The paparazzi went vastness as skinny beauties teetered on dizzying heels and dispensed air kisses.
Berlin had set aside its usual disdain for costly consumerism to host designers and fashion executives at Berlin Fashion Week.
Judging by the catwalk shows, summer 2012 is about optimistic flashes of neon, married with demure tones of white, grey and beige - a look epitomised by German draughtsman Dorothee Schumacher.
Bold geometric shapes and loose cuts were offset by silky, contour-enhancing fabrics such as those of up-and-coming Berlin interior decorator Michel Sontag, whose collection features flowing outfits in muted, chalky shades of blue, dead white and brown.
