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subscribe to style file blog via RSSBerlin Dispatch: Michalsky Does Capital F Fashion, Fun
February 3, 2009 10:11 am
Michael Michalsky’s shows have little to do with actual clothes. Instead, his fashion week presentation is intended to remind Berlin what Fashion with a dramatic capital “F” looks like. And the glitz, attitude, frenetic energy, and hyper-drive sexuality at a Michalsky show inevitably spills over into his extravagant after-parties. This season, the designer staged his event in the active yet dilapidated church on Zionskirchplatz. After removing the crucifixes, Michalsky sent well-known models down the catwalk in flowing Versace-esque dresses with stained-glass-window patterns; outfitted as old-school prostitutes (think Sophia Loren playing the hooker-with-heart-of-gold); or with black lace covering a swinging ponytail like a grieving yet hip Italian widow. At the after-party in an abandoned swimming pool turned decadent nightclub, bartenders wore priest collars, nun’s habits, or Wild West madam costumes to serve plentiful booze. The level of risqué irreverence was just tawdry enough to give everyone a jolt of Michalsky’s vibe as Berlin’s beloved bad boy. And while it didn’t go much further than any other themed party on a wild night in this city, after watching designers strive to find a voice in the rough local market, we can be grateful to Michalsky for at least making it fun.
tags: Berlin Fashion Week, Michael Michalsky
