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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,...

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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...

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Marimekko joins CFW for a digital pre-spring 2021 collection

Finnish design label Marimekko has announced it will present its pre-spring 2021 collection digitally at Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) on 12 August 2020. The digital presentation will be set up in Marimekko's in-house printing factory in Helsinki, where over a million metres of fabric is used in its lifestyle collections. The colourful...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week scheduled to still go ahead in August

The organisers of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CFW) have announced that its SS21 edition is still scheduled to go ahead between 4 and 7 August despite ongoing uncertainty over how long the Covid-19 pandemic will last. The news comes as scores of events both inside and outside of the fashion industry continue to be postponed or altogether cancelled...

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CPHFW AW20: Blanche presents collaboration with Christian Lacroix

Contemporary sustainably-minded womenswear brand Blanche presented its first design collaboration at Copenhagen Fashion Week with a capsule collection with renowned French fashion house Christian Lacroix. For autumn/winter 2020, Blanche has merged the clean lines and functionality of Scandinavian minimalism with the grandeur and glamour of...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week AW20: Rains presents first catwalk show

Danish brand Rains made its debut at Copenhagen Fashion Week for autumn/winter 2020 to present its first catwalk show to mark the brand’s transformation into an “all-weather lifestyle concept”. Entitled ‘Chasing Time’, the autumn/winter 2020 collection showcases the brand’s focus on slowing down and refocusing attention towards mindfulness, in...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week unveils “radical” sustainability plan

Copenhagen Fashion Week is looking to make real change within the fashion industry with its new Sustainability Action Plan 2020-2022, unveiled at the opening of its autumn/winter 2020 season, which includes a radical new approach that will require brands to demonstrate their sustainability standards. At a press conference, Copenhagen Fashion...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week announces official AW20 schedule

Copenhagen Fashion Week has confirmed that established names including Ganni, Stine Goya, Cecilie Bahnsen and Gestuz will be showcasing alongside debuting brands Carcel and Rains, as part of its official autumn/winter 2020 schedule. Taking place in January 2020, Copenhagen Fashion Week has described its line-up as “exceptionally strong” after “...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week introduces venue deadline

To optimise Copenhagen Fashion Week’s official schedule, organisers have introduced a deadline for venues two months before the shows start, to “allow for better planning” and to create a “better experience for both brands and guests”. In a statement, Copenhagen Fashion Week said that it “honours the role it plays in providing the best possible...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week highlights Scandi fashion

With Stockholm and Oslo cancelling their fashion weeks to rethink how to make the fashion event more sustainable, Copenhagen Fashion Week was flying the flag for Scandi fashion as the only showcase in Scandinavia for the spring/summer 2020 season. Running from August 6 to 9, it featured established names including Ganni, By Malene Birger and...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week unveils SS20 schedule

Copenhagen Fashion Week has released the official schedule for the upcoming SS20 fashion week in August, including established names Ganni and By Malene Birger, as well as a host of Scandinavia's rising stars Saks Potts, Cecilie Bahnsen and Stand. Taking place from August 6 to 9, Copenhagen Fashion Week spring/summer 2020 will feature 32 shows...

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