In a season defined by nostalgia and reinvention, Baum und Pferdgarten turns its gaze skyward. The Copenhagen label’s Autumn/Winter 2026 collection, Airborne, is an ode to the golden age of aviation, an era when adventure was stitched into uniforms and courage came wrapped in leather and silk. At its heart stands an icon who transcended boundaries of gender, style, and gravity: Amelia Earhart.

More than a pioneering pilot, Earhart was a modern woman ahead of her time. She navigated the world in her Lockheed Electra 10E with the same ease she navigated fashion, merging practicality with elegance long before it became a trend. Her on-duty wardrobe reflected aviation’s demands: structured uniforms, mechanical workwear, and protective layers built for performance. Off duty, a softer expression emerged through dresses, scarves, florals, and tactile fabrics. This tension between discipline and delicacy became the conceptual runway for Airborne.

Creative Directors Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave describe the collection as a study in contrasts. They explored how garments originally designed for masculine functionality could coexist with elegant, sophisticated wearers. The result is a wardrobe that celebrates strength without sacrificing sensitivity—a dialogue between armor and air.

Utilitarian staples anchor the collection. Aviator jackets, uniform shirts, distressed leather, and rigid denim create a backbone of resilience and practicality. Outerwear dominates the narrative: puffed jackets, structured coats, and oversized silhouettes evoke protection and adventure, recalling the thrill of takeoff and the uncertainty of open skies.

Yet softness glides in like a tailwind. Fluid dresses ripple beneath structured layers. Lace trims peek through military tailoring. Scarf-inspired details flutter like wind catching silk at altitude. Lightweight fabrics and floral prints introduce vulnerability and romance. Baum und Pferdgarten doesn’t merely juxtapose opposites, it harmonizes them, creating a wardrobe that feels grounded yet dreamlike.

The collection debuted at Copenhagen Fashion Week, where models walked a runway designed to resemble an airfield, turning the show into a cinematic story of departure and return. Adding a haunting, ceremonial touch, the girls’ choir from Sankt Annæ Music Academy performed live, their voices echoing through the hall like distant engines fading into the clouds. So beautiful!

In an industry often driven by spectacle, Airborne offered something more enduring: a meditation on duality. It reflects the reality of modern women who navigate multiple worlds: professional and personal, structured and expressive, without losing authenticity. Through Earhart’s legacy, Baum und Pferdgarten reminds us that strength can be graceful, and softness can be powerful.

With Airborne, the brand doesn’t just revisit aviation history; it celebrates the courage to move freely between identities, roles, and expectations. Just as Amelia Earhart once redefined the limits of flight, Baum und Pferdgarten charts a course for fashion that is fearless, poetic, and undeniably human.