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Marcel Ostertag is a designer and a brand. In his studio, surrounded by the pulsating streets of the Gärtnerplatz quarter, he creates his collections which are set between tradition and modernity. During his studies at the renowned Central St. Martins College in London, Marcel Ostertag could extend his feeling and know-how for fashion and is constantly developing thanks to numerous international shows and collaborations. Catwalk shows in Shanghai, Beijing, London and Vienna are in the meantime routine, as is the seasonal show in the course of Berlin fashion week. He draws his inspiration from nature, encounters with interesting people, travels and foreign countries – but never forgets his roots. He has worked on projects with Burberry, Paul Smith and Dunhill, furthermore great brands such as Miele and Volkswagen are amongst his customers. He finally devoted himself to the glamour of fashion with the founding of his own label Marcel Ostertag in 2006. His fashion is exclusively produced in Germany, as his credo is ‘quality needs control’. That is what his style demands and you can feel it in every fantastic piece by Marcel Ostertag.

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The international trade fair for exclusive sustainable design in fashion and accessories is opening its gates for the 10th time. A range of innovations will be presented at the GREENSHOWROOM to celebrate this anniversary. As in the previous seasons, this high fashion event will take place at Hotel Adlon Kempinski, this time in a new format and with a generous room layout. New avant-garde, as well as established labels will show fashion, accessories, beauty and well-chosen lifestyle products which reconcile luxury and design with sustainability.

Designers who will be showing their collection Spring/Summer 2015 on July 9 at the GREENSHOWROOM during the salonshow, are: SomySo, Ben Weide, Deepmello, Edelziege, Gotsutsumo, Inti Ferreira, Silke Handley / Amalena, Lifegist, Lionel Morin, Skrabak, Xess+Baba, ROYAL BLUSH by Jana Keller / Johanna Riplinger und Lilika Eden.

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Berlin based designer duo Jesko Wilke and Maria Poweleit are the creative minds behind high-end fashion label GLAW. Both met during their studies at the international fashion school ESMOD. They decided to bundle their creative work and founded the label after their successful graduation in 2011. GLAW celebrates the femininity and connects power to fragility. Silk, batik leather combined with lace create the distinctive GLAW-Look.

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Born and raised in Berlin and the German countryside, Frida Weyer graduated from Esmod in 2001. A signature style of feminine tailoring and elegant confidence was immediately apparent in her first collection. Frida Weyer launched her personal fashion line under her own name and showed her first collection at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin in January 2009. Her collections include women’s evening, cocktail and bridal wear. After only two collections, in 2009 she won several awards in Germany and enjoyed great success during the 8 seasons of her eponymous label FRIDA WEYER. In 2013, she was appointed the Creative Director of Meissen Couture, an international luxury brand.

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Dawid Tomaszewski started his career at Sonia Rykel in Florence in 2000. In 2003 he worked for Alexis Mabille in Paris, whilst here he was honoured with the ‘Zlota Tredka’ award for Polish fashion. In 2008 Dawid Tomaszewski created a special collection for Reebok and a charity t-shirt for Hallhuber. He also showed his limited handbag edition, which has been created with design hotels at London Fashion Week. The same year in which he became vice-champion in the Designer for Tomorrow contest. In 2008 he obtained the premium young designer award and worked as a design assistant at Comme des Garçons. After leaving Comme des Garçons he founded his eponymous label DAWID TOMASZEWSKI, and ever since presents his collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin. In 2011 he obtained the “Golden Thread” award and had the honour of representing Germany in the Woolmark prize.

During his career he has collaborated with numerous prestigious companies such as Swarovski, Austermann, Peter Kaiser, Tanah Rhea, Très Bonjour and Roeckl.   

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What are clothes supposed to reveal about a person? "Nothing", says Alexander Brenninkmeijer. "My clothes don’t tell you a thing; but the wearer knows the feeling of fine silk, satin or cashmere and the clothes always fit well. That’s what I call luxury."

Brenninkmeijer prefers to play down the label’s exclusivity in a variation of themes. Tennis stripes on coat fabrics, leather cuffs or headbands: his current collection combines trendy, casual details to create a sombre Royal chic.

For this season, Brenninkmeijer drew his inspiration from the American-influenced informality that he encountered in Wes Anderson’s cult film "The Royal Tenenbaums" (2001).

Mesmerised by the fragility of the characters, Brenninkmeijer believes that their defining cha-racteristics are reflected in the way they dress.

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