BACKSTAGE AT THE GMBH CAPTURED BY MICHAEL ANTHONY BAUMANN

At Kraftwerk Berlin, GmbH’s AW26 Doppelgänger struck with clarity and rage. Anchored in the grotesque notion of Friedensangst—the fear of peace—the collection channeled political unrest in a precise, emotionally charged wardrobe. Huseby and Işık fused sharp tailoring with the fluidity of club culture: second-skin bodies, thigh-high boots, and coats flaring behind the silhouette. References to early-1980s German industrial and synth scenes echoed a Berlin once driven by counterculture and utopian resistance. A restrained palette of blacks, greys, and broken whites was softened by fragile florals, gestures of tenderness amid brutality. More than a show, Doppelgänger felt like a coded warning of fashion as memory, refusal, and belonging in a world engineered to keep burning.