BERLIN FASHION WEEK A/W 2025/2026

by Cecile Paul · Published February 12, 2025 · Updated February 13, 2025

BERLIN FASHION WEEK A/W 2025

KILIAN KERNER, LUEDER, ODEEH, HADERLUMP, ANDREJ GRONAU, LOU DE BETOLY and KASIA KUCHARSKA.

Berlin Ushered In an Indie Revolution. Brands Flaunted All Things Alternative, with Underwear Boldly Paraded as Outer Armour. Black Everything, together with its Nemesis the White Bunny Coat, was Lauded the Pinnacle of A/W Glamour.

Image Credit Berlin Fashion Week on Instagram

Image Credit Berlin Fashion Week Official, and Berlin Fashion Week on Instagram

You’d be hard pushed to describe Berlin Fashion Week as your run-of-the mill offering of runway shows and exhibits, or as just another well-mannered international fashion event. To do that you’d wholly miss the thrust and flavour of this iconic event.

Berlin Fashion Week has over the years gained the reputation for being perhaps the most high-brow, alternative, avant-garde, eccentric and experimental fashion week on the global fashion rollercoaster.

This season is no different. Emerging talent rubbed shoulders with stalwart designers, and all in unison flew the flag for sustainability and green credentials, with collections inevitably inspired by social, natural and geopolitical events.

Brand SF10G, for example showcased a ‘revival of sleaze’, Lou de Betoly upcycled all their silhouettes and Sia Arnika’s workwear range was an ode to rebellious seductiveness.

Join us on a little journey backstage, let’s segway to the Berlin sidewalks and their inimitable streetstyle and then on to the designers and their respective runway offerings.

We also thought we’d include a little guidance on the key trends for A/W 2025/6, thanks to the vision of the wild and wonderful Berlin designers.

Enjoy the rollercoaster that is Berlin Fashion Week!

Image Credit Berlin Fashion Week on Instagram

@kiliankerner_ show AW25 || photo credit Sebastian Reuter

BACKSTAGE, HAIR & MAKEUP

Backstage @chany.maria show AW25 || photo credit @marennl

Backstage @chany.maria show AW25 || photo credit @marennl

Backstage moments @sia.arnika AW25 || photo credit @carolinekynast

Backstage @colrsbaby AW25 || photo credit @carolinekynast for #bfw

STREET STYLE BERLIN

Yin and yang: the fluffy white bunny coat and it nemesis, the head-to-toe black ensemble, were sported from the runways to the sidewalks.

Street styles @sia.arnika show AW25 with our mobility partner @niodeutschland in the background || photo credit @jeremy.moeller for #bfw

Street style of @marie.lueder show AW25 || photo credits @jeremy.moeller for #bfw

Street styles @horrorvacuimunich show AW25 with mobility partner @niodeutschland in the background || photo credit @kevondphto for #bfw

Street styles @gmbh_official AW25 || photo credit @jeremy.moeller for #bfw

Street style shots @haderlump.berlin show AW25 || photo credit @jeremy.moeller for #bfw

Street styles @house_of_sveason show AW25

DESIGNERS

ANDREJ GRONAU

@andrejgronau

‘SchnickSchnack’, or those often invaluable in money, but high in sentimental value, little ornaments and bric-a-brac that we fill our homes with, are what Central Saint Martin designer Andrej Gronau homed in on for his A/W 2025/5 offering.

Teddy bears, ribbons, tinsel, little kitchy objects – these all got star status in the collection. Furry childhood textures, wrinkly metallics, stuffed toys and fantasy dress-up were elevated to be the fibre of this collection.

Colourful scarves, ribbons and bows, cat-eared hats, voluminous shapes and oversized collars all came alive, as if in a magical children’s story, in the various combinations and permutations.

Colourful, animated and child-like, there’s a beautiful naivete about this little range with its fairy-tale overtones. These pieces will certainly brighten up any grey winters day no end.

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@andrejgronau show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

KASIA KUCHARSKA

@kasiaku

This tactile, crafty set of pieces is refreshingly bright and light for an A/W range.

Kasia Kucharska utilises artisanal crafting methods to create pieces that fit and flatter, by using latex and elasticated lace to transform old preppy sweaters and other everyday garments into unique showpieces.

These garments are given a brand new lease of life, and are repurposed to inspire and be enjoyed. Says Kucharska, “We present a series of clothing attitudes that are based on the transformation of a utilitarian wardrobe into contemporary lavish adornment. The notion of sophistication and the framework that makes a garment are cut into layers and toyed with, introducing an intelligent twist on what it means to be confident and sexy today.”

