Dimitra Petsa’s shows are never dry, and this season, she was milking a new theme. Her exploration of wet looks continued with the story of motherhood, which she told through her signature draping, dribbling strings and tethered umbilical cords.

Water spewed from a pregnant model’s breasts, imitating fountains of milk and drenching other models sitting on the runway. The mother-to-be wore Petsa’s designs that are draped and wrapped to appear wet.

“Motherhood is not just about a mother giving birth, but it’s about the idea of self-mothering and noticing how you mother yourself versus others, because I think we all have that maternal instinct inside us,” Petsa said in an interview.

Many looks incorporated dangling white streamers, some coiled around the waistline of swishing skirts or decorating padded bras. The Greek designer purposely placed men wearing her signature clinging material in gold and white throughout the show to tell a story. “I was thinking about how we mother our lovers, and about how I mothered the men in my life,” Petsa said.

Dresses in white satin, brown mesh and red silk drew inspiration from the fertility cycle. One model, covered in a veil, cradled her baby in her arms, tethered to her child with a long, twisted white cord.

Despite the music and runway hijinks, and the designer’s penchant for wetness, there were no tears from any of the babes in arms.