Everything You Need To Know About Berlin Fashion Week FW25, So Far

Berlin Fashion Week is back and packed with the German capital's most innovation, inclusive and international showcases. For Fall/Winter 2025, the week kicked off with an impressive range of emerging talent, sustainable alternatives and collections inspired by social and political impact.

Highlights from the first two days of the event include SF1OG's indie sleaze revival at the Berghain, SVEASØN's interpretive dance performance and Lou de Bètoly's upcycled silhouettes. There is a common thread beginning to arise amidst the designers' inspiration -- that of labor, uniform dressing and reimagined workwear staples. Sia Arnkia's collection was dedicated to Danish dock workers and included a rebelliously seductive take on a workwear clog. OBS' FW25 collection was informed by the creative director's experiences on construction sites with this father while Richert Beil offered a "meditation on the unseen labor that sustains society," according to the brand's press release.

Continue reading to hear more about the best shows and collections from the BFW circuit, so far and stay tuned for more updates.

While you're here, check out our recap of Copenhagen Fashion Week FW25.

Sia Arnika's Dock Worker Clogs Made A Splash

Sia Arnika's FW25 collection dubbed "Harbor Bitch" played tribute to her memories growing up on the Danish Island of Mors and watching dock workers in motion. To materialize this inspiration, the designer brought piles of seaweed to her runway, which her parents drove down all the way from Denmark. For the collection, fitted fishnet stockings, reimagined Danish clogs, fisherman's plaid references, textured knits and innovative jersey designs all played apart in bringing "memory, allure and wetness" to life.

Richert Biel's "MUTTER" Was For The Mothers

Richert Beil commented on overburdened mothers, unpaid labor and an overwhelmed society through mofits of milk, metal flowers and latex wombs. The show took place in an abandoned bunker, where mothers once stayed to protect their children during World War II. As for the collection, heavy materials such as leather and wool were balanced with lightweight cotton blends and silk -- an active choice to expand on the duality of motherhood, personhood, rest and responsibility.

SF1OG Walked So Indie Sleaze Could Run

Presented at the Berghain, SF1OG looked to the codes of the mid-aughts to inform its FW25 collection. Shutter shades, skinny jeans, cotton beanies and fur connected the dots between timeless uniforms and the nostalgia of youth. SF1OG also partnered with Converse on a range of Chuck Taylors -- ensuring they were just as worn out, studded and customized as they would have been in the initial indie sleaze era.

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