Also in this season, AUSTRIAN FASHION SHOWCASE reconciles a selection of contemporary accessory labels from Austria and brings them to one of the most important trade shows in Paris: Bienvenue à la Première Classe!

Twice a year Unit F association for contemporary fashion awards project funding in the amount of 35.000,00 EUR directly to fashion designers either working in Austria or with a strong connection to the country´s fashion scene. Furthermore students in their last college year can apply for the funding.

Until January 19, works of great Austrian photographer Hanna Putz can be seen in a group exhibition in Cyprus, from February on, various Austrian fashion designers and artists will be presented in London, tomorrow the Material exhibition with Anneliese Schrenk will be opened and on the last of this month, Martin Stöbich invites us to his release party. Come on, let´s go!

The topic „fashion“ is attached utmost importance at the moment in Berlin: in the course oft he week the German capital invites all media to visit the official Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Brandenburg Gate. Unfortunately, also this season the omens are not favourable for the Berliners who hoped for big names: still, the big designers do not present their latest and hottest collections on German catwalks.

"Men should kiss men instead of shooting them."

This quote taken out of a gay demonstration of the Viennese scene in 1984 is used by artist Siggi Hofer and fashion designer Peter Holzinger for a collaboration they present at samstag shop.