We adore the different man-made textures that give these avant-garde pieces their shapely forms and delicious, tactile surfaces. The frayed edges serve to soften these beauties even further. There’s everything to like about them!

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@kasiaku show AW25 || photo credits @godenschweger_ for #bfw

LUEDER

@marie.lueder

It’s perhaps the striking zippered leg features that catch one’s eye first, upon seeing this rather dystopian collection at Lueder.

The pieces – sleek leather jackets, knave-like trousers, bodysuits, embossed tartan prints, ‘zombie-esque sportswear’ and faux fur coats – have a fantasy feel about them. Lycra tights add to the space-age experience.

According to the designer, the collection entitled “The Shell,” presented itself with a dramatic and dystopian feel, inspired by themes of friendly stalking and voyeurism, as well as the experience of getting lost in fantasy and dreams.

We totally adore the floor-sweeping ‘metrosexual’ faux fur coat in its moody purple-grey shade. Perfect for a moon landing. Or, failing that, a moon-lit dinner.

@marie.lueder show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@marie.lueder show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@marie.lueder show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

@marie.lueder show AW25 || photo credit @godenschweger_ for #bfw

ODEEH

@odeeh_official

We love everything about Odeeh’s cotton-velvet jacket and flair skirt two-piece in an endearing foxy shade – from its oversized, draped belt to the cheeky piece of sky blue fuzzy fur peeking out from underneath the collar. And each piece in this collection elicits a similar, contented response from the viewer.

How does this brand so perfectly capture the zeitgeist of the moment? By asking a very valid question, “how will we actually dress in these uncertain & confusing times?” and “what does beauty mean in these days?”

Odeeh’s influences clearly come from a awareness of the world around them: politics, art, travel and an acute sensitivity to the world. Their pieces are contemporary, comforting, elegant and worldly.

Take, for example the Japanese kimono-style grey wool coat with its wide sleeves … pure perfection. Who wouldn’t forget the world’s troubles when armed with such a beauty?

@odeeh_official show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@odeeh_official show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@odeeh_official show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@odeeh_official show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

LOU DE BETOLY

@loudebetoly

For Lou de Betoly, trash is treasure.

All forty fabulous looks were created from materials that may have been retrieved from the rubbish bin: old bedsheets, bike lights, feathers, deadstock fabrics – you name it, this designer can use it.

These creative, innovative and highly tactile silhouettes are all carefully crafted. Gingham, jacquard and lace were moulded into draped and pleated vintage nightgowns, deconstructed brassieres, architectural bodices and two-piece suites.

Whether jackets with ruffles or reconstructed leather jackets, each piece has a tongue-in-cheek humour and playfulness about it.

Pink bedsheets, for example, were upcycled and reconstructed to become very elegant two-piece suits. Feathers collected from her parent’s chicken pen became ornate embellishments and reflective motorbike bits collected from the streets of Berlin became shimmering halterneck tops.

Who said one needs anything but imagination to create something spectacular?

word image 123600 36

@loudebetoly show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@loudebetoly show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@loudebetoly show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@loudebetoly show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

@loudebetoly show AW25 || photo credit @borismarberg for #bfw

HADERLUMP

@haderlump.berlin

It was the romance of rail passengers in the mid 20th century that inspired this collection by Haderlump.

No wonder that bags, suitcases and luggage feature hugely, together with the clothing items that the train traveller of the middle of the century would’ve travelled with: smart blazers an elegant overcoats.

Denim, satin and wool come in demure shades of navy, grey and black, to invoke a sense of rail travel at the time. Various X-shaped silhouettes played on a sense of physical connectedness and intersections associated with train travel.

We adore the period-feel to these sweeping and dramatic pieces.

Some backstage impressions of @haderlump.berlin AW25 || photo credits @kevondphto

@haderlump.berlin show AW25 || photo credit @jamescochranephoto for #bfw

@haderlump.berlin show AW25 || photo credit @jamescochranephoto for #bfw

@haderlump.berlin show AW25 || photo credit @jamescochranephoto for #bfw

KILIAN KERNER

@kiliankerner_

Watch Kilian Kerner’s show here: Link

This stalwart designer tackled what is a huge issue in our modern day-to-day lives: hate and hostility on the internet, in a collection entitled ‘”Shitstorm.”

Forty-five extremely glamorous, yet infinitely wearable looks encourage social responsibility, empathy and courage, and the ability to reflect on the challenges that society might throw our way.

Unisex pieces and a deliberate blend of day and eveningwear ensure these gorgeous creations with their sequens and voluminous cuts are wearable even though they’re super glamorous and extravagant.

There’s a concerted focus throughout on sustainability in local production and the use of vegan fabrics by Kiian Kerner. What’s not to love?