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Berlin's best vintage: 1960s-1970s

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Fringed suede, floral peasant dresses, GDR Olympic dancing skirts: from mod to détente, these shops will leave you feelin’ groovy and dressed for the revolution.

Berlin's best vintage: finishing touches

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

From fin-de-siècle brooches and Art Deco earrings to leopard-print pumps and weaved leather handbags, these shops are the best of the best when it comes to vintage accessories.

Berlin's best vintage: 1880s-1940s

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Turn up the decadence and glamour. Whether you’re more of a corseted Belle Époque contessa, a silent-era diva, a roaring flapper or a 1940s urbanite, these vintage troves will get you ready for your close-up.

Berlin's best vintage: 1950s-1960s

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Rev your engines, backcomb that beehive and head to one of these reservoirs of retro-cool and glamour. From 1950s baby doll dresses and petty coats to 1960s leather jackets there’s plenty to satisfy any modern-day Marlon or Marilyn.

Berlin's best vintage: original sin

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Though some stock a normal range of vintage items, these shops specialise in original designs and big-name labels, from collectors’ kicks to haute couture.

Berlin's best vintage: 1980s-1990s

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

This is where Berlin’s Nina Hagen acolytes and Kate Moss clones go to get their nostalgic fashion fix. Sequined colour-blocked sweaters and perfectly acid washed denim at these shops will take you all the way from “Material Girl” to "Miss World”.

Toast & Jam fashion show peek

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

In the midst of Fashion Week, Berlin's first ever vintage fair, Toast & Jam, rocked the best fashion of the decades on the catwalk. If you missed it, take a look here!

Seven questions for...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Katja Munoz and Dana Kikic. The New Yorker and Belgrade native are the hands behind the new label Jewel & Wool, giving us stylish tips right as the Berlin Fashion Week launches.

Berlin's best vintage

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Fashion Week has ended, the visiting hordes have left the city and Berlin's first ever vintage fair, Toast & Jam, was a smash! If you missed out or are still hankering for a retro fix, here are the 27 shops you should know about.

Local foods: Buffalo and ostrich!

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Sourcing your food locally can actually lead you on an exotic gastronomic adventure filled with plenty: here we explore the beautiful beasts and the big birds.

Last chance: Friedrich Seidenstucker: Of Hippos and Other Humans

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT

Native Berliner and internationally recognised photographer Seidenstücker is known especially for one achievement: a sense of humour uncommon to photography. His first comprehensive retrospective includes over 200 photographs taken from 1925-1958.

One-stop-shop baking

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMT

Want to make those Triassic-themed cookies for your paleontologist friend? Or maybe just good ol' fashioned German christmas cookies and cakes are your thing. CakeVille has everything you need to get baking.

Last Chance: Robert Therrien

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT

The American artist, known for taking simple everyday objects from his environment and recreating them as beautiful larger-than life sculptures, will be showing a selection of small seminal sculptures, including a major new installation.

Last Chance: My Paris – Collection Antoine de Galbert

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 09:00:00 GMT

My Paris, Antoine de Galbert's collection since the late 1980s, shows a cross-section of rarely exhibited work by more than 40 contemporary Parisians, spanning everything from art brut to ethnographic headwear and taxidermy.