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In Berlin, They’re Gonna Party Like It’s 1899

January 25, 2010  4:02 pm

On some of the stages at Berlin fashion week, the mood was a little…matronly. German fashion has the reputation for being stringent, but the many shows this season just felt conservative, or too kooky, and in need of a little juice. Luckily, a few designers provided for a much-needed jolt of energy. Michael Sontag’s artfully tailored collection was ageless and elegant. And on the opposite end of the spectrum, Michael Michalsky’s supremely showy show was extravagant. He called the collection “Heinrich Zille’s ‘Mein Milljöh’—Version 2.0,” inspired by the iconic caricaturist’s turn-of-the-century cartoons of class struggle; the clothes may have paid tribute to the struggle, but the opulent party afterward was all ruling-class. (That’s Michalsky, pictured left.) A crowd of 2,000 guests, including the ones from the night’s preceding Lala Berlin and Kaviar Gauche shows, grooved to the cult eighties band Spandau Ballet and DJ Hell. The result was pure Broadway. Michalsky’s tuxes (for men and women) and disco-silver jumpsuits didn’t exactly scream Zille, but why be a stickler? No one was matronly here, thank you very much, and all hand-wringing about the economy was, for a night, put to rest.

tags: Berlin Fashion Week, Michael Michalsky, Michael Sontag, Spandau Ballet

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1. Indeed Michael Sontag’s undying collection of elegant suits always reign supreme just as those elegant and trendy suits of Haute Generation which also gives us an array of gowns and dresses including full figure dresses which can be carried out through the catwalk.

   By kathyshattuck on 01/26/10 at 2:17 am

2. Love Berlin fashion week as well as San Paulo
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   By kellystyle29 on 01/26/10 at 12:54 pm

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