Everything You Need To Know About Berlin Fashion Week FW26, So Far
From Lou de Bètoly’s upcycled lingerie to SF1OG’s Converse collaboration.
Berlin Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026 is only halfway through, but the tone is already crystal clear. In freezing temperatures and charged settings across the city, designers are using the platform to push ideas of identity, inclusivity and experimentation. From emerging voices like Laura Gerte and Vanessa Baernthol to established names such as GmbH, the collections will continue to reflect the values Berlin is known for: freedom, diversity and creative risk-taking.
True to form, the city itself remains central to the program. Shows are unfolding in unexpected locations, with formats that challenge the traditional runway, including Richert Beil’s forthcoming presentation staged as a dinner-performance hybrid.
Read on for the standout shows and collections shaping Berlin Fashion Week so far.
While you’re here, check out our recap of Copenhagen Fashion Week FW26.
Dead Stock Lingerie Found Form at Lou de Bètoly
French designer Lou de Bètoly returned to BFW to present her FW26 collection inside Rathaus Schöneberg, Berlin’s historic town hall. The collection drew on flea market finds, with vintage corsetry, hosiery, lace, knits and leather rebuilt into sharp, pared-back silhouettes. From a distance the palette stayed muted in black, rose and beige, but up close garments revealed dense handwork crocheted panels, floral structures, beaded draping and intricate lacing.
Her FW26 offering refined the distressed techniques seen previously, this time rendered with greater delicacy and a more dispersed hand. Among the most striking details were three looks featuring upcycled pressed purses with metal handles, worn suspended from the neck as jewellery-object hybrids. A clear standout was a gold dress constructed entirely from gilded jewellery, sourced from Berlin-based Hatay Juwelier.
SF1OG Designed With The 2000’s Paparazzi-Era In Mind
One thing about SF10G is that it knows exactly what it’s doing. More pertinently, the brand has a clear and confident sense of who it is. SF1OG’s FW26 show channelled Berlin’s underground spirit through clothing that felt resolutely personal. Antique linens, distressed cashmere, leather and velvet appeared rubbed, frayed and imperfect, carrying the intimacy of garments that have been worn over and over again.
From a research methodology perspective, the designer looked at archival 2000’s paparazzi images of Amy Winehouse, Lindsay Lohan and Adam Sandler capturing “moments of fragility, imperfection and exhaustion… images that feel almost intrusive to witness,” according to a press release. If its FW25 collection manifested as an early adoption of an indie sleaze revival, FW26 was about executing that adoption with confidence and intention. As for footwear, the brand continued its partnership with Converse, introducing a new Chuck Taylor Lo.
Haderlump Honored the Life and Style of Marlene Dietrich
Inspired by German-American actress Marlene Dietrich, Haderlump unveiled its FW26 collection, “VARIUS,” on stage at Berlin’s Wintergarten Varieté theater… and the collection just worked. There were 28 looks, not a single one I wouldn’t wear in a heartbeat. Before the runway commenced, the crowd of 350 was a played an original soundscape by John Carlsson.
The brand utilized lace for the first time, paired with leather, denim and heavy wool. As an ode to the debut of the material, lace patterns were also handpainted on the faces of the models. Silhouettes range from gowns to sharply cut trousers, including references to Dietrich’s signature wide-leg pants.
