Berlin Fashion Week

A giant sign advertising Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week hangs in Bebelplatz, in central Berlin. Model Eva Padberg is featured in the ad. It's the third Fashion Week in the German capital and twenty six designers are presenting their spring/summer 2009 collections during the four-day clothing parade to the press and international guests such as "Sex and the City's" Kim Cattrall and leading German actor Moritz Bleibtreu.

These stiletto heels weren't really made for walkin'. But they'll likely see some action on the runway. Here they're at the opening press conference to Berlin's premiere fashion event.

British actress Mischa Barton made an appearance during the Berlin Fashion Week before the presentation of the fashion label Hugo by Hugo Boss on Thursday, July 17.

A model walks the runway, presenting a dress from Duesseldorf-based designer Suzana Peric's spring/summer 2009 collection.

A model shows off a dress from the spring/summer 2009 collection of the German designer label Lac Et Mel.

A veritable battalion of flag-waving models walks the runway at the presentation of German designer label Lac Et Mel. Vive la mode!

American actress Kim Cattrall and model Eva Padberg pose for the paparazzi at the Hugo Boss show.

A woman models the latest in millinery by Basso & Brooke at Berlin's Fashion Week.

This shoe was designed by the German label Scherer Gonzalez.

A model walks the runway at the showing of the Karstadt New Generation Award during the Berlin Fashion Week.

This piece is from the spring/summer 2009 collection of German label Unrath and Strano.

A model presents a whispy dress by German fashion label Michalsky.

Flanked by actress Maria Furtwaengler (left) and former model Claudia Schiffer (right), German designer Karl Lagerfeld received the platinum award at the Elle Fashion Star award ceremony during the Berlin Fashion Week.