Header image photographed by Alicja Bokina
On the third day of Berlin Fashion Week, guests made their way down a winding concrete ramp that felt more like the entrance to a parking garage than a runway venue. At the bottom, however, was another world entirely. In the middle of the room was a lush glass atrium, transformed into something between a tropical greenhouse and an aquarium. The show opened to a dreamy Beach House track, and models circled the mist-covered flowers, looking like modern mermaids.
Clara Colette Miramon’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection continued her exploration of femininity through contrasts. Hospital-gown mint green met babydoll silhouettes and structured tailoring. Candy-colored hair clips, tropical florals, and flashes of neon lace peeked out from beneath dresses, while oversized shoulders and matching suits with lace-up detailing balanced sweetness with sophistication. The overall effect was dreamlike, playful, and nostalgic.
After the show, I caught up with the Berlin-based designer to talk about the tension between softness and strength, femininity, being underestimated in business, and why she wears hair clips to meetings.
It’s so nice to meet you. Congrats on the show! Last summer, your collection explored the topic of care. What themes inspired this one?
I think it’s about the beauty of femininity and how it is perceived. I’m interested in the tension between something dangerous and something delicate, like a flower. I always like to play with opposites, like sexiness or girliness.
I’m also interested in nature and beauty, how it decays or is trapped in a plastic environment. I see a lot of parallels between nature and the way women are perceived. Women’s beauty is often seen as something to be taken or as threatening.
Photographed by Alicja Bokina
When asked who she designs for, Miramon doesn’t point to one specific woman.
There are different archetypes of women that I imagine. The artist, the pop star, but also women I know who I think are very cool and dress however they like. Who also play with this femininity and really see it as a strength.
Has embracing femininity ever made people underestimate you?
I think the people that are interested in my work are also interested in this side of femininity. Or accept it as something that is also valuable, not just superficial.
However, in business environments, I sometimes feel like I’m perceived as a little girl because I look young and I have a girly style myself. That’s where it doesn’t work as well. As fashion on the runway, people accept it, but if I’m a businesswoman dressed like this, it’s a little more difficult. But I’ve stopped conforming to anything.
I wear hair clips to my business meetings. I just have to do it.
Photographed by Boris Marberg
Where did the inspiration for this collection come from?
Traveling really inspired me. I was in Thailand when I designed the collection. I have all these tropical florals. I think it was nature that really inspired me.
How many people does it actually take to put on a runway show like this?
A lot! Today our team is around 70 people. And then I have my core studio team; we’re five people. They’re amazing, and they’re there every day. My stylist, Rachael Rodgers, and her team also put so much work into it.
Photographed by Bella Spantzel
Have Berlin’s culture funding cuts affected your work? Would this show have been possible without funding?
I think we’re very fortunate in the fashion industry that we have more support. So, actually, for me, it’s only been the last couple of years that I have gained any support in this area. I got the Berlin Contemporary Prize, and we used all the prize money to put on the show, so it’s been good for me.
What advice would you give to young creatives just starting out?
I think it’s good to gain some experience in the field already, which I wish I had done a little bit more of. But also to just do your thing. Do what you actually want to do and keep going. In the end, it’s all about perseverance. If you just keep going, eventually something will work out.
Photographed by Alicja Bokina
