Busy in Berlin Biennale, Fashion Week and more

by Ariella Risch | Jul 08, 2010 in Art, Experiences | Leave A Comment

Yesterday I was in Berlin. You cannot imagine what this was like given that Germany just lost the soccer world cup semi-final. Both young and old were wrapped in German flags in support of their team. Some were naked underneath. Taxis and cars waved flags on antennas, from windows, big colourful traffic jams so unusual in this normally orderly city.

Soccer set aside, there is a lot more going on in Berlin these days. I didn’t make it to the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art from June 6 to August 8 2010, though I swear I will go and will tell you all about it soon on illywords, as it really is worth a visit.

Berlin’s fashion week opened yesterday, set off with a “white night”. The 7th Berlin Fashion Week takes place from July 7 to 10 2010, and shows fashion of spring-summer 2011.

Our friend Björn Kloos reported upon the first ever major fashion show by Calvin Klein in Germany, and a première for Berlin Fashion week. The luscious photos you see in this post are from this event that involved 50 models wearing underwear, jeans, and both mens’ and womens’ clothing. The new CK fragrance “Beauty” presented in the “Münze”, an old mint and a very hot location in Berlin-Mitte. Glamorous stars attended, including Diane Kruger, the face of “Beauty”.

Shall we book a trip to Berlin ASAP? Here are some useful resources:

• Berlin Biennale programme
• Follow @berlintourism on twitter or visit the city’s official site www.visitberlin.de
• Look for low cost plane tickets within Europe with Lufthansa or AirBerlin

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