Your Definitive Recap of Berlin Fashion Week SS25

Berlin Fashion Week is back for the Spring/Summer 2025 season with fresh emerging talent, creative showcases and a new sustainability initiative. Joining forces with Copenhagen Fashion Week, Fashion Council Germany has outlined sustainability requirements for all participating brands to adhere to, including fare wages, enhancing traceability and prioritizing environmentally conscious materials.

As for the style, the city known for its provocative and gender-fluid flare is showcasing some seriously avant-garde approaches to warm weather dressing. GmbH returned to Berlin with a collection focused on resilience while PLNGNS prompted the fashion industry to consider upcycling as an alternative to creating new, wasteful materials.

Continue reading to hear more about the best shows and collections from the BFW circuit. While you’re here, check out our coverage of Men’s Fashion Week SS25.

Lueder Dressed Up PUMA’s New Speedcat Sneaker

Marie Lueder, who recently won the Berlin contemporary prize by the German Fashion Council, unveiled her SS25 collection “where the ego merges with the self, and the individual reintegrates with the collective.” The showcase called “Rubedo,” brought together an array of intricate, layered and light-wash pieces. Key details from the collection to know are the brand’s use of chapped skirts, cotton balaclava hoods and graphic T-shirts paired with long sleeve polos. Lueder also partnered with PUMA as an exclusive partner to celebrate the launch of its new Speedcat sneaker.

PLNGNS Upcycled 500 Pairs of Shoes

Led by Ukrainian creative director Mitya Hontarenko, PLNGNS transforms upcycled sneakers and recycled sportswear material into its own reimagined collections. For its SS25 showcase dubbed “Sneaker Riot,” the brand unveiled deconstructed sneaker jackets, corsets and trousers alongside shoelace headwear and bags. Using over 500 pairs of shoes in 22 looks, the brand illustrates the true meaning of sustainable, regenerative fashion with all shoe elements from the logo application to the soles and laces in use. In regards to the fashion industry, Hontarenko wants to bring awareness to over production stating that: “You always have a choice. Upcycling clothing and creating a more sustainable future is important and essential for all of us.”

Everything Is a Hood at Anonymous Club

Anonymous Club, founded by Hood by Air‘s Shayne Oliver, returned to Berlin for its SS25 showcase dubbed “FREUDIAN GLITCH.” Hoods were enlarged, manipulated and duplicated across the collection seen as dresses, jackets, bags and draped over shoulders. Elsewhere, Oliver delivered deconstructed, jersey-inspired designs alongside ballerina flats and boots. Ye, a collaborator and friend of the brand, made a special appearance and models walked to an unreleased track of his vocals over Biggie’s song “Who Shot Ya.”

GmbH Celebrates Resistance Through Rituals

GmbH returned to its city of origin to present its SS25 collection called “Resistance Through Rituals.” Creative directors Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Serhat Isik materialized the feeling strength through “combat-ready” motifs and silhouettes including tassel boxing shorts and boxing-style jackets. Key details from the collection are the deep V cut skirts, pink metallic heels, hooded suit jackets and, of course, the pink bow graphic seen throughout the showcase. GmbH also collaborated with Axel Arigato, unveiling a new sneaker collection featuring elements of chainmail and metal.