Airborne: aviation references through a contemporary lens
Airborne, Baum und Pferdgarten’s Autumn Winter 2026 collection, brings structure into conversation with softness, and precision together with personality. Its starting point is the golden age of aviation and the practical world around it: discipline, uniforms and functional detail translated into a wardrobe with a more expressive edge. The result moves between sharp, considered elements and fluid gestures, allowing familiar clothing codes to take on a different character.
Aviator-inspired outerwear establishes a clear foundation. Jackets and coats draw on the purposeful language of flight uniforms and workwear, with structured shapes, pockets, collars, plackets and adjustable details creating a sense of utility. Explore coats and jackets for further pieces that extend this considered approach to outer layers.
Utility, denim and uniform-inspired separates
Denim is a recurring material story throughout Airborne, appearing across jackets, jeans, skirts, dresses and tops. Its direct, workwear-informed character is offset by cropped proportions, loose silhouettes, curved seams, decorative stitching and unexpected trims. These details keep the collection rooted in function while making room for the playful contrast central to Baum und Pferdgarten. Find more ways into this material language through denim clothing.
Shirts and blouses develop the uniform reference in a lighter register. Pointed collars, chest pockets, epaulettes, buttoned fronts and cuff details suggest practical clothing, while relaxed volumes, puff sleeves, gathered sections and notched necklines interrupt the expected. Alongside them, graphic T-shirts, sweatshirts and layerable knit tops introduce a casual counterpoint. The collection treats these pieces not as fixed categories, but as elements that can shift the balance of an outfit.
Pattern creates a softer counterweight
Checks, stripes and small-scale florals provide a distinct visual rhythm across Airborne. A check can echo the order of a uniform, while stripes bring a crisp, graphic direction to shirts and other separates. Floral prints and floral lace introduce a more delicate note, creating contrast against denim, tailored elements and functional pockets. Scarf-inspired motifs add another layer of movement, turning a practical reference into something more personal.
Dresses offer a particularly clear meeting point between the collection’s two sides. Structured denim forms sit alongside gathered bodies, soft pleats, asymmetric hems and lace-edged finishes. From shorter A-line silhouettes to longer, flowing shapes, the emphasis is on tension rather than uniformity: definition set against drape, and clean construction offset by expressive detail. Browse women's dresses to continue this interplay through one-piece silhouettes.
Building contrast into everyday combinations
Airborne is designed around relationships between pieces. Pair a structured jacket with a light blouse, or bring a graphic top into dialogue with a checked skirt. Denim separates can form a focused foundation for floral pattern, lace or a scarf detail, while a button-up shirt introduces definition beside a more flowing skirt or dress. The styling direction is clear but never overly literal: aviation references remain present through proportion and detail rather than costume.
Skirts sharpen this mix through pleated A-line forms, straight wrap-front shapes and denim constructions with familiar pocket references. They can carry the precision of the collection’s uniform codes while leaving space for a softer shirt, lace top or printed layer above. See women's skirts for separates that continue the collection’s dialogue between structure, pattern and movement.
Across outerwear, dresses, shirts, denim and accessories, Airborne considers how personal expression can exist within a precise framework. Functional elements become graphic details; floral, check and stripe patterns soften more rigorous silhouettes; and classic wardrobe pieces are reworked through proportion and contrast. It is a collection shaped by the ground-level reality of aviation, then redirected through the distinct, playful clarity of Baum und Pferdgarten.
