The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Berlin Fashion Week came to a close on Sunday after a six-day run of shows and events, held both in person and virtually.
Highlights included the much-talked-about catwalk appearance of Leni Klum, the 17-year-old daughter of Heidi Klum, who walked for German online retailer, About You, as well as other real-world shows from brands such as William Fan and Fassbender.
Alongside the catwalk shows and brand events, the Berlin Fashion Summit was hosted by the Fashion Council Germany, chaired by former editor in chief of German Vogue, Christiane Arp.
This year has also seen the previously seperate Reference Festival, which combines fashion, art and music performances and installations, held on the official Berlin Fashion Week schedule.
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