Another season of Copenhagen Fashion Week is over, and the talent did not disappoint. The SS26 season saw the typical CPHFW crowd of Cecilie Bahnsen, Deadwood and Nicklas Skovgaard but also brought out new emerging talent from The Royal Danish Academy and the Swedish School of Textiles graduate shows.
Han Kjøbenhavn
Han Kjøbenhavn’s SS26 collection, named “Another Day” saw Jannik Wikeelsø Davidsen’s suburban upbringing in Copenhagen, subverting the rituals of suburban masculinity. The pieces reimagined ordinary garments with exaggerated and sculpted silhouettes, squared shoulders, and new takes on workwear.
Nicklas Skovgaard
Nicklas Sovgaard never fails to deliver, and SS26 was no exception. The designer’s “Collection 11” explored “sleep, intimacy and the rituals that shape our daily lives”. Guests sat on thrifted beds with white sheets and pillows while the collection showed delicate laces and tulles, eyemasks, pyjama-style pieces and sleep-inspired garments, taking sleepwear to the outside world.
Zuzana Vrabelova
MA graduate Zuzana Vrabelova showed her collection, as part of the Swedish School of Textiles Graduate show at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Her show featured a 22kg hand-knitted gown, a dress made out of Japanese paper yarn, and reimagined corsetry.
Cecilie Bahnsen
Cecilie Bahnsen celebrated 10 years this season. The “Hana-bi” (Japanese for fireworks) collection drew from the designer’s 10-year legacy, delving into the archive and fusing past and present. Quilted fabrics, breezy skirts and broderie anglaise-style pieces were styled with sneakers from Bahnsen’s Asics partnership. Oh, and Bjork’s daughter, Isadora Bjarkardottir Barney, opened the show.
Sofia Adell
Royal Danish Academy MA graduate Sofia Adell took to redefining traditional garments. Her collection “Distorted Tradition” was inspired by her grandparents’ Catalan home, full of art and layers of textures. The pieces take on a striped waste-reduction technique, manipulating fabric lines and merging sustainability with experimentation.
Mengjie Hui
Mengjie Hui’s graduate collection from the Royal Danish Academy show, explored the relationship between clothing and body through sculptural pieces, distorted silhouettes and exaggerated proportions. All in a rich red hue. The young designer brought innovation and smart craftsmanship that subverted what we think of as clothing.
Deadwood
Stockholm-based brand Deadwood once again did not disappoint. Its SS26 show “Sand of Icarus” was set inside a living sandstorm. The collection featured rich leathers and suedes, parachute silks and ruched sheer fabrics made from rescued waste materials, in a desert-inspired sandy palette.
Fine Chaos
“Post Mort3m” by Fine Chaos took to punk, grunge, skatewear and Japanese street style. The brand is known for its androgynous aesthetic and merging different styles together, and the SS26 was no different with graphic T-shirts, baggy bottoms and eyelets on the runway.
Featured image Han Kjøbenhavn©
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