Berlin Autumn 13
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Berlin trade shows: Bread & Butter - Three Animals
Showing at B&B, this menswear brand launched for autumn 12.
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Berlin trade shows: On the radar - Les Elementaires
Capsule brand Les Elementaires launched at Seek this season.
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B&B: Cohesion with other shows "difficult"
Bread and Butter organsiers have indicated they will not work more closely with the other Berlin shows, despite complaints from buyers that current sprawling system is unwieldy.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium - iHeart
Actively looking to enter the UK market, German womenswear brand iHeart has pounced on monochrome, mustard yellow and royal blue for autumn 13.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium - Good Thinks
Debuting at Premium this season, Good Thinks is a spin-off from one-year-old sister brand My Tshirt.
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Berlin trade shows: Seek - Le Mont St Michael
This 100-year-old brand merely hinted at the celebratory product it will release for its centenary this year, but at Seek was showing off its brand new range of basic, but high quality, knitwear.
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Berlin trade shows: Seek - Mes Dames
Created by a former designer at Margiela and Nina Ricci, Mes Dames selects a new muse, past or present, to inspire the entire collection each season.
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Berlin trade shows: Bright - Hype
New to Bright, this eight-month old British brand showed off floral, Aztec, and space-inspired prints on vests, leggings and sweaters.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium – Gertrude
French outerwear brand Gertrude launched into the premium womenswear market in France six years ago and is now gearing up for international expansion.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium – Bleulab
Los Angeles denim label Bleulab have a unique selling point: every item in the collection is reversible.
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Berlin trade shows: Seek – The One
New denim brand The One launches this season with a premium line and mainline offer.
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Berlin trade shows: Seek – Yarden
German brand Yarden debuts its first collection this season at Seek, positioning itself as a menswear brand predominantly, but also using female models in its lookbook to emphasise its unisex appeal.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium – Uneins
Making its debut at Premium, Helsinki womenswear brand Uneins showed a strong first collection of simple modern pieces, dominated by the use of luxury buttery soft leather, both cow and reindeer.
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Berlin trade shows: Seek - Common People
A new direction for British brand Common People sees the introduction of more casual, sporty pieces into a collection that still features signature nods to heritage.
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Berlin trade shows: Trend Watch – Leopard spots
While print and pattern has been seen everywhere during the Berlin shows, one of the newest directions that cropped up everywhere from Bread & Butter to Seek and skate show Bright is leopard spots for men.
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Berlin trade shows: Premium - Pop CPH
Recently graduating from fellow show Seek, four-year-old Pop CPH is now focusing on strong colours and a new all-over printed direction.
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Berlin Trade Shows: Bread and Butter - Drink Beer Save Water
Now in its fifth season, South Korean menswear brand Drink Beer Save Water pushes the boundaries of jerseywear with an inspiring range comprising of fun designs.
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Berlin Trade Shows: Bread and Butter - Mads Norgaard
Danish brand Mads Norgaard offers strong outerwear for autumn 13, particularly on the womenswear side, with fur trimmed parkas and brightly coloured rain coats.
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Berlin Trade Shows: Bread and Butter – Mouli
Swedish menswear brand Mouli offers a fun take on fairisle knits for autumn 13 by incorporating moustaches into its design.
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Berlin trade shows: Bread & Butter - Twist & Tango
Swedish fashion brand Twist & Tango brought out all the stops with its take on the big trends for autumn 13.
Bread & Butter Spring 13
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The Berlin shows, Spring 13
Some of the denim big boys were absent from this season’s Bread & Butter, and things started quietly on the first day.
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The Berlin shows: Anerkjendt
Spring 13 is this menswear brand’s second season.
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The Berlin Shows: Iron Fist
Young fashion brand Iron Fist has a busy season ahead with the launch of its men’s footwear range and an athletics line.
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The Berlin Shows: Margit Brandt
Japanese poetry, literature and 17th-century art are the key influences in Margit Brandt’s spring 13 collection.
