CPHFW news and archive

Feben, Iamisigo and Rave Review named finalists of Zalando Visionary Award

Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) and Zalando have revealed the names of the finalists for the 2025 Zalando Visionary Award, the winner of which will secure a spot on the roster of CPHFW’s SS26 edition and receive industry support. London-based Feben is among the finalists. The brand, which was founded by the Ethiopian designer of the same name,...

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CPHFW AW25 line up unveiled, Bonnetje to join Newtalent

While it feels like we have only just waved goodbye to another fashion week season, autumn/winter 2025 is already fast approaching, and Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) is leading the charge, already releasing its line up for the upcoming edition. Set to take place January 27 to 31, 2025, CPHFW will welcome a roster of 36 brands that have been...

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CPHFW to host Paris Fashion Week showroom for Nordic brands

Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) will be bringing a selection of its Danish and Nordic brands to the French capital for a showroom to be held during Paris Fashion Week SS25. The move comes as part of Copenhagen’s efforts to support the economic growth of such names, providing them with an opportunity to educate themselves on the fashion industry...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week SS25 key trends

Very often dubbed the “fifth fashion week” after New York, London, Paris and Milan, Copenhagen Fashion Week SS25 ran from Monday, August 5 to Friday, August 9, 2024 with 28 shows, 12 presentations and 84 events. As always, sustainability was a major theme. Designers continued to focus on eco-friendly materials, ethical production practices, and...

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SS25: Copenhagen Fashion Week between creativity, inclusion and commerce

Berlin Fashion Week may be keen to become the next London of fashion – a place that fosters and produces young creative talent – but Copenhagen also wants to have its say, and rightly so. Copenhagen Fashion Week has long since emerged from the shadow of the established Fashion Weeks and is also forging ahead with a role model function, as...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has promoted Isabella Rose to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), reports WWD. Rose joined CPHFW in July 2020 as Digital Strategist, according to her LinkedIn profile. In September of the same year, she was promoted to Head of Digital and Communications. Since May 2022, she has held the title of...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week announces spring/summer 2025 lineup

Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has confirmed that 46 brands and institutions will make up the spring/summer 2025 event, which takes place from August 5 to 9. Brands on the schedule include returning brands such as A. Roege Hove, (Di)vision, Jade Cropper, Latimmier, Stine Goya, Rabens Saloner, Remain, and Sak Potts, alongside emerging designers...

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CPHFW releases first sustainability requirements revisions - what does this mean for participating brands?

In 2020, as the first fashion week, Copenhagen Fashion Week developed its own sustainability requirements in collaboration with Danish consultancies Rambøll and In Futurum and the Danish industry association Dansk Fashion and Textile. Since then, participating brands have been selected based on a carefully weighted point system, which considers...

Fashion

Copenhagen Fashion Week is set to ban collections featuring exotic skins

Copenhagen Fashion Week is set to ban collections featuring exotic skins or feathers from its runways starting next year, aligning with its broader commitment to sustainability. The move reflects the fashion industry's growing scrutiny of controversial materials, with the Danish capital aiming to lead the way in eco-friendly practices. Brands...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week secures funding, to partner with mentoring programme

As its influence continues to grow among the fashion world, Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has now announced that it is the recipient of a supportive funding that will focus on implementing strategic partnerships linked to the event’s Sustainability Requirements. The funding is being provided via a shared grant pool of the Ministry of Culture...

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Copenhagen Fashion Week FW24 key trends

Now firmly established as the gateway to the runway season, Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) goes from strength to strength. With its reputable 18-point sustainability criteria and its egalitarian ethos, CPHFW is seen as a leader in the arena of sustainable and ethical fashion. The FW24 shows ran from Monday, January 29 to Friday, February 2,...

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Ganni forgoes CPHFW in favour of ‘Fabrics of the Future’ exhibition

Danish fashion brand Ganni is celebrating its 10th anniversary as a participant in Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) by foregoing a fashion show. Instead, the sustainability-oriented label is hosting a dedicated exhibition for forward-looking materials, such as Celium from Polybion, a pioneering alternative to synthetic fabrics made from...