New York Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear
Kallmeyer
By Daniella Kallmeyer. 37 looks, shown 10 September 2026 in New York.
The collection, look by look
SS27Every 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 1 of 37
Who designs Kallmeyer
kallmeyer.nyc ↗Founder and creative director
Daniella Kallmeyer
Since 2012 · about 14 years
South African
South African-born designer who studied at London College of Fashion, interned at Alexander McQueen and freelanced for New York labels before starting her own line in 2012. Her label focuses on tailored, seasonless wardrobe staples largely made in New York, and she joined the NYFW calendar in 2023 with a first full runway show in 2024.
Their runway style →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 United States.
Manton de manila · Spain · European folk & regional dress4 looksUnited States → 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 looksUnited States → 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 looksUnited States → 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 1United States → Spain
“Fringed embroidered panels hang in diagonal, triangular tiers like folded mantón shawls draped over the body, recalling flamenco shawl styling.”
Also in New York, Spring/Summer 2027
New York field notes →The fortnightly digest
Kallmeyer, in context
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