as this brought to perfection in each of its aspects. Congratulations to the entire team. I draw my hat.
There are no further words that will do this level of excellence any justice, so I decide to let my photo and GIF impressions speak instead.
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by Frank | Fashion, Party
Even though the extreme heatwave is over in Berlin, yesterday was still a pretty warm day and it got pretty hot at some of the fashion shows. The fashion presentation of the young Berlin-based label Vonschwanenflügelpupke that was part of the exclusive selection of designers at the Berliner Modesalon at Kronprinzenpalais was no exception and everyone was using their tickets to manually fan some air into their faces. Luckily the label presented a collection that was a refreshing distraction from the heat: Flowey, silky blouses, skirts, dresses and scarves in cooling blue and white colors and with prints of hot air balloons, birds and butterflies in an airy set-up with a background full of huge white balloons really took your mind away from the sweaty, sticky reality, right up into the sky.
To give it even more of a fresh breath the label collaborated with the cutting-edge ventilator brand Dyson who incorporated their elegant design fans into the show bringing the garments, hairstyles and balloons into motion with a light breeze. The fans made for some fascinating eye-catchers as their blade-less design makes you wonder how they actually work and create the wind with just a minimalist ring on a stand. You were tempted to put your hand through the ring to reveal the magic, but it remained mysterious. But nonetheless I think everyone was happy to get a soft wind blowing around their noses during the presentation. We have some animated impressions of the show for you after the jump and if you want to know a more about Dyson have a look at their website.
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by Frank | Design, Fashion, Photos
When I entered the Lehrter Siebzehn location on Tuesday night for the exhibition party FIER Vitrine I was pretty impressed. Of all the events by FIER Management this was by far the best one. Ten really well selected international labels presented their new collections here with really nice set-ups and fashion presentations. Every corner was dedicated to another label and arranged to create a little world around the design work itself. Every presentation had one, two or three models showing the key pieces of each collection. I really enjoyed all of them, but my favorite one of all was for sure the menswear collection by Aussie Alexandra Hackett who created every piece of silver foile. Very cool! Take a walk with me through the fashion exhibition after the jump.
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by Frank | Fashion, Party, Photos
JULIAANDBEN is one of the first labels from Berlin that we have become good friends with through the blog. It’s been bringing out avant-garde streetwear now for over 6 years and made its way into the best fashion boutiques all over the world. A while ago the designer team split up and Julia continued working without Ben. With the new Fall/Winter 2013/14 collection she has finally decided to bring the label name up to date with reality, so it is from now on called JULIAHEUSE. On Friday Julia presented the brand new collection at the Oukan store in Mitte with a fashion presentation and cocktail reception. We will cover the collection later on the blog, for now enjoy the impressions of the event after the jump.
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by Frank | Fashion, Photos
About 2 weeks ago Claudio and I went to another XXXclusive event at the XXX Berlin store in Kreuzberg. We love the place and the unique events and presentations they do their. This time they invited young avant-garde designer and artist Mads Dinesen to show a special new collection and his exhibition of objects and photographs. His work is amazing and I’m proud to be the owner of one of his garments. Check out the photos of his presentation after the jump.
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by Frank | Art, Fashion, Photos
On Friday we previewed our German designer export program that we are doing with our project Designer Scouts at the Fashion & Art Toronto Festival in Canada this week. Participating labels Moga E Mago and Isabel Vollrath were showing a fashion presentation and an installation at Merkezi. And we also screened the new fashion film by Katja Hentschel that was specifically created for the festival in Toronto. After the jump you will find the impressions of the preview event on 2 pages.
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by Frank | Fashion, Party
