Max Mara showcases Bowie-inspired collection in Berlin
Neues museum catwalk show also paid homage to Marlene Dietrich’s gender fluidity
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‘Azzedine Alaïa couldn’t give a damn what other people said was the new mood’
Ahead of the first UK solo exhibition of the couturier’s work, former colleague Sophie Hicks remembers his exacting pursuit of fashion perfection