Orange Culture S/S27 at Berlin Fashion Week: Water Will Carry Us
Orange Culture presented its S/S27 collection 'Water Will Carry Us' at Berlin Fashion Week. Designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal drew inspiration from Makoko, the waterfront community in Lagos built on stilts, highlighting its ingenuity and resilience rather than precarity. The collection translated this tension into garments with imbalanced proportions, sheer fabrics, layered textures, and hand-stitched embellishments, evoking shelter and protection. Water served as both material and metaphor for weight, labor, and migration. The color palette mixed deep tones with bright, childlike accents symbolizing joy amid adversity. Photographer Anna Nowalska-Duda captured backstage moments. The show brought a dialogue about survival and beauty to Berlin.
Key facts
- Orange Culture presented S/S27 collection 'Water Will Carry Us' at Berlin Fashion Week.
- Designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal drew inspiration from Makoko, a Lagos waterfront community on stilts.
- The collection emphasized resourcefulness and joy rather than collapse.
- Garments featured imbalanced proportions, sheer fabrics, layered textures, and hand-stitched embellishments.
- Water served as both material and metaphor for weight, labor, and migration.
- Color palette combined deep tones with bright, childlike accents.
- Photographer Anna Nowalska-Duda captured backstage images.
- The show was held in Berlin last week.
Entities
Artists
- Adebayo Oke-Lawal
- Anna Nowalska-Duda
Institutions
- Orange Culture
- Berlin Fashion Week
- Fashion Council Germany
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Makoko
- Lagos
- Nigeria