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The Berlin Shows, Spring 13
Top 5 Trends
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The Berlin Shows: Moods of Norway
With its floral pattern in acid pastel shades, this suit from Moods of Norway’s stand at Bread & Butter is bang on trend.
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The Berlin Shows: Villain
Men’s young fashion brand Villain exhibited at Bread & Butter for the first time for spring 13, where it showcased an inviting selection of on-trend styles.
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The Berlin Shows: Pepe Jeans London
New for spring 13 at Pepe Jeans London, which showed at Bread & Butter, is a selection of denim that uses the sublimation process.
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The Berlin Shows: Wolsey
British heritage menswear label Wolsey, famous for having dressed explorer Scott of the Antarctic, is combining its mainline with its more premium 1755 label from this season.
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Q&A: The buyer’s view
Ed Quiligotti, head of menswear at young fashion chain Bank
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Q&A: On the stand with...
Manel Adell, partner and chief executive, Desigual
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UK visitors to Bread & Butter drops 15%
UK attendance at streetwear trade show Bread & Butter fell by 15% for its spring 13 edition as footfall fell by almost 5%.
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Premium sees 10% visitor rise
Berlin-based trade show Premium saw a 10% increase in attendance this year, boosted by a rise in visitors from Asia, Benelux and France.
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Drapers' Berlin highlights
The top things that tickled our fancy in the German capital.
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Spring 13 Streetwear: behind the scenes
It’s hot here in Berlin, so the heat was on for our streetwear special’s shoot, our round-up of spring 13’s coolest new streetwear shot in the expansive surrounds of Tempelhof airport, the home of Bread & Butter.
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Today at B&B: UCLA
American brand UCLA showcased a spring 13 collection featuring dip dyed T’s, sports inspired shorts and colour blocked macs.
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Day two: Berlin trade shows
The pace of life at the second day of Berlin-based trade show Bread & Butter showed no signs of slowing down.
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B&B Berlin off to quiet start after key brands’ no-show
Streetwear trade show Bread & Butter Berlin got off to a slow start on Wednesday, with several notable brands absent.
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Today at B&B: Trend watch - functionality
One of the top trends seen around the Berlin shows has been functionality.
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Today at B&B: Our legacy
Spring 13 sees menswear brand Our Legacy launch its debut footwear line.
Bread & Butter Autumn 12 collections
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Camouflage
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Rollnecks
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Cord
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Sleek Bombers
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Speckle
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Clean Denim
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Navajo
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Parka life
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B&B’s hot spot
With the LOCK area proving particularly popular with the bearded buying fraternity, the addition of the Fire Dept extension was always bound to win fans.
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Buying on Ice
Having hosted a pool party for its spring 12 show, the natural progression for Hilfiger Denim’s stand this season was, of course, an ice rink, complete with a bevy of onlooking penguins as the crowds glided around.
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Man (and woman) alive!
Remember that 1980s film Mannequin?
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B&B turns up volume by adding new areas
Streetwear show Bread & Butter has unveiled the theme ‘High Fidelity’ for its autumn 12 edition, and added two concept areas focusing on add-on items and heritage brands.
Bread & Butter Spring 12 collections
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Coastal
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Coloured Chinos
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Coloured Outerwear
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Over-dyed
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All-in-ones
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Light Denim Washes
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Patchwork Checks
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Sorbet Colours
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Bread & Butter
Chinos ruled the roost at Bread & Butter Berlin in sorbet shades and pop brights, while pathwork effects moved the check on
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UK absentees fail to dampen B&B mood
Streetwear show Bread & Butter delivered an upbeat spring 12 edition with a strong international presence despite many brands claiming there was a drop in UK buyers at the show.
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Bread & Butter spreads optimism
A mood of optimism prevailed at the 10th anniversary edition of Bread & Butter in Berlin, which opened as Drapers went to press.
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Aertex joins forces with John Simons
British heritage brand Aertex is collaborating with premium menswear indie John Simons on an archive-inspired menswear collection for spring 12.
