At fashion shows beauty glistens on the runway, but behind the perfect shows there is a lot of work going on. While the celebrities make themselves comfortable in the VIP area and the photographers snap pictures of stars and starlets in the lobby, behind the scenes everything is being made ready for the big performance. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Niklas Kauffeld, the trained designer at Hypnosis in Berlin's Schönefeld district, gives us a behind the scenes peek into the production facilities of his fashion label.

Floria Princess of Hesse and Frankfurt designer Nina Hollein organized a fashion show at the Hotel Hessischer Hof. Nina Hollein describes her style as extravagant, timeless and functional. Her garments were presented by children and ladies.

In this second part of the series, Floria Princess of Hesse tells about her connection to designer Nina Hollein and the Hessischer Hof. The participating children also talk about their role as models.

Where does a princess reside and what's the definition of the old saying "noblesse oblige"? Princess Floria of Hesse answers these questions in this third part of the series. The lesser guests also get a chance to speak as well as the general manager of the Hessische Hof, Eduard M. Singer.

The audience at the International Model Train Exhibition in Göppingen, Germany was mostly men. But when it comes to the landscape construction on a smaller scale, women have taken over. To all these fanatics, their model trains aren't just toys - they're much more than that!
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These are some excerpts from the theater piece “In allen Ehren” [“With All Due Respect”], which was performed at the Fritz-Rémond-Theater in Frankfurt and deals with the end of a marriage.

One of the most important events of Berlin Fashion Week is to be experienced at the tent at Brandenburg Gate. More than 200,000 fans were expected to attend in 2012. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Mofy picks some strawberries so that she will have something to trade at the swap meet. Her goal is to get some presents for her friends.

Mofy finds more gifts for her friends at the swap meet. But when she finds something for herself, she realizes she's run out of strawberries to trade.

Two days before New Year's Eve, Tristan has to finally make good on a promise he'd made a while ago to play Monopoly with his daughter. Unfortunately things get a little out of hand. Viel Spaß!

Metallica? Ozzy? Who needs the Monsters of Rock when we have the Monsters of Liedermaching! This band’s songs are both smart and funny, so sit back and enjoy this lively interview from the SUBSTAGE club in Karlsruhe. Viel Spaß!

An ode to the smallest toe: With the Monsters of Liedermaching, comedy and music merge into one performance.

The band Monsters of Liedermaching consider the various time-wasting realities of life.

The Monsters of Liedermaching are again coming up with the funniest lyrics out there, this time wishing for a horsey for Christmas — one that steals friends! Kopfhörer aufsetzen, Musik aufdrehen!