As part of Berlin Fashion Week, Berlin-based designer SIA ARNIKA invited audiences to experience her Spring/Summer 2025 runway show, an exploration of contrasting worlds and evolving identities.
Building on the success of her SS24 collection, which delved into ideas around heritage and collectiv
e memory, SIA ARNIKA's latest offering pushes things even further. The collection juxtaposes the designer's rural island upbringing in Denmark with her current life in Berlin's vibrant cultural scene, creating a narrative that speaks to the universal experience of personal growth and transformation.
This new collection draws inspiration from diverse sources, including youth subcultures such as the Gabber scene and countryside living.
The runway show was a multi-sensory experience, set in a repurposed drug store within a shopping center. The unconventional venue will feature three large industrial fridges filled with flies, monitored by surveillance cameras that project their swarming onto screens. This striking visual metaphor represents unity in chaos and the relentless pursuit of meaning. The show's soundtrack, created by artist Evita Manji, incorporates the primal symphony of buzzing flies, immersing attendees in SIA ARNIKA's creative vision.
The collection itself showcases SIA ARNIKA's signature blend of minimalism and maximalism. Delicate, deconstructed dresses in mesh and tulle-like fabrics share the runway with innovative sportswear-like pieces. Bold color blocking, primarily in black, white, primary red, and royal blue, add visual impact to the pieces. SIA ARNIKA's innovative approach is evident in dresses crafted from deconstructed polo shirts, while ready-to-wear shirts and hoodies emblazoned with cheeky slogans prove her design’s everyday appeal. Apart from the clothes, two key pieces are the black pneumatic bags made from inflatable sustainable PVC as well as the square leather heels and boots in black and white – SIA ARNIKA’s first foray into footwear.
With her SS25 collection, SIA ARNIKA continues to challenge conventions, offering a fluid representation of our interconnected and ever-evolving world. It imagines a wearer that effortlessly blends mundanity and provocation, and invites viewers to reflect on their own journeys of self-discovery and the complex interplay between past and present, rural and urban, tradition and innovation.
The collection was met with immediate acclaim, with Charli XCX, Rosalia, Dua Lipa, Kylie Jenner, and many others spotted wearing the pieces just days after the show.
