Fashion and Clothes in the Nazi Period: A Look at the Berlin Global Exhibition
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Humboldt Forum first floor BERLIN GLOBAL exhibition hall
The Humboldt Forum in Berlin is home to a new exhibition called Berlin Global. This exhibition explores the city's global connections and its role as a center of fashion and clothing. One of the most striking exhibits in the exhibition is a look at the fashion industry during the Nazi period.
The Nazi regime was obsessed with image, and it used fashion to promote its ideology. The regime's ideal was a clean, well-dressed Aryan, and it promoted this image through fashion magazines, films and propaganda.
The exhibition features a number of items of clothing from that period, including uniforms, dresses, and suits. These items of clothing are on display alongside photographs, posters, and other documents that show how the regime at the time used fashion to promote its ideology.
The exhibition also explores the role of fashion in the resistance to the Nazi regime. Some people used fashion to express their opposition to the regime, while others used it to help them survive. For example, some Jewish people wore traditional clothing to blend in and avoid being targeted by the regime in power.
The Berlin Global exhibition is a fascinating look at the fashion industry during a tumultuous period. It shows how fashion can be used to promote an ideology, and it also shows how fashion can be used to resist oppression. The exhibition is a must-see for anyone interested in fashion, history or events at the time.
Who Wears What in Berlin?
A glance at this display shows that fashion in Berlin has always been diverse. The backdrop: woman walking on the streets of Berlin, from 1900 to 2018. The foreground: Berlin outfits in 2019. Students at Berlin’s School of Fashion selected, put together and presented the outfits. They visited different parts of the city, observed people and spoke with them about their choice of clothing.
In addition to the items of clothing and other artifacts on display, the exhibition also features a number of interactive elements. Visitors can learn about the history of fashion in Berlin through a series of interactive displays. They can also try on traditional clothing from different cultures and see how it would have fit them in the past.
Fashion, More Than a Stylish Look
Berlin is known for its diverse lifestyles. Its people also dress in very different ways: in designer suits, jogging clothes, hipster outfits, stylish headscarves and practical outdoor wear. But clothing is more than individual expression. It is also a product of the fesion industry. Big profits for companies and low prices for consumers often come at the expense of the people who actually sew the clothing - once in Berlin, and now in Bangladesh, Ethiopia or Romania.
The Berlin Global exhibition is a thought-provoking and informative look at the fashion industry and how this evolved over the years. It is a must-see for anyone interested in fashion, history, or the Nazi period.
We hope that you enjoyed this article about Berlin’s fashion history.
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