Berlin Fashion Week SS27 ran Thursday, July 2 to Sunday, July 5, 2026, with 53 fashion shows and 62 side events on the official schedule, up from 42 shows in February. Berlin has made emerging designers its whole strategy, and this season proved it: most of the schedule was independent labels the big fashion weeks never put in front of buyers. This report names all of them.
The season, by the numbers
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 2 to 5, 2026 |
| Fashion shows on the official schedule | 53 (AW26: 42) |
| Side events | 62 (AW26: 52) |
| Public events | 153 (previous season: 82) |
| Closing show | GmbH, 10th anniversary, Sunday |
| Organized by | Berlin Senate Department for Economics (Projekt Zukunft), co-financed by the EU's EFRE fund; Fashion Council Germany runs RAUM.Berlin |
| International buyers | Antonioli, H. Lorenzo, Hankyu, Isetan, Printemps, Takashimaya, United Arrows, Voo Store and others |
| Next edition | AW27, January 29 to February 1, 2027 |
The full line-up, by program
Berlin Contemporary (Senate-funded shows): Andrej Gronau, Barragán, Fruché, Kasia Kucharska, Laura Gerte, Milk of Lime, SF1OG, Selva Huygens [SLVA], Clara Colette Miramon, William Fan, Haderlump and Martin Quad.
NEWEST at ICC Berlin: Marke, Orange Culture, Unvain and Buzigahill.
Intervention, curated by Reference Studios: GmbH, Dagger, Lueder and John Lawrence Sullivan.
Other runway shows: Kilian Kerner, #DAMUR, Ritual Unions and Genaro Rivas (both first-time Berlin shows), Rebekka Ruétz, sample030, Malaika Raiss and Kolya Bogatyrev, with Taskin Goec presenting on screen.
Studio2Retail: winners Esther Perbandt and Estelle Adeline Trasoglu / Plaid-À-Porter, with funded concepts from ioannes, Lou de Bètoly, Richert Beil and Dennis Chuene.
Berlin Curated: 13 German designers at the Feuerle Collection, curated by Christiane Arp, Josepha Rodríguez and Sonja Hodzode. 10 Magazine singled out Nele Hurtienne and Vivien Vetterkind. Der Berliner Salon showed about 35 designers at the Orangerie Charlottenburg, and RAUM.Berlin hosted 16 brands in the John Jahr Haus.
Guests and schools: Neo.Fashion's 10th edition brought graduates from Linz, Basel and Kyiv plus Fashion Art Toronto. Ljubljana Fashion Week showed Ghost Town, Lan Krebs and Nika Ravnik on a boat. Student shows came from Lette Verein, Kunsthochschule Weißensee and UdK Berlin.
The shows that defined the week
GmbH
Benjamin A. Huseby and Serhat Işık closed the week with their 10th-anniversary show, "Desire Paths," in the Kronprinzenpalais courtyard at sunset. The collection revived the erased Jewish tailors and salons of 1920s Berlin, with archive pieces and collars inspired by Clara Böhm. Arca took part, and UGG was the footwear partner.
Marke
Mario Keine's "Relics and Remnants" at ICC followed an Orlando-like wanderer through time: Renaissance slashes, Baroque underskirts and commemorative-coin jewelry. AnOther said the concept felt "almost too thematically perfect."
Kasia Kucharska
Her ninth collection was an immersive installation with AAS:set:project and Nike. Latex-cast trench coats and denim looked almost ordinary from behind glass.
Barragán
Victor Barragán showed at the Mexican Embassy, on migration and identity, with prints critiquing anti-migrant rhetoric. 10 Magazine reported a split audience.
Milk of Lime
Julia Ballardt and Nico Verhaegen's fourth collection, "Ashes," was built on the phoenix. 10 Magazine named it one of the week's top collections.
Haderlump
Johann Ehrhardt's "Atrium" drew on his years as a hotel waiter: 28 looks shown as characters in the Hotel Adlon Grand Ballroom for about 400 guests.
Every other designer we could confirm
Andrej Gronau
"Island's Isolation" at Friedrichsfelde Palace, with printed leather of cats, mice and watering cans. He told AnOther he is "more a colourist than a pattern maker."
SF1OG
Rosa Marga Dahl and Jacob Langemeyer showed in a sports hall inside a Hinrich Baller apartment building, inspired by Suspiria. Sicky called it "detail-obsessed yet instantly wearable."
Laura Gerte
"Lost to Virtue" at the Berliner Ensemble closed her trilogy on womanhood, made from reclaimed and deadstock textiles without sewing patterns.
Fruché
Frank Aghuno's first Berlin show, "Kleg," was named after Nigerian slang for knock-knees.
Clara Colette Miramon
"Humid," inspired by Thailand, with elephant-print babydoll dresses and PVC capes.
Buzigahill
Bobby Kolade's Ugandan label continued "Return to Sender," upcycling secondhand Western clothing, this season referencing the Kaunda suit and Princess Elizabeth Bagaaya of Toro.
Unvain
Robert Friedrichs' "Skins" played with leather, faux fur and translucency through biker codes.
William Fan
"Exchange" at The Foundry was staged with more than 800 objects from his Fan Plaza shop, with inclusive sizing.
Dagger
Opened the Intervention program at the Kronprinzenpalais with a collection about firsts, including sashes reading "Miss Understood 2027."
John Lawrence Sullivan
Arashi Yanagawa's Tokyo label showed "Androgyny," with shibari-inspired tailoring and an opening look that nodded to Bowie.
Martin Quad
Martin Juncker's "Woodman Pt. 2" was inspired by the photography of Francesca Woodman.
Rebekka Ruétz
Sculptural womenswear "between military and glamour" at Motorwerk Berlin.
Malaika Raiss
"Playground Love" marked her 15th anniversary, shown at Pier 61 on the Spree in rain and wind.
Taskin Goec
"Black Eye" was a screen-only audiovisual presentation, with no models at all.
Kolya Bogatyrev
"Classical Reminder" used a multigenerational cast. AnOther called it weird but warm.
Richert Beil
Opened its first store, "Apotheke," in Kreuzberg, selling ten handmade pieces by bidding sheet, ceramic underwear included.
ioannes
Johannes Boehl-Cronau hosted a soirée in his apartment studio instead of a runway show.
Also on the schedule
Orange Culture, Lueder, Selva Huygens [SLVA], Kilian Kerner, Esther Perbandt, #DAMUR, Ritual Unions, Genaro Rivas, sample030, Lou de Bètoly, Dennis Chuene and Plaid-À-Porter. Namilia launched a fragrance during the week.
What it means
- Berlin is betting on emerging talent. Fashion Council Germany has spent almost five years building a strategy with the Senate around the idea that Berlin should be the platform for new designers.
- The buyers came from abroad. Japanese and international stores showed up. FashionUnited noted that German retail is still slow to respond.
- Political attention. Chancellor Friedrich Merz attended a reception at the Federal Chancellery with Fashion Council Germany chair Christiane Arp.
- Recurring themes. History reworked for now, blurred menswear and womenswear, translucency, and upcycling and deadstock as a working method.