ESMOD Berlin

Today our group of Allie, Cali, Tori, and Zach went to the ESMOD Fashion School in Berlin for a tour and interview. The people at the school were very hospitable, and everyone we talked to had an interesting story to tell. The school was located about 30 mins away by train. Since it was our first day in Berlin, it took us some time to use the subway system. The subway here is a lot more strict than Munich, and they aggressively bounce from train to train to make sure everyone's ticket is legit. We could not figure out how to buy one on the way there, so we rode without one. However, on the way back to our hostel, we did buy one and as soon as we got on the train, our ticket was checked.

The school itself used to be an old boarding school, and they intentionally left elements to give the building character. Each floor was dedicated to a different year of study, and you could see the progression of the students as they moved from year to year. The final year they create their own collection with 5 full outfits. We had a panel of 4 students and one professor who were kind enough to show us their work, and tell us more about their inspiration for their pieces. They all drew from different areas like music, different cultures and street art. It was clear that the students were very talented, and we were very impressed. One student was even kind enough to tell us about different districts and clubs were we could see different subcultures.