Duran Lantink: a fashion show between animality and identity

Dutch designer Duran Lantink fuses wild prints, structured silhouettes and futuristic inspirations in a collection as bold as it is symbolic.

With Duranimal, his new Autumn-Winter 2025-26 collection, Duran Lantink explores the links between animality, identity and transformation. Presented at the Bureau Betak offices, the show made its mark with 53 powerful looks, where animal prints and sculptural forms redefine the notion of style.

A bestiary of textures and patterns at Duran Lantink

Animal inspirations are omnipresent: zebra-hair jackets, recycled cowhide, revisited python and leopard velvet combine with tartans and camouflage prints for surprising combinations. This exploration also included a collaboration with Sergio Rossi, who designed bespoke shoes for the show.

For artistic coherence, several models paraded with their bodies painted in zebra or leopard, intensifying the instinctive aspect of the collection.

Fitted silhouettes and unexpected tributes

While Duran Lantink is known for his exaggerated volumes, this time he favors more fitted cuts, emphasizing form as style. Among the key pieces, two interwoven merino wool dresses, hand-knitted by a women’s collective in the Netherlands, perfectly illustrate this encounter between craftsmanship and innovation.

The show also invoked American references, with varsity jackets, bareback denim jeans and Far West-inspired headgear reinterpreted in a futuristic vision.

Reflecting on identity and transformation

The designer closes his show with mannequins fitted with prostheses, transforming them into veritable action figures. A way of underlining his key message: “Everyone should be able to create their own identity without feeling limited”.

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