Winner Nicklas Skovgaard, with Nina Wedell-Wedellsborg [right], received 500,000 DKK and a Copenhagen Fashion Week slot from the 2025 Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize, an award given to finalists MFPEN, NICKLAS SKOVGAARD, and STEL to advance their global presence. Wessel & Vett The 2025 Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize (WVFP) award presentation, held in Copenhagen…
Cecilie Bahnsen Photo: Tonya Matyu (@tonyamatyu) / Courtesy of CPHFW The excitements of the spring 2026 edition of Copenhagen Fashion Week—which included Cecilie Bahnsen’s 10-year anniversary blow-out, Anne Sofie Madsen and Freya Dalsjø’s catwalk returns, Caro Editions’ bridal-themed romp, Rolf Ekroth’s forest trek, and Nicklas Skovgaard’s slumber party—weren’t limited to the streets and the runways….
Trendwise, there’s overlap with what we’ve seen for the 2026 resort season, in terms of suiting and utility. Summer vibes were evoked by the use of raffia and fringe, as well as the mix of swimwear and ready-to-wear. Duvet dressing, pajama stripes, and boxers evoked the sleep cycle that was so strong at the recent…
It comes as no surprise that Copenhagen, a city mostly traveled on foot or by bicycle, has a shoe fetish. At the spring 2026 edition of Copenhagen Fashion Week, shoes of all shapes and sizes were seen on the cobbled streets and shot by street style photographers. The brands took note. OpéraSport, spring 2026 James…
Copenhagen Fashion Week will celebrate its 20th anniversary next year, and to prepare for the festivities, it’s branching beyond Denmark and has begun welcoming an array of Nordic talent from Iceland, Finland, Sweden and Norway. The spring 2026 edition, which wrapped Friday, was bigger than ever with 45 established and new brands showing on schedule,…
Transparent, lightweight fabrics remain popular both on and off designer runways and during this especially hot summer, fashion aficionados are making the see-through look their own more than ever. “There’s a real sense of confidence in how our customers are wearing sheer this summer. It’s less about being exposed and more about being strong, seductive…
Collective Fashion Justice showcases its collaboration between Caxacori Studio and the Awajún community to create sustainable bio-leather, presenting its possibilities at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Their exhibition at Copenhagen Fashion Week’s Creative Hub (hosted at Nikolaj Kunsthal art gallery) showcases unique garments and accessories by international designers, including: Marimekko, Mozhdeh Matin, AERON, ASK Scandinavia, and Serena…
Can you tell us more about this spring 2026 collaboration? ASM: We’ve been collaborating in one way or another on almost all the shows. Esben, who has so many talents, created the soundscapes for all the Paris shows, for example. So for me, this just felt like the best way to return. For this show,…
Women (and Men) of the Year Cecilie Bahnsen, who started showing in Paris in 2022, is coming home for spring 2026. To mark her first decade in business, Bahnsen will stage a retrospective show of archival garments. Aiayu’s spring 2026 collection will also include some legacy pieces; the brand, founded by Maria Høgh Heilmann in…
Tine Bek / Design Leah Romero In ELLE’s monthly series Office Hours, we ask people in powerful positions to take us through their first jobs, worst jobs, and everything in between. This month, we sat down with Cecilie Thorsmark, the CEO of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW), which has experienced a meteoric rise under her leadership….