For their fall/Winter '26 collection 'Airborne', Baum und Pferdgarten turned the runway into a flight strip. The event was held in a massive hall that looked like an airplane hangar and to set a powerful but gentle mood, a girls' choir sang as the models walked. For the collection designers Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave took inspiration from the legendary pilot Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earharts 1932 solo flight across the Atlantic was an amazing achievement, especially since most pilots are still men even today. The brand didn't focus on on Amelia's Earhart accomplishement but on the two sides of her personality; her tough job as a pilot and her elegant personal style.
The collection featured cool and practical clothes, that Earhart wore for flying alongside elegant, high-society looks that highlighted Earhart's status as a style icon. This first part of the collection focused on untility and strength with brown (vintage look) leather bomber jackets, leather pants tucked into boots, distressed denim, uniform shirts. puffed jackets, and sharp coats designed for protection and movement. The designers contrasted the strict look of a pilot's uniform with the soft, free style of Earhart's private clothes; blending fancy slim tailored coats and ruffled velvet dresses with silk scarves, lace, and floral prints, all in lightweight fabrics.
Beyond the style, the brand is making big changes by switching to eco-friendly materials. Their goal is to use 70% recycled or organic fabrics. Although giving up their old materials was a challenge, the designers see it as the only way to move the brand forward.
The brand kept its sense of humor and created a special T-shirt for the show that said: 'Good girls fly to heaven, BP girls fly backstage'. This reminded everyone that while the collection honors a hero, it’s still meant to be fun and modern. By featuring friends of the brand on the runway the designers kept it intimate and truly captured Amelia Earhart's spirit, creating a collection for a woman who is both strong and sensitive.
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