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I have something.
This winter, we're wearing milk.
It's good for your skin.
You don't have to buy any clothes.
No, you should always buy clothes.
Milk and tea only go with Berlin made textiles.
In 2003 I was completely legless.
The entire year?
Then I stopped drinking alcohol
because I wanted to have a day life.
I thought, why not found the Friendly Society.
I think Berlin-Mitte needs that
before all the big labels come and drive rents up.
It was a good idea, because we're still in Mitte
and we're still
supporting small labels everywhere.
When I met Ronny, he had just started a series
of shirts without sleeves
which is buttoned at the back like a waistcoat.
It's originally a ladies' item
and stems from the 16th, 15th century.
It became more well-known in the 19th century.
Gentlemen wore it,
as I explained earlier, under a jacket.
I continued this but used more fabric
so you can wear it on its own.
Gentlemen can wear it backless.
I have something. If you were like, a musician,
you'd be able to wear something like this.
That's a very cool style.
On the whole, we are very similar in this.
We always produce... project collections.
We also have project days.
When we have project days, we're insufferable.
Oh dear.
I'm stupidly in the background. Not any more.
Oh, cool. There's the next one.
Yes. This is Melissa.
And this week is Fashion Week.
We have a few pretty things.
On Sunday, her pieces are integrated
in a music performance here.
That's during our 10-year anniversary party
which is taking place on 20 January, 2-10pm.
And now I'd say I'm curious
to see what you brought me today.
Right, it's winter.
I'm always so excited.
This here.
Great, that's perfect for me. Trés chic.
That's great.
You can say anything.
You can do anything. Now it's on the table
or it runs out of the shirt.
She does ladies' wear and menswear,
we have to say.
For the ladies, I love her corsages.
With... awesome suspenders.
If I hold it like that, you see...
I would use all the string,
but I rarely wear women's lingerie.
On the outside, I try to look respectable,
but underneath I usually wear latex underwear.
In candy colours, too.
Hang on. It's more like this.
Like that. And if you have ***, they go up.
The ribs are shaped a bit, too.
You have a majestic posture and you can't eat.
It's the perfect diet, really.
Totally. If you want to be pretty, you suffer.
Since we've done pretty and classic,
we're doing *** now. Never miss ***.
I'd say it's more mod. Cool.
Winter is cold, so you can't wear
skirts on their own.
Funny, it almost matches my trousers.
Somehow we're...
Maybe I should order a scarf from you.
It's a brilliant match.
I like... Actually, it's pretty...
Looks wicked.
OK, and now?
What else?
Right, more leggings.
A bit like Christmas.
Yeah, right?
Santa Claus.
That's a classic pattern, right?
Is it Japanese? Fish?
Fishy, yes. Looks like scales.
This is the perfect outfit, so to speak.
Be it Fashion Week or Berlin Film Festival.
A winter collar. Something cuddly for in-between.
A little stole.
Yes.
A mini stole.
No animal died for this. Just a Muppet.
Isn't that a ***?
A ***. He's talking Bavarian now.
I'm just back from my skiing trip
and got myself a ***.
If you're the *** type,
you could use this as a tie-pin.
Or up there.
Well, it's a little bit...
I have a cat in my throat.
Can you take the ***?
This is a woolly jumper I made.
It's not fixed yet, but we have another 24 hours.
In process.
That's right. A work in progress.
Here you see the drapery where I try
to have the material in such a way
that it has the fall of the folds.
Matching with it is this.
This is for ladies and gents.
It's the going-out trousers.
What do you wear underneath?
Fancy underwear.
I have classic lines which I sometimes change.
I put new ideas in, it's always in motion.
Like all designers.
I was going to say, the flow always flows.
There is no other way.
Or it would be a reservoir
and we'd be making power.
Wouldn't that be nice.
We're rich in creativity.
Yes. But we keep on working.
Absolutely.
We have our regular customers.
And with every Fashion Week it gets better.
We've been doing this for ten years now.
We're culture survivors and keep on living.
Well, I'm not trained for anything else.
No, we can't do anything else.
No. But we do this well.
Yes, from Wednesday it's showroom days,
until Saturday. And Sunday
it's all the events all day long.
Yes. So I'll see you Wednesday lunchtime.
Exactly.
2pm is show time.
See you Wednesday.
Yes. And now back to the sewing machine.
So I was making stuff
for my Barbies and for myself.
I thought, what's missing in my wardrobe?
I'll do this now.
If it doesn't work out, I'm still young enough
to do something sensible like business studies.
Subtitles: Stephanie Geiges