Turkish designer Dilara Fındıkoğl is known for her highly detailed, punk-infused couture looks. However, this season, she took her brand into new territory – both aesthetically and commercially.

The collection explored a lighter color palette of nudes, pinks, and whites, offsetting the designer’s typically darker aesthetic. Her signature deconstructed silhouettes were reimagined with antique-inspired ruffled cuffs, sheer fabrics, and playful details like red cherries crafted from silicone.

However, this shift wasn’t about softening the brand’s edge, but rather elevating it through empowering juxtapositions: baby doll dresses paired with horse-bit headpieces; pink latex clinging to white lace in statement skirts and dresses; dramatic 19th-century-inspired ruffles erupting from jackets; an

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