Laura Gerte

About the Collection
Laura Gerte’s Fall/Winter 2025/26 collection, “Looped & Bound”, is inspired by Donna Haraway's 1985 essay A Cyborg Manifesto and the 1995 anime Ghost in the Shell. Both works explore the fusion of humans and machines, questioning fundamental concepts of identity, gender, and technology. The collection examines the dissolution of these boundaries, expressed through contrasting volumes and materials: precise cuts and feminine, playful elements meet expansive, bulging forms, while robust outerwear is juxtaposed with daring, almost fragile pieces. The silhouettes explore both revelation and concealment, drawing inspiration from fashion archetypes such as the uniformity of business suits, the sensuality of lingerie, and the practicality of functional garments. Each look is crafted from upcycled fabrics, including suit jackets, vintage T-shirts, smocked silk scarves, deadstock nylons, and even pieces constructed from discarded cables. Laura Gerte’s signature piping serves as a finishing touch, creating unique volumes and shapes.
All images can be found in the official Berlin Fashion Week MEDIA HUB.
ABOUT THE BRAND
Laura Gerte creates transformative garments with a focus on confidence and sustainability, portrayed through empowered femininity - a body reclaiming its power, dancing with all its polarities. Dramatic silhouettes paired with playful shapes, realized through textile hybrids made from pre-existing garments. Heavy piping dominates the designs, creating unique volumes & signature shapes

What non-fashion related sources or experiences have influenced your current collection?
The collection is inspired by Donna Haraway's 1985 essay 'A cyborg Manifesto' and the 1995 anime 'Ghost in the Shell' . Both explore the merging of humans and machines and question fundamental concepts of identity, gender and technology. The collection & presentation explore the dissolution of traditional boundaries like human/machine, natural/artificial and gender. It embraces a hybrid aesthetic, blending organic shapes with technologically inspired elements all while being fully upcycled.