New York Fashion Week FW26 · Runway show Womenswear
Kallmeyer
33 looks, shown 11 February 2026 in New York. Known this season for glossy / dewy, sheer tights, quiet luxury.
The collection, look by look
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Look 1 of 33
Butter-yellow liquid satin funnel-neck midi dress with black knee boots
A single sweep of fluid pale satin, a high funnel neck and a softly gathered waist give the dress a quiet, almost ecclesiastical poise, while hard black boots ground it.
What set Kallmeyer apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- Black52%
- Chocolate brown14%
- Beige / camel13%
- Ivory / cream7%
- Tan5%
- Gold2%
Share of garment area across 33 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 33 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 33 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →5 of Kallmeyer's 97 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Germany.
- Manton de manila · Spain · European folk & regional dress4 looks
Germany → Spain
“Dark ground densely embroidered with pale flowers, leafy scrolls and blossoms, edged with long knotted silk fringe, characteristic of mantón de Manila shawls, reworked into a halter dress.”
- Pankou / frog closures · China · East Asia2 looks
Germany → China
“Four horizontal knotted cord closures in matching black, evenly spaced down the centre front, fastening edge-to-edge in the manner of Chinese pankou.”
- Tang jacket · China · East Asia2 looks
Germany → China
“Collarless, round-necked, edge-to-edge front fastened only by frog closures recalls the Tang jacket cut, reworked as a fitted, shaped Western-tailored jacket.”
- Shawl-panel construction · Spain · European folk & regional dressLook 1
Germany → Spain
“Fringed embroidered panels hang in diagonal, triangular tiers like folded mantón shawls draped over the body, recalling flamenco shawl styling.”
The character of the clothes
Kallmeyer's clothes were darker, warmer, smoother, more formal, more classic and more wearable than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterdarker than 87% of collections
- MutedVivid
- CoolerWarmerwarmer than 89% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 97% of collections
- CasualFormalmore formal than 85% of collections
- ClassicDaringmore classic than 84% of collections
- ExperimentalWearablemore wearable than 83% of collections
Kallmeyer against every other house measured so far
Also in New York, Fall/Winter 2026
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Kallmeyer, in context
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