And all can be explored for much less than you'd spend in London or Paris. "What makes Berlin so interesting, so cool, is the alternative scene, the parties, the clubbing, music, outdoor festivals ...

As for Berlin, it hasn’t been on the international cool list since Christopher Isherwood lived in the city in the early 1930s and chronicled the demise of its rambunctious culture under the Nazis.

Berlin is a victim of its own success. The eternal backwater now thinks it’s the navel of the world. If the city’s uncoolness was what once made it cool, its new coolness threatens to make it ...

A moody medley of luxy pre-loved Berlin cool and hot-before-they’re-too-hot independent brands. Think square-toe Acne loafers, chunky gold Laura Lombardi chains, and Prada’s cult nylon ...

And, some areas of West Berlin are coming back in vogue. Here are four cool places to stay in this hot, hip town: East Berlin: The Epicenter of the Fashion Scene Fashionistas, this is the ...

In Berlin’s battle for buzz, the rapidly transforming districts in the eastern quarters have been the winners for more than a decade. That is beginning to change, as the former heart of West ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “It’s really a new kind of shopping experience,” says Emmanuel de Bayser of The Square, the Berlin-based fashion ...