Founder and designer, Dagger
Luke Rainey
Northern Irish
Luke Rainey grew up in Portrush, Northern Ireland, and founded the Berlin streetwear label DAGGER in 2020, starting with T-shirts made during the pandemic. The brand mixes skate culture, DIY graphics, workwear and slogan tees and is co-owned with his partner Marvin Lobodda. DAGGER moved onto the official Berlin Fashion Week calendar and is stocked by Dover Street Market Paris.
Houses
Their runway, measured
32 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Luke Rainey's looks are lighter, more saturated, less neutral and cooler.
Colours
- Silver · 3.9× the average21%
- Cobalt / royal blue · 21.3× the average11%
- Navy · 1.9× the average8%
- Black8%
- Denim blue · 2.3× the average6%
- Red · 2.6× the average5%
- Teal / turquoise · 9.5× the average4%
- Butter yellow · 8.1× the average4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness51/100lighter · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation27.5more saturated · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals32%less neutral · all runways 60%
- Warm hues36%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks6%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 71more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture6.28more textured · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.113shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Sweatshirt29.5×Garment
- Punk / grunge27.8×Style
- Text / slogan23.0×Pattern
- Hand-painted22.3×Detail
- 2000s / y2k21.8×Era reference
- Sneakers19.0×Footwear
- Graphic / logo18.3×Pattern
- Track jacket16.4×Garment
Silhouettes
- Oversized 66%2.3×
- Straight / tubular 34%
- Low-rise 28%12.7×
- Boxy 22%1.8×
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 16%
Materials
- Cotton / poplin 78%2.5×
- Jersey 72%4.8×
- Technical / nylon 47%6.6×
- Denim 31%3.8×
- Knit 6%68% less
Details
- Logo / monogram 66%8.7×
- Distressing 38%13.0×
- Lacing / ties 28%1.7×
- Belts 28%1.4×
- Hardware / studs / chains 28%2.1×
Patterns
- Graphic / logo 41%18.3×
- Text / slogan 25%23.0×
- Colour-block 19%3.4×
- Check / plaid 19%3.4×
- Stripes 19%2.7×
Mood
- Playful 84%4.8×
- Edgy 59%3.8×
- Subversive 44%3.9×
- Relaxed 44%
- Nostalgic 31%2.1×
Era references
- 1990s 56%7.5×
- 2000s / y2k 44%21.8×
- 1970s 9%
From the AI tags on 32 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.
