At Berlin Fashion Week, Danish designer Sia Arnika is giving the people exactly what they want: more
Last season, Sia Arnika and her eponymous brand explored the enigma that was Danish silent film star Asta Nielsen. Born in 1881 in Denmark, her rise to success in Berlin paralleled Arnika’s own journey, according to the designer (and finalists of the FCG/VOGUE Fashion Fund). The collection referenced Nielsen’s diverse roles, from her androgynous Hamlet to a seductive stint in The Abyss, through deliberate details: adding black feathers to a bralette and the oil-skin finish of a black folded-up collar.
Through the smallest component, this keen eye for characterisation is continued in the designer’s spring/summer ’25 collection. “Everything starts with the fabric, its textures, shapes, deconstruction, and the numerous contrasts that all my collections thrive on: disorder and embellishment, the everyday and the provocative, as well as the art of layering and shaping,” explains the designer.
Presented under harsh neon lights in a vacant storefront to an aggressive buzzing soundscape, the line-up of looks somehow combined the sensation of a red thread with violent whiplash. Sultrily draped dresses that cling to the body mingled with explicit sports references, sometimes combined in a single look. Take the ruched sheer skirt attached to a red polo shirt, for example, or the cocooning rain jacket rendered as a mini dress.
The aforementioned polo shirt stole the show, as the Danish designer presented numerous looks based on the humble sports staple: a super-tight halter neck, layered under a sheer t-shirt dress, or detailed with delicate ruffle inlays or printed with the phrase “The People Want More.”
See the full Sia Arnika SS25 collection below:
