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Berlin's best vintage: 1960s-1970s

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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”.

Seven questions for...

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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 08:00:00 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.

A bit of Halloween cheese

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:00:00 GMT

Man of Shadows sets itself up with the tried and true Halloween tricks, but who isn't looking for that on All Hallow's Eve? The Theatre of Shadows' production delivers the holiday's creepy and silly bite.