Copenhagen Fashion Week news and archive

Copenhagen SS24: color, print and pattern

Copenhagen Fashion Week is becoming bigger and more impressive every year. This time around there was a large contingent of international press and buyers in attendance in Denmark for the ss24 shows, held between August 7 and August 11, 2023. In living color Bright color in head-to-toe coordinated looks resonated during CHFW ss24. Wood Wood:...

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Dreamy, weatherproof and colourful: SS24 street style trends spotted in Copenhagen

Summer does what it wants and so do the trends on the streets of Copenhagen, from summery, barely-there outfits to autumnal and weatherproof looks. FashionUnited takes a look at how its visitors incorporated the weather patterns into their styles and what stood out away from the catwalks at Copenhagen Fashion Week. 'Under my umbrella' Already...

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Drest teams up with Copenhagen Fashion Week

Luxury styling mobile game Drest has teamed up with Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) to spotlight Nordic brands and designers showcasing at the bi-annual event. The collaboration features a series of in-game challenges on Drest highlighting brands and designers taking part in CPHFW, which runs from August 7 to 11, including Ganni, Stine Goya, and...

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Casa93 students to take part in Copenhagen Fashion Week

The students of the French fashion schools Casa93 Montreuil and Casa93 Mirail (Toulouse) will be showcasing their creations at Copenhagen Fashion Week which is set to take place from August 7 to 11. The sixth graduating class of Casa93 Montreuil and the first class of Casa93 Mirail in Toulouse will be taking part in the official Copenhagen...

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31 Brands join schedule for Copenhagen Fashion Week SS24

The lineup for Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) SS24 has been unveiled, with 31 brands set to take to the event after being approved via the organisation’s strict screening process against 18 Minimum Standards. As part of the fashion week, set to take place between August 7 and 11, a range of new designers will take part in the CPHFW NewTalent...

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Paolina Russo wins the first Zalando Visionary Award

London-based fashion label Paolina Russo, founded in 2021 by Paolina Russo and Lucile Guilmard, has been named the winner of the first Zalando Visionary Award in partnership with Copenhagen Fashion Week. The award, which was announced in April, was created to recognise “the makers of the future” and to enable designers to showcase their...

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Zalando evolves sustainability award to celebrate visionaries

European fashion and lifestyle platform Zalando is evolving its sustainability award in partnership with Copenhagen Fashion Week for spring/summer 2024 with the creation of the visionary award recognising “the makers of the future”. Following three years of the Zalando sustainability award, the online retailer said that it wants to spotlight...

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CPHFW Talent: P.L.N. explores the polarity of extremes for AW23

For P.L.N’s second Copenhagen Fashion Week showcase, creative designer Peter Lundvald Nielsen doubled down on the brand’s raw and uncompromising dark and moody aesthetic for autumn/winter 2023. Inspired by the polarity of extremes, P.L.N invited guests into a pitch-black and smoky warehouse space at Copenhagen’s Bella Center to present its dark...

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Ganni unveils new bag made from orange and cacti waste

Danish fashion brand Ganni showcased the ‘Bou’ bag made from orange and cacti waste and recycled plastic as part of its commitment to phase out virgin leather from all its products by the end of 2023. The ‘Bou’ bag is described as the brand’s new hero product and was unveiled during Ganni’s autumn/winter 2023 show at Copenhagen Fashion Week. The...

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CPHFW Talent: Iso.Poetism by Tobias Birk Nielsen AW23

Danish menswear label Iso.Poetism by Tobias Birk Nielsen, winner of the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize 2022 and a member of Copenhagen Fashion Week’s talent incubator programme CPHFW Talent, showcased his autumn/winter 2023 collection inspired by the relationship between nature and man. Birk Nielsen welcomed editors and buyers into Copenhagen’s...

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CPHFW Talent: Latimmier delivers a new take on the catwalk format for AW23

For autumn/winter 2023, CPHFW Talent recipient and emerging Finnish brand Latimmier delivered a new take on the traditional catwalk format during Copenhagen Fashion Week, with founder and creative director Ervin Latimer acting as a compere for the show. Latimer, who founded the brand in 2021, started the show by delivering an emotional speech...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week FW23: Four Big Trends

Fashion month traditionally begins with the New York shows. But as every industry insider knows, Copenhagen is the real start. Scandinavian designer collections and the street style of their attendees are all indications of future directional trends. Here are the strongest from fall-winter 2023. Outerwear goes pouff Fashion meets function with...