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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.

Founded 2021

5Looks
0.5%Of the week's looks
38th / 41Largest show
WhiteLead colour

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 5
WhiteTealPinkDenim blueSilverHot pinkGreySage
Look 11

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.

Teal 77%Grey 13%White 11%
Shape
A-line · tiered · trapeze · relaxed
Pieces
dress
Fabric
chiffon · lace · ruched
Details
bows · gathering · ruffles
Styling
sneakers · clashing · underwear as outerwear
Mood
nostalgic · playful · sensual · whimsical

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.

South asian referenceFloral patternLace materialMaximalist styleChiffon / organza / tulle materialPink colour

The palette

Share of garment area across 5 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Boxy20%
  • Oversized20%
  • A-line20%
  • Tiered / layered volume20%
  • Trapeze20%

Share of the 5 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 5 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Blouse40%
  • Sari40%
  • T-shirt40%
  • Corset40%
  • Crop top20%

Traditions 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).

  • Kitschy Couture, look 4: zardozi
    Zardozi · South Asian (unspecified) · South Asia2 looks

    Germany → South Asian (unspecified)

    “Gold metallic thread roundel motifs with sequins and stones on silk; gold beaded borders typical of zardozi/aari festive embellishment.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 5: sari
    Sari · India · South AsiaLook 5

    Germany → India

    “Sheer pale-blue length of cloth with wide contrasting navy embroidered border, draped from waist over shoulder as pallu in classic nivi manner.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 5: sari drape
    Sari drape · India · South AsiaLook 5

    Germany → India

    “Fabric wrapped around lower body with bordered pallu brought across torso and over left shoulder, hanging down the back and arm.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 5: bindi
    Bindi · India · South AsiaLook 5

    Germany → India

    “Small decorative jewelled/blue bindi placed between the brows, coordinated with sari colours.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 4: lehenga / ghagra choli
    Lehenga / ghagra choli · India · South AsiaLook 4

    Germany → India

    “Fitted fuchsia raw-silk choli-style cropped blouse with tie-back strings and tasselled latkan ties, reworked with a teal ruffled peplum.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 5: stacked bangles / chooda
    Stacked bangles / chooda · India · South AsiaLook 5

    Germany → India

    “Many thin teal/turquoise bangles stacked on forearm with metallic accent bangles, colour-matched to sari as in South Asian styling.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 4: dupatta
    Dupatta · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 4

    Germany → South Asian (unspecified)

    “Sheer magenta net with scattered sequin butis and heavy gold embroidered border panel, matching classic bridal dupatta layout.”

  • Kitschy Couture, look 4: latkan tassels
    Latkan tassels · South Asian (unspecified) · South AsiaLook 4

    Germany → 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

Berlin field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Kitschy Couture, in context

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