Bernhard Willhelm’s show was set to a riotous mix tape called “Malibu 1992” by Italian DJs Dorian and Death in Plains – a trashy 90s club mix matched with a bizarre, oftentimes nonsensical video claiming to be a movie and soundtrack of the end of the world.

Willhelm and his design partner-in-crime Jutta Kraus showed ripped and paint-splattered twill overalls and bomber jackets that were at times emblazoned with the word TRANSIT and a screenprinted bridge symbol. A violent orange poncho was shredded into fringes, and flimsy feather boas circled through the window-pane holes in acid-washed denims. An often top-heavy silhouette mixed the designer’s love of gymwear (think leggings and pleather short shorts) with flannelette shirting and uniform styles that were more workshop than workout. Still ever-present were the intricate, zany graphic knitwear pieces that have become Bernhard’s signature, with wave patterns and bold industrial stripes.

Photography by Reto Schmid