Berlin Fashion Week presents line-up for SS26 season

Berlin, 21.05.2025 - The next Berlin Fashion Week will take place from Monday, 30 June to Thursday, 3 July 2025. Up-and-coming talents or established labels - all participants stand for the values that make Berlin unique: Freedom, inclusion, diversity and creativity.

The preliminary schedule is available here.

THE RESPONSIBLE MOVEMENT OF FREEDOM, INCLUSION, AND CREATIVITY

Buyers, journalists, industry experts and visitors from all over the world can look forward to a rich programme of fashion shows, presentations and events. For the first time, the 'Berlin Contemporary' concept competition will also be open to international labels from outside Germany. With BUZIGAHILL (Uganda), PALMWINE IceCREAM (Ghana) and Orange Culture (Nigeria), three brands from the African continent won the competition.

Michael Biel, Senate for Economic Affairs, Energy, and Public Enterprises:

"By opening up Berlin Contemporary to international labels, we are sending a strong signal in favour of the global orientation of Berlin Fashion Week. The selection of African brands such as BUZIGAHILL, PALMWINE IceCREAM and Orange Culture proves that Berlin Fashion Week has developed into a recognised platform for diverse, responsible and creative fashion worldwide. As the Senate Department, we are specifically promoting this internationalisation in the spirit of an open, diverse and future-oriented understanding of fashion."

ESTABLISHED BRANDS AND NEW TALENTS: BERLIN CONTEMPORARY SS26

For the sixth time, the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises / Project Future and the Fashion Council Germany are honouring 19 outstanding show and presentation concepts as part of 'Berlin Contemporary'. The award-winning labels will each receive 25,000 euros and present their collections for spring/summer 2026 as part of Berlin Fashion Week.

A prestigious jury selected the 19 winners from numerous entries in the 'Berlin Contemporary' category. The honoured brands include well-known names such as GmbH, Haderlump and LUEDER as well as David Koma, Gerrit Jacob and IOANNES, among others, who are showing in Berlin for the first time.

The complete Berlin Contemporary line-up:

• Andrej Gronau

• Balletshofer

• BUZIGAHILL

• COLRS

• David Koma

• Gerrit Jacob 

• GmbH

• Haderlump

• IOANNES

• Kitschy Couture

• Laura Gerte

• LUEDER

• MARKE

• Milk of Lime

• Orange Culture

• PALMWINE IceCREAM

• Richert Beil

• SF1OG

• Sia Arnika

This season, well-known labels are once again part of the official Berlin Fashion Week show calendar - including Anja Gockel, Damur, Marc Cain, Platte presents Clara Colette Miramon, Rebekka Ruétz, Tell the Truth, VICTORANISIMOV and COLLECTIVEFOUR, which consists of the Berlin designers Danny Reinke, Kilian Kerner and Marcel Ostertag, who are showing their latest collections in the UBER Arena for the first time. A special highlight: as a prelude to Danny Reinke's show, the non-profit collection 'C4DR', developed jointly by COLLECTIVEFOUR, will be shown for the first time. The proceeds from this initiative will benefit cancer research.

BERLIN FASHION WEEK FOR END CONSUMERS: STUDIO2RETAIL

While shows and presentations at Berlin Fashion Week are reserved exclusively for invited guests, the 'Studio2Retail' programme opens the doors to the public: brands, showrooms and stores are given the opportunity to present their event concepts to a broad Berlin audience. The format, initiated by the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises / Project Future, is supported with five prizes of 5,000 euros each. A further prize is also being sponsored this season by Berliner Sparkasse. The following six brands were honoured from 44 entries in the 'Studio2Retail' category:

• APOC x Madomorpho

• Effenberger Couture

• Lou de Bètoly

• Selva

• Sezgin

• Vladimir Karaleev

In addition to runway shows, Berlin Fashion Week establishes other innovative formats.

INTERVENTION

On Wednesday, the progressive catwalk format INTERVENTION, curated by the Berlin, Milan and Paris-based communications agency Reference Studios, will take place in a central location with four shows. Visitors can look forward to a visually and conceptually impressive experience that further emphasises the internationality of Berlin Fashion Week.

NEWEST

Once again, the NEWEST format of the NOWADAYS agency will be part of Fashion Week with several fashion shows at an extraordinary location. Among others, NEWEST will produce the show of the African winning label BUZIGAHILL. MARKE and Milk of Lime will also be part of NEWEST.

Der Berliner Salon

The established programme to promote young talent, Der Berliner Salon, curated by Christiane Arp (CEO Fashion Council Germany) and Marcus Kurz (Managing Director Nowadays), will once again present a selection of outstanding design talents this season.

METAMORPHOSIS TALKS

METAMORPHOSIS - dialogues about change discussion series, initiated by the Fashion Council Germany and powered by eBay - will take place for the third time in a row as part of Berlin Fashion Week from 30 June to 3 July. Leading international personalities will discuss fashion, creativity and the circular economy. If you would like to take part, you can register here.

BERLIN CURATED

Berlin Curated is a new highlight of Berlin Fashion Week - an innovative concept realised by the Berlin creative network 0049x, which offers a unique stage to talented young designers from universities across Germany. Curated by Christiane Arp and her team, with the support of the Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, this format aims to introduce the next generation of designers to a national and international audience of professionals. Around 15 selected students and graduates will present their looks as part of a fashion show, which will then be exhibited in the exclusive showroom at PLATTE.Berlin.

BEST GRADUATES SHOW OF THE LETTE VEREINS

On July 3, 2025, the Lette Verein, in collaboration with PLATTE.Berlin, will present its Best Graduates Fashion Show - a presentation of the most extraordinary fashion talents from the last four years of the Lette Verein Berlin. In the iconic entrance hall of Tempelhof Airport, the show combines avant-garde design with architectural splendour. The project was initiated by the Tempelhof-Schöneberg Economic Development Agency.

Neo.Fashion.

The young talent promotion format Neo.Fashion. will present various graduate shows on Wednesday. Selected talents from several universities will be presenting here. A jury will select three winners from all the participants who will be able to present their designs at a Best Graduate Award Show and receive the Neo.Fashion. award. In addition, networking events with the German textil+mode association, the European FASH Award, various panel talks and other shows will be part of Neo.Fashion.

Christiane Arp, Fashion Council Germany:

"Promoting young talent is a key priority of Berlin Fashion Week. Initiatives such as the Lette Verein's Best Graduates Show, Neo.fashion. and the new Berlin Curated format impressively demonstrate the creative potential that exists at universities in Germany. At the same time, these platforms give young talents visibility and attention on an international stage like Berlin Fashion Week."

RAUM.Berlin

With RAUM.Berlin powered by eBay, the Fashion Council Germany is launching a new presentation format: nine selected labels will present their new collections over three days - three brands per day, each staged in an individually designed room.

OFFICIAL BFW CLOSING PARTY

Once again this season, there will be an official closing party in cooperation with Berliner Sparkasse. The party will take place on Thursday evening. The location will be announced shortly.

REGISTRATION & ACCREDITATION

Accreditation for events as part of the official Berlin Fashion Week calendar starts on May 21, 2025: Accreditation

Accreditation is reserved for trade visitors only.

Press Material from Berlin Fashion Week is available for download in the official Media Hub.