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Berlin Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Co-ed

Esther Perbandt

15 looks, shown 2 July 2026 in Berlin. Known this season for combat boots, wide-brim hat, japanese.

15Looks
1.5%Of the week's looks
32nd / 41Largest show
BlackLead colour

Field notes on Esther Perbandt

  1. Esther Perbandt (Berlin) showed the most tonal collection of the season: tonal looks 100% vs 31% for the median show.

    Measured from garment pixels across 15 looks.

The collection, look by look

SS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 15
BlackCharcoal
Look 11

Look 1 of 15

All-black sculpted bomber with balloon sleeves over curved wrap layers

A bomber jacket reimagined as armour: exaggerated padded shoulders and ballooning tied sleeves meet curved, overlapping panels, turning military utility into a monastic, sculptural all-black uniform.

Black 87%Charcoal 13%
Shape
asymmetric · inverted triangle · sculptural · fitted
Pieces
bodysuit · bomber · tailored shorts · wrap skirt
Fabric
jersey · wool
Details
cut-away · lacing · padding · piping
Styling
combat boots · layered · open · tonal head to toe
Mood
austere · dark · powerful

What set Esther Perbandt apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Combat boots footwearWide-brim hat accessoryJapanese referenceTiered / layered volume silhouetteTurtleneck / funnel necklineReligious / ecclesiastical reference

The palette

Share of garment area across 15 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Tiered / layered volume60%
  • Oversized47%
  • Sculptural / architectural47%
  • Asymmetric40%
  • Inverted triangle / strong shoulder27%

Share of the 15 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 15 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Knit sweater40%
  • Wide-leg trousers33%
  • Jacket27%
  • Shirt27%
  • Trousers20%

The character of the clothes

Esther Perbandt's clothes were darker, more muted, cooler, smoother, more daring and more experimental than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterdarker than 100% of collections
  • MutedVividmore muted than 97% of collections
  • CoolerWarmercooler than 96% of collections
  • SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 98% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 88% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearablemore experimental than 90% of collections

Esther Perbandt against every other house measured so far

Also in Berlin, Spring/Summer 2027

Berlin field notes →
  1. 1Marc Cain54 looksSilver
  2. 2©Barragán43 looksBlack
  3. 3Sf1Og39 looksBlack
  4. 4Lou de Bètoly37 looksNavy
  5. 5Marina Hoermanseder37 looksBeige
  6. 6William Fan35 looksBlack

The fortnightly digest

Esther Perbandt, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.