MBFWB: Berlin's street styles

As Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin has come to an end, I wanna top it off with some inspiring street styles. Unforunately, the bad wheater conditions thwarted my plans to present you nice shots, which is why the fabric wall had to pay for it. Nevertheless, the snapshots turned out to be amazing and I think they pretty much captured the last impressions in Berlin.

Photos by Sarah Ungan

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MBFWB: Hien Le - The Laotian Genuis Kid

At the moment, he is one of the most likeable and admired up-and-coming designers at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin: Yesterday, Hien Le presented his new collection for FW 2012/2013. The Lao designer exhibited a truly puristic combination of balmy colors like camel and off-white for women and blue shades for men. As always, Le persuaded the audience of his discreet cuts. Besides concentrating on clean cuts and the subtle application of details, he consequently maintains his claim to manufacture clothing that combines diligent design with accurate workmanship made in Germany. This time round, he succeeded again with minimalistic silhouettes and sorbet colors like mint and peach.

His rise began in summer 2010, when Hien Le launched his fashion debut collection for S/S 2011. A few years back, he completed a training as a clothing tailor in Berlin & he worked for the French “Marie Claire”, Designer Veronique Branquinho in Antwerp and ideal-trade show, Berlin. These pursuits finally triggered his sense of fashion, which is why he decided to study at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) in Berlin in 2008. And now, he is our new shooting star on the fashion sky. Kudos!!

 



photos by Julia Malysch

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MBFWB: Odeur's unisex fashion

This photos are one of the last impressions of Berlin Fashion Week: The two models present Odeur's latest collection for FW 2012/2013. The label Odeur was founded in Stockholm in 2006 by Petter Höllström and Gorjan Lauseger and it has rapidly spread to 17 countries with its range of jeans, outerwear, accessoires and fashion clothing. This time, Odeur focusses on unisex cuts with muted colors in grey, wine red and black & draperies which break the straight cuts. To me, it would fit easily among the big avant-garde stars of Paris, so all in all, it's a successful final for MBFWB. So, if you're curious about Odeur's collection, feel free to read Frank's interview on i♥Berlin.de

"For the fashionable Berliner Scandinavian labels are somewhat the holy grale of fashion. Why do you think Berliners rate fashion from the North so high?

Perhaps because of the simplistic yet playful and characteristic silhouettes.

What made you decide to have your first show presentation in Berlin this year?

We have been present in Berlin the last couple of years and now feel that it’s time for us to show the whole concept of Odeur.

Your fashion shows in Sweden are always very atmospheric and dramatic. What can we expect from your studio presentation in Berlin?

We are always trying to tell a story with our collections and that’s what we are gonna do this time as well. Expect sone ” Temps de Voyages”.

Give us a little bit of a teaser of the new collection. What is the most important piece of it?

The new collection is perhaps more graphic than previous ones. We have been working with some unexpected cuts on fine materials like wool and cashmere."

read more on i♥Berlin.de. Photos by Odeur.

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MBFWB: Kaviar Gauche's vicious virgins

It was a harmonious blend of avant-garde and wearability: Yesternoon, Kaviar Gauche's models tottered over the catwalk in visions of white, chiffon and lace. And as I saw the first looks, I instantly locked them in my heart. True to the motto "Vicious Virgins", Alexandra Fischer-Roehler and Johanna Kühl staged a wonderful show with variations of light and shade and mystical seeming models. As yet, Kaviar Gauche is my personal favorite at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin.

If Kaviar Gauche have their way, FW 2012/2013 comes in with a high degree of transparency, vivid yellow, black color accents and flounced dresses. Fischer-Roehler and Kühl presented lightly dressed models, who were dressed in bridal couture and ready-to-wear pieces. Figure-accenting flared pants and ample skirts completed the collection. Another noteworthy detail: Kaviar Gauche's well-known quillings made way for spiky ornaments which were embroidered on white bustiers. To me, the designers made a very good job - what's your opinion??

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