Berlin is synonymous of art and design; it is something cultural that comes from its seething history and its diversity.
The German capital is growing very quickly in many activities, and Fashion is one of them. There are uncountable options for shopping in Berlin, small shops like Voo or Soto, big shopping malls like Kadewe or Galleries Lafayette and, as the European city of Startups, also online fashion business with their outlets like Zalando.
With more and more young creatives drawn to Berlin’s cheap rents, easy-going lifestyle and thriving creative scene, there are already many small and big fashion events, stores, markets, courses and many opportunities for those who enjoy Fashion, professionally or personally.
Here there is a list of interesting stuff about Fashion in Berlin.
Green Fashion Tours
Three partners (GET CHANGED, Hola Berlin and The Upcycling Fashion Store), specialized in Fashion and Upcycling, have created the Green Fashion Road Map, that you can download onlineor get from our office.
After the success of the map, they have created weekly tours, where you get to know directly the ateliers and designers.
They also offer customized tours and special tours during some fashion events.
TheGreen Fashion Tours, with an average price of 20 euro, are run in English, German, Spanish or French; and they could be by foot, by bike or public transportation.
Where to study Fashion in Berlin
There are more than 40 fashion schools in Germany. Berlin is the creative heart of the industry and a great place for students, with a lot of things going on at (still) affordable prices.
These are some of the schools that offer different fashion studies:
UdK, Universität der Künste
Postfach 12 05 44, 10595 Berlin
HTW, Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
Treskowallee 8, 10318 Berlin
Lette-Verein
Viktoria-Luise-Platz 6, 10777 Berlin
Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee
Bühringstraße 20, 13086 Berlin
Akademie für Mode und Design
Franklinstrasse 10, 10587 Berlin
BEST-Sabel-Bildungszentrum GmbH
Lindenstrasse 42, 10179 Berlin
ESMOD Berlin (internationale Modeschule)
Görlitzer Str. 51, 10997 Berlin
Mediadesign Hochschule
Lindenstrasse 20-25, 10969 Berlin
OSZ – Oberstufenzentrum Bekleidung
Kochstrasse 9, 10969 Berlin
Fashion Events and Markets
It is not all about the Berlin Fashion Week and Bread and Butter, there are also some small events in the city than the ones we listed in our Calendar of Events of the year.
If you want to do some shopping in Berlin, you can also check our list of the best Flea Markets and the Vintage scene in Berlin. But we also want to highlight some other events:
- Flea Markets at night: They take place in different bars and pubs such as the one in SO36, the one in Glashaus Arena or the Wardrobe in the Platoon Kunsthalle.
- Alternative fashion events: Some examples are the Alternative Fashion Week focused in alternative concepts in fashion or the Holy Shit! Design Shoppingas alternative Christmas Market.
- Green Fashion events: Here we must talk about the Ethical Fashion Show and the Greenshowroom
