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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Ellie Violet Bramley in Berlin and Chloe Mac Donnell in Copenhagen

Copenhagen and Berlin rub shoulder pads with the big four fashion weeks

A line of catwalk models is lead by a man wearing a jumper with a 'Refuse to trade with the enemy' caption
A GmbH jumper reading ‘Refuse to trade with the enemy’ was one of many politically charged messages at this year’s Berlin fashion week. Photograph: Sebastian Reuter/Getty Images

In a former multistorey car park, models in elegant tailoring walk the catwalk soundtracked by Kate Bush. It looks and sounds like one of the four most famous fashion weeks: London, Paris, New York or Milan.

But this is a cloudy February night in Berlin. The brand, GmbH, showed its designs in Paris this time last year, but it has come back to Berlin for a second season, the headline act for a home crowd.

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