The temples of fashion in Berlin
Germany is the largest consumer of clothing and haute couture in all of Europe. In addition, Berlin has the largest number of fashion schools. That creative flow is concentrated in countless stores, careful and specialized, that give exit to the designs of new talents trained in Berlin.
The priority at Konk is to support young local designers. In addition to indigenous design, this city-centre boutique _(Kleine Hamburger Strasse, 15) _ promotes fair trade and sustainability in garment fabrics. The Berlin-style Bible is enclosed in its small dimensions.
The temples of fashion in Berlin
The street Mulackstrasse is he shopping paradise for those who are interested in fashion. Appearances deceive. This Mitte street is not very shiny , but in it are the local brands Butterfly Soulfire _(at number 11) _, Bless and Cosmic _(at the Weisser Landen store, at street number 34) _ and Lala Berlin .
Minimalism and good work
Despite being known for its multiculturalism, Neukölln district , which is the equivalent of Lavapiés or Raval in the German capital, has a growing fashion offer. Two examples of them are The Good Store _(Pannierstrasse, 31) _ or Aurelia Paumelle _(Sanderstrasse, 4) _. The first is a project promoted by the entrepreneur Gerta Junemann which brings to the neighborhood men's and women's clothing from big fashion names like Jil Sander, Proenza Schouler, Hermès, Prada, Acne Studios, Comme des Garçon and the more accessible COS. All this with the minimalism that defines Berlin modernity and a more extensive offer than it seems at first
Instead, Aurelia Paumelle prioritizes her own creations in the store that bears her name. This French designer came to this neighborhood when she moved to Berlin and from there she has not moved, inspired by the creativity that comes from a place so far from Parisian chic . Her experience is wrought in the houses of Balenciaga, John Galliano and Yves St Laurent and simplicity is the mantra of her garments.
When you want to be fashionable, the last thing to neglect is the complements . In Lunettes Selection, hundreds of models of vintage glasses are piled up in an equally vintage space, with an extensive sampler housed in large and numerous drawers of gigantic wooden dressers. Her strong point, in addition to her extensive collection as her own name indicates, is the careful personalized attention . His dependents are almost personal shoppers of the ocular universe. The original store is located at Torstrasse 172, in the heart of Mitte but, being a store of these characteristics, its arrival in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood was inevitable and it already has a branch in Dunckerstrasse, 18.
For 'four eyes' fashionistas
And we cannot forget the famous shops of berlin second hand , a custom just as powerful as in London. In this category it's all in classic Made in Berlin , at Neue Schönhauserstrasse 19 in the Mitte neighborhood and a second store at Friedrichstrasse 114a. Its wide spaces, full of clothes dating even from the fifties, make it one of the largest offers of second-hand clothing in the country.
They both have happy-hour : On Wednesdays from 12 to 3 in the afternoon the client enjoys a 20 percent off at the Friedrichstrasse branch and on Tuesdays the same thing happens at the Mitte branch.
Second hand with happy hour
In Garage _(Ahornstrasse, 2) _ you can buy clothes by the kilo in the neighborhood of Schöneberg and at Colours, located in an inner courtyard on the charming Bergmanstrasse shopping street in Kreuzberg, also has some of the best deals in town.
Follow @HLMartinez2010
A good vintage classic
The quintessential Berlin gallery