Founder and designer, Sia Arnika
Sia Arnika
Danish
Sia Arnika was born on the Danish island of Mors and moved to Berlin, where she studied fashion design at ESMOD. She worked with Ottolinger and Yeezy before founding her label in 2020. Her collections draw on Nordic folklore and Berlin club culture, combining minimal and maximal forms. She made her runway debut at Berlin Fashion Week for autumn/winter 2023.
Houses
Their runway, measured
27 looks in 1 showNext to every runway we track, Sia Arnika's looks are cooler, less tonal, more colour-blocked and smoother.
Colours
- Black32%
- Silver · 1.7× the average9%
- Navy · 2.1× the average9%
- Sky / powder blue · 8.4× the average9%
- Denim blue · 3.2× the average8%
- Charcoal7%
- Grey5%
- Lilac / lavender · 7.5× the average4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness36/100about average · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation12.2about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals57%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues19%cooler · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks4%less tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 53more colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture4.30smoother · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.107shinier · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.
Silhouettes
- Fitted / bodycon 30%3.0×
- Straight / tubular 26%35% less
- Oversized 26%
- Column 26%
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 22%
Materials
- Silk / satin 30%
- Cotton / poplin 30%
- Wool / tailoring cloth 19%40% less
- Jersey 19%
- Technical / nylon 19%2.6×
Details
- Oversized collar 33%2.9×
- Raw / frayed hems 26%2.7×
- Lacing / ties 19%
- Padding / sculpted volume 19%1.3×
- Cut-away / asymmetric hem 19%
Patterns
- Check / plaid 11%2.0×
- Colour-block 11%2.0×
- Abstract print 4%
- Ombre / gradient 4%1.7×
- Graphic / logo 4%1.7×
Mood
- Edgy 63%4.1×
- Austere 37%1.9×
- Subversive 33%3.0×
- Dark 33%2.6×
- Sensual 33%3.0×
Era references
- 1990s 22%3.0×
- 1930s 7%6.1×
- 2000s / y2k 4%1.8×
- 1960s 4%
- Victorian 4%
From the AI tags on 27 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.
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