Copenhagen Fashion Week: Fall 2024
Copenhagen Fashion Week took place from January 29th to February 2nd, 2024 across the capital city Copenhagen, Denmark. Influencers, designers, and models; all gathered to celebrate this fashion event with a focus on sustainability and ethical clothing.
Check Out The Designers Featured
At This Event:
Baum Und Pferdgarten
This collection marked a celebration for the brand's 25th year anniversary. The brand was founded in 1999, Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave founding creative directors with different styles, complementing each other over time. This collection is wearable and contemporary, mixing textures, prints, and sequins with leather. Giving a touch of daily wear with sophisticated clothings.
Caro Edition
Danish style; a mix of girly with a touch of androgynous style, the designer makes the statement “but also I like the mix of wearing something girly and having a denim jacket on top to kind of mix it up.”
Filippa K
Bringing in the 80s and 90s style back with a modern touch. The current obsession with office and from the movie “Working Girl” fits in with the brand when it was founded in 1993. Filippa K created soft suiting for women in the corporate world, with Kessler’s strength in tailoring.
Like many designers, Kessler is currently fascinated with the phase that took place between the 1980s and the 1990s, a time when Gordon Gekko gave way to the grunge look. A Swedish photographer Lars Tunbjörk, who captured abandoned office buildings in Tokyo, Stockholm, and New York throughout the 1990s, published a book in 2002 that led the designer to this landing for this collection.” The palette was pulled from its pages and the photos’ shiny desks and piled carpets encouraged texture play”.Borrelli-Persson (2024)
Ganni
Collection called “Copenhagen Nostalgia,” using the background of the colors of the country’s flag. Giving a testament of a grown-up Ganni Girl in mind, since the company itself is maturing. In this fall 2024 collection, we find her at an in-between stage, casual cool dressings, miniskirts with ruffled hems, argyles and platform loafers and tailorings and more.
Helmstedt
At Helmstedt, colors, quality, and craftsmanship are prioritized. This Scandinavian essence was able to find beauty by connecting nature and the ordinary basis. The matching set designs for every collection have become an integral part of the Helmstedt experience, drawing viewers into a whimsical world and giving them a sense of belonging. It's not only about the clothing; it's also about the narrative that surrounds the idea of the collection as a whole.
Henrik Vibskov
This brand is very well known for their bold colors and using the same prints on different textures in a very Scandinavian style. The name for this collection is “Daily Chewing Gum Therapy” as hundreds of animated guests entered Copenhagen's Øksnehallen conference center, the display was unforgettable.
Henrik Vibskov offered an opening with muddled animal graphics, a collection with dozens of unique prints that have been recycled and repurposed, with a focus on oversized tailoring, cropped outerwear, and slitted skirts.
Mark Kenly Domino Tan
Sleek shapes crafted from purposeful materials like wool, greasy denim, and shearling brought the runway to life. An understated color scheme of burgundies, creams, browns, and smokey greys mimicked the earthy tones of aerial landscape photography. The collection, highlighted by delicate scarf embellishments and dense wool knits reminiscent of vintage aviation blankets, radiated a boyish charm with a decidedly feminine touch. Tan (2024)
MFPen
This debut runway was the hot topic of the season in Copenhagen. By making this runway stage a few inches away from the public, to what the designer commented for this runway collection.
“The clothing we do is not for the guy who wants to be the center of the room, it’s for the guy who loves what he wears, but doesn’t need everyone else to know it,” said Bank. “We don’t want to make noisy clothing. And I feel that’s very Danish.” Borrelli-Persson (2024)
Nicklas Skovgaard
The golden child of the Danish fashion scene, Nicklas Skovgaard, opened Copenhagen Fashion Week. Despite it being just his second show, the designer was not hesitant to occupy a large space: the extravagant collection, which was paraded by models in a salon-like theatricality, was marked by exaggerated volume and weightiness (his longtime creative collaborator and muse Britt Liberg stole the show). Skovgaard's collection of clothing, which ranges from voluminous gowns and skirts to sinking drop-waisted knits, reimagines the connections between space and materiality, but with a hint of retro 80s glamour.
OpéraSPORT
Presenting a “blend the elegance of the opera with more sporty elements” explained by the creative directors Stephanie Gundelach and Malina. Inspired by the name of the brand the Opera in Paris mingle with sporty stretch fabrics, lavish printç of baroque style and quilting effects. The collection itself is like a feast of burgundy, beige, brown, plum and navy colors with a little splash of orange into the mix. This collection itself is an opera show.
