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Resort / Cruise 2027 shows · Lookbook Womenswear

Kallmeyer

36 looks, shown 1 May 2026 in Various. Known this season for austere, serene, quiet luxury.

36Looks
8.5%Of the week's looks
4th / 13Largest show
BlackLead colour

The collection, look by look

RS27

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 36
BlackGreyCharcoalWhiteChocolate brownBeigeIvoryOlive
Look 11

Look 1 of 36

Black halter gown with ivory floral embroidery and manton fringe tiers

The Spanish mantón de Manila is reimagined as a backless halter gown, its embroidered florals and long silk fringe cascading in diagonal tiers for a graphic, sensual take on folkloric heritage.

Grey 43%Black 43%Charcoal 14%
Shape
asymmetric · column · draped · relaxed
Pieces
gown
Fabric
fringe · silk · fringed
Details
cut-away · cut-outs · draping · embroidery
Mood
dramatic · elegant · romantic · sensual

What set Kallmeyer apart

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

Austere moodSerene moodQuiet luxury styleWool / tailoring cloth material

The palette

Share of garment area across 36 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Column39%
  • Straight / tubular31%
  • Draped31%
  • Oversized31%
  • Asymmetric17%

Share of the 36 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 36 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Top (unspecified)25%
  • Shirt25%
  • Trousers22%
  • Jacket19%
  • Scarf19%

Traditions 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 more muted, smoother and more formal than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighter
  • MutedVividmore muted than 91% of collections
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedsmoother than 80% of collections
  • CasualFormalmore formal than 77% of collections
  • ClassicDaring
  • ExperimentalWearable

Kallmeyer against every other house measured so far

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Kallmeyer, in context

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