Copenhagen fashion week news and archive

Copenhagen Fashion Week announces line-up for SS22 show

Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) has announced a line-up of 38 brands and designers attending the upcoming physical show taking place from August 10 to 13. The line-up includes a mix of big names and rising talents, including Ganni, Stine Goya, Holzweiler, Saks Potts, Marimekko, Han Kjøbenhavn, Helmstedt, Brøgger, Hope, Schnayderman’s, (di)vision,...

Jun. 10, 2021

Fashion

Zalando names finalists for sustainability award

Online fashion retailer Zalando has shortlisted Mother of Pearl, Nikolaj Storm Copenhagen and Teatum Jones for its sustainability award at Copenhagen Fashion Week. The award aims to encourage fashion brands to explore sustainable alternatives while recognising strategies that contribute to a more sustainable industry, explains Zalando, and for...

Jun. 1, 2021

Fashion

Copenhagen Fashion Week to return physically in August

The organisers of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) have announced it is set to return as a physical event this summer for the SS22 season, along with trade fairs Revolver and CIFF. CFW will return to the Danish capital from August 10-12, while Revolver and CIFF will take place from August 11-13. “We are very much looking forward to welcoming...

May 12, 2021

Fashion

Ganni launches rental-only collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week

Danish fashion brand Ganni has unveiled a rental-only collection of reworked pieces to celebrate its Copenhagen Fashion Week digital four-day live experience, culminating with a live musical performance on February 4. The rental ‘Stage’ collection is the brand’s latest iteration of its fashion pop-up concept, Ganni Kiosk, and will be available...

Feb. 3, 2021

Fashion

Copenhagen Fashion Week to be digital-only this February

Organisers of Copenhagen Fashion Week have confirmed that due to the development of Covid-19 and recent restrictions, the upcoming edition in February will take place as planned but will be run digitally, and not as a hybrid format as hoped. In December, Copenhagen Fashion Week confirmed that the event would take place from February 2-5 and that...

Jan. 5, 2021

Business

Copenhagen Fashion Week and Zalando announce sustainable partnership

Copenhagen Fashion Week and Zalando have announced a three-year partnership to help “accelerate sustainability in the fashion industry”. The two fashion players said the tie-up would see them aligning their sustainability targets “in order to leverage impactful change together”. The partnership will run from 2020-2023 and kicks-off as Copenhagen...

Nov. 6, 2020

Video

Video: Anti-racist practices the fashion industry can use

During Copenhagen fashion week which took place earlier this month, the organization hosted a series of talks regarding important topics the fashion industry is currently facing. In this talk, Danish actress and activist, Amelia Hoy sits down with Naima Yasin, one-third of the podcast 'A Seat at the Table'. The two discuss fashion structures...

Aug. 26, 2020

Video

Video: Rains presents its Spring/Summer 2021 film

During the most recent edition of Copenhagen Fashion Week Rains presented it's Spring/Summer 2021 collection in a short two and a half minute film. The Danish outerwear brand chose an empty swimming pool, overgrown with shrubs as the setting for their film giving a look into what outwear offerings they will give next spring. Source: Copenhagen...

Aug. 25, 2020

Video

Video: Ganni presents SS21 collection during Copenhagen fashion week

During Copenhagen fashion week which took place earlier this month Ganni presented its Spring/Summer 2021 collection. The 16-minute film is split 4 ways to show multiple looks in different settings at once set to electronic music. Models wearing the collection pieces dance to the beats as they change throughout the film. Check out the newest...

Aug. 24, 2020

Fashion

Copenhagen fashion week SS21 highlights

Merging the digital with the physical, Copenhagen’s hybrid showcase provided 72 hours of fashion to be enjoyed IRL and online. A mix of classic catwalk staging, video presentations and talks from leading industry players, opened up the event to a wider international audience. Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an insight into the key...

Aug. 21, 2020

Fashion

Copenhagen Fashion Week lacked the influencer buzz

Copenhagen Fashion Week really put itself on the fashion map with its Scandi-cool brands, sustainable credentials, as well as its ability to attract all the streetstyle influencers, however, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with travel bans and social-distanced showcases it seems influencers stayed away, and so did their much-needed...

Aug. 18, 2020

Fashion

Rixo moves to monthly drop model

London-based fashion label Rixo has unveiled that it is moving away from the traditional fashion calendar to produce seasonal collections and will instead move to a drop model format. Rixo stated that going forward it would choose to deliver pieces by monthly drops in an effort “to drive even more timely, conscious and considered production”....

Aug. 13, 2020