Paolina Russo
British designer Paolina Russo staged their sophomore collection presenting in CPHFW on a watercolor runway surrounded by holographic structures. The textiles were based on the London based label, put upon the effect through prehistoric ruins of stonehenge.
Rolf Ekroth
The Finnish-Swedish designer Rolf Ekroth created a collection with as many addresses this collection represented as “the warmth of watching winter sports at home” Alexander (2024). From the comfort of watching sport, to preserving traditions of Finnish culture.
Rotate
Giving us a treatment to feminine 50s silhouettes with a touch of sexy. This grand finale was found in one icon of the 50s: Elizabeth Taylor. Describing the collection essence of dark romance in bridal aesthetic making it a little boldy.
Saks Potts
The designers Barbara Potts and Cathrine Saks redefined glamour in opposition to iconic Danish landmarks. They present a collection that combines casual elegance with their distinctive splendor, inspired by Kate Moss's bohemian phase, in a small-scale exhibition at their shop. Saks Potts celebrates a decade of style with their effortlessly beautiful aesthetic, showcasing everything from the comeback of famous pieces like the foxy coat to unique designs like tri-color knit shirts and luxurious leather puffers.
Skall Studio
“Letters” was the name for this meaningful collection, giving us nostalgic memories of autumn, inspired from the late 1960s style from New York City, and its intellectual and artistic, such as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, sharing their perspectives about society.
This collection, which is understated and classic, features key pieces that are ideal for the season: heavy wool coats in checks and tweed made of 100% recycled GRS wool from Italian Manteco, where the colors are obtained without the use of additional dyes or chemicals; wool trousers and blazers inspired by sartorial menswear; straight-cut GOTS certified jeans; corduroy pants made of 100% organic cotton; and simple skirts made of mulesing free wool.
Soulland
The brand's creative directors, Silas Adler and Jacob Kampp Berlinger, embrace and elevate Scandinavian craftsmanship, emphasizing subtle textures, eye-catching prints, and useful design. A wide variety of items are featured in the collection, such as windbreakers, insulated jackets, buttoned dresses, warm brown knit sweaters, feathered accents, and stylish blazers.
Stamm
Long-lasting and constructed from carefully chosen materials, the distinctive designs are transparently and traceably established back to their creation and overall existence. Stamm uses an integrated approach and expression in the construction, incorporating man-made fabrics with handcrafted, organically processed Indian fabrics in a framework that combines materials and techniques.
Stine Goya
The audience had been captivated by Stine Goya's collection, "ART.WORK." This presentation of Stine Goya atelier provided an intimate atmosphere in the fashion show, which allowed attendees to immerse themselves in the brand's essence. A matte finish was used to tightly layer the brand's distinctive use of sequins, giving an elegant interpretation of this famous element. The collection, which showed an exacting attention to detail in both interior and external structure. The Fall-Winter 2024 collection's palette captured the essence of that season, with electric blues inspired by Copenhagen's winter evening skies. Statement coats and dresses benefited from the warmth of red ochre, while buttermilk and gentle pink echoed the atelier's interior, from the foyer to the great staircase.Silver was used to weave taupe together, creating a hint of glitter, while chocolate brown served as an earthy backdrop for colorful hand-painted flowers.
Hello Sunflower
Sunflower's interpretation of the '80s fashion style was influenced by Punk and Power, two of New York's major movements of the era. Although Richard Hell and Gordon Gekko might seem like odd bedfellows, their respective dress codes blended well in the Danish brand's autumn collection, which was displayed to Vogue Runway in Copenhagen and the Paris runway. Jeans with real silver metal coating and pinstripes got along well together. Coats were longer, ties were back, and a traditional pant suit was topped with a reversible shearling vest.
The Garment
The words "elevated" and "more adult" perfectly describe Charlotte Eskildsen's fall Garment’s collection. The Garment has consistently offered a modern interpretation of timeless pieces, typically with a '90s flare. Eskildsen is likewise fixated on perfectly tailored pants. The look of this season might be characterized as sophisticated with playful accents (such as bulky sweaters in fire engine red and extra-pointy collars) and beautiful details (such as long organza gloves that fit over coat sleeves).
Article by Hanna Flores, Contributor, PhotoBook Magazine
Tearsheets by Nicolas Harris, Graphic Design Intern, PhotoBook Magazine
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