Backstage: ep_anoui by Eva Poleschinski at Berlin Fashion Week

 Some backstage impressions:

Dior Haute Couture Winter 2013: Raf Simons goes out on a limb

For the new Christian Dior Haute Couture collection Raf Simons didn't forgot the "New Look" of course, but he used new elements like a lot of transparency, cut-outs and also a little bit of bondage:

Damir Doma Men SS14: Loose and waisted

Raglan sleeves, pleated pants for volume and the waist as point of emphasis:

Vivienne Westwood: Hommage to Bradley Manning and the Eastern style

Westwood dedicated her menswear collection for summer 2014 to Bradley Manning, an American soldier, who was arrested in May 2010 in Iraq on suspicion of having passed classified material to the website WikiLeaks, with pictures of the soldier and the word "truth".

The rest of the collection was inspired by the Eastern style: Kaftan shirts, baggy pants, summer suits, geometric prints, toe sandals and flip flops.

Thomas Sabo: Charm Rose Intense or La vie en rose

It was the perfect moment when Mariama sang Èdith Piafs "La vie en rose" at Thomas Sabo's fragrance presentation in the Goßlerhaus in Hamburg's smart villa district Blankenese. Why was it perfect? Because the new perfume "Charm Rose Intense" of the jewellery designer aptivates through dark, almost black roses. Available from early September. See the pictures:

Thousands of roses

Singer Mariama

Show 2013: Linzs University of Art in cooperation with Viennas Fashion School

What I liked:

Matejana Ilic

Shira Ehlers "Phantasma"

Theresa Anna Erlach "cause everyone carries a story"

 Esther-Naomi Knoll

Stella Gebauer

 Johanna Pflaum

Shoes by Alina Saavedra Santis

Jana Wieland "strange pie"

Photo: Jürgen Hammerschmid

Isabel Marant for H&M

After Karl Lagerfeld, Maison Martin Margiela and many more, Isabel Marant will creat the next collection. With her effortless style, she has created a widely influential on Paris chic. Mixing urban attitude, boho elegance and rock ‘n’ roll spirit, she delivers a genuine French allure. For H&M, Isabel Marant will create a wardrobe of must-have pieces inspired by her signature style. Available from November 14, 2013, in around 250 stores worldwide and online, the collection features clothing and accessories for women and teenagers. Isabel will also, for the first time, create a collection for men.

Credit: H&M

"I aim at creating something real, that women want to wear in their everyday lives, with a certain carelessness, which I think is very Parisian: you dress up, but do not pay too much attention and still look sexy. The collection is infused with this kind of easiness and attitude. Everything can be mixed following one’s own instincts: my take on fashion is all about personality" says Isabel Marant about her collection for H&M.