At Paris Fashion Week, Tinder and Berlin-based fashion rebels Ottolinger droppedRe/Paira capsule collection built on connection, upcycling, and creative chemistry. Founded by Swiss designers Christa Bsch and Cosima Gadient, Ottolinger is known for ripping fashion apart just to rebuild it with meaning. This time, they teamed up with the world's favorite dating app to prove that not just hearts, but clothes, can be mended and reimagined.
Connection as Craft
Old garments donated by influencers were reworked into avant-garde runway pieces, turning memories into wearable art. The capsule includes reimagined Im with ___ tees and a split necklace that only makes sense when worn togethera poetic nod to Tinders ethos of finding your match. It's playful, imperfect, and intimate, like love in the digital age.
New Futures, and New Bonds
Gen Z voices like Kicki Yang Zhang, Lin Lin, and model Aweng Chuol joined the collaboration, each offering personal garments that Ottolinger transformed into one-of-a-kind designs. The energy was raw, emotional, and defiantly inclusive. After the show, these pieces will be auctioned to benefitLambda e.V., a European NGO supporting LGBTQ+ youth and communities. Tinders CMO Melissa Hobley summed it up: Re/Pair is about transforming what already existswhether a story, an impression, or a piece of clothinginto something new and forward-looking. Beyond fabric, Re/Pair is about human texture: the stitches that connect us, fray us, and sometimes, make us whole again.
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