Berlin Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Co-ed
Kitschy Couture
By Abarna Kugathasan. 5 looks, shown 2 July 2026 in Berlin. Known this season for south asian, floral, lace.
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 5
Sheer turquoise ruffled babydoll with lace tights and knee-high sneakers
Vintage boudoir babydoll goes party-girl street: sheer turquoise chiffon frills meet white lace tights and lace-up knee-high canvas sneakers, with gold layering for a sweet-meets-tough birthday mood.
Who designs Kitschy Couture
Founder and designer
Abarna Kugathasan
Since 2021 · about 5 years
Germany-based designer of Tamil heritage, born to Sri Lankan parents, who started Kitschy Couture in 2021 as her bachelor's thesis. Her collections tell personal and transcultural stories, mixing traditional techniques such as sari draping with contemporary forms. She debuted at Berlin Fashion Week with 'Buttercream Fantasy' for Fall/Winter 2024 and returned for a fifth season in 2026.
Their runway style →What set Kitschy Couture apart
Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.
The palette
- White21%
- Teal / turquoise21%
- Pink15%
- Denim blue8%
- Silver5%
- Hot pink / fuchsia4%
Share of garment area across 5 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).
Silhouettes
Share of the 5 tagged looks.
What the collection was made of
Share of the 5 looks described by our AI taggerTraditions in the collection
Cultural influences →2 of Kitschy Couture's 5 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Germany (inferred from the fashion week it shows at).
Zardozi · South Asian (unspecified) · South Asia2 looksGermany → South Asian (unspecified)
“Gold metallic thread roundel motifs with sequins and stones on silk; gold beaded borders typical of zardozi/aari festive embellishment.”
Sari · India · South AsiaLook 5Germany → India
“Sheer pale-blue length of cloth with wide contrasting navy embroidered border, draped from waist over shoulder as pallu in classic nivi manner.”
Sari drape · India · South AsiaLook 5Germany → India
“Fabric wrapped around lower body with bordered pallu brought across torso and over left shoulder, hanging down the back and arm.”
Bindi · India · South AsiaLook 5Germany → India
“Small decorative jewelled/blue bindi placed between the brows, coordinated with sari colours.”
Lehenga / ghagra choli · India · South AsiaLook 4Germany → India
“Fitted fuchsia raw-silk choli-style cropped blouse with tie-back strings and tasselled latkan ties, reworked with a teal ruffled peplum.”
Stacked bangles / chooda · India · South AsiaLook 5Germany → India
“Many thin teal/turquoise bangles stacked on forearm with metallic accent bangles, colour-matched to sari as in South Asian styling.”
Dupatta · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 4Germany → South Asian (unspecified)
“Sheer magenta net with scattered sequin butis and heavy gold embroidered border panel, matching classic bridal dupatta layout.”
Latkan tassels · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 4Germany → South Asian (unspecified)
“Beaded gold drop tassels hanging from long pink fabric ties, as on choli back ties.”
The character of the clothes
Kitschy Couture's clothes were lighter, more vivid, cooler and more textured than most of the season.
- DarkerLighterlighter than 96% of collections
- MutedVividmore vivid than 82% of collections
- CoolerWarmercooler than 83% of collections
- SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 88% of collections
- CasualFormal
- ClassicDaring
- ExperimentalWearable
Kitschy Couture against every other house measured so far
Also in Berlin, Spring/Summer 2027
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Kitschy Couture, in context
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