Following a FW26 season that reinforced its position as the unofficial fifth stop on the global fashion calendar, Copenhagen Fashion Week returned from August 3 to 7, 2026, continuing its 20th-anniversary celebrations with 34 collections presenting the vision for the 2027 season.
The week marked several notable milestones: By Malene Birger returned to the runway for the first time in six years, while Henrik Vibskov celebrated 25 years in fashion. New York–based label Collina Strada, founded and designed by Hillary Taymour made its Copenhagen debut as part of the International Guest Slot.
For SS27, Copenhagen’s signature minimalism took on a decidedly more playful turn. Clean silhouettes and familiar wardrobe staples were layered, clashed and reimagined through sculptural proportions, unexpected prints and nostalgic references, signalling a new era of Scandi maximalism.
Rather than abandoning its pared-back roots, Copenhagen’s designers seemed to be challenging them, introducing contrast, eccentricity and individuality into an aesthetic once defined by restraint.
The SS27 Copenhagen story is not minimalism disappearing—it’s minimalism being disrupted.
Vanilla Pod
A creamy, slightly warm off-white rather than stark white, vanilla became a sophisticated neutral across tailoring, dresses, knitwear and separates, often working tonally with beige, tan and soft brown. It felt like a natural successor to the cooler whites of recent seasons.
By Malene Birger SS27 by Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt
A strappy camisole with an all-over shaggy fringe texture and extended rear hemline panels with high-waisted, straight-leg pants in mid-weight bouclé tweed.
Henrik Vibskov SS27
A tiered sleeveless midi dress in a raw-edged, fringed textile in an intricately layered design with highly tactile, frayed, and shredded fabric panels and an asymmetric midi skirt that flowed beneath the waist wrap.
Mr. Larkin SS27
A collarless, jacquard tunic jacket with frog-style loop closures, paired over an asymmetric miniskirt with extended back panels.
Almada Label SS27
A relaxed-fit silk scoop-neck camisole, matching high-waisted, wide-leg fluid silk pants and a sash wrapped around the hips, trailing into a long dramatic train.
Herskind SS27
An oversized utility, knee-length shirt-dress featuring puff sleeves and a gathered drop-waist that led into a ruffled hemline, accessorized with a marabou feather rosette.
Pep(lum) Rally
The peplum was one of Copenhagen’s strongest silhouette stories. Instead of the body-con peplum tops of the noughties, this time around the peplum was treated as more of a supersized ruffle, sometimes created with almost skirt-like proportions.
Baum und Pferdgarten SS27 by Helle Hestehave & Rikke Baumgarten
A textured grey mélange suit: a button-up blazer with a peplum, and matching knickers, layered over a tiered, voluminous white ruffle skirt extension.
Gestuz SS27 by Sanne Sehested
A vanilla-colored structured, collarless peplum jacket with architectural lantern sleeves paired with matching voluminous, high-waisted knickers.
By Malene Birger SS27 by Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt
A sleeveless, textured ivory-colored tank with a multi-layered peplum and high-waisted, fluid balloon-leg pants.
Nicklas Skovgaard SS27
A structural, light blue, retro-inspired two-piece pantsuit with a short-sleeved, double-breasted bodice featuring a ruffled peplum waist, and skinny leg pants with magenta-colored inserts.
Mix and Match
Copenhagen’s designers embraced deliberately mismatched combinations: contrasting prints, different garment genres and seemingly incompatible layers were worn together.
SSON by Yulia Kjellsson
A black and white dress featuring a mix of varying polka-dot scales; from fine pin-dots on the ruched bodice, medium polka dots on a bubble hemmed tier, and an oversized macro polka-dot print on the trailing maxi skirt hem.
Nicklas Skovgaard SS27
A mixed-gingham piece featuring a tan and white grid bodice, paired with a structured, sculptural peplum midsection in black and white checks and a sheer pink-and-white checked pleated midi skirt.
Solitude Studios SS27
An earth-toned distressed linen halter neck dress with an asymmetrical frayed high-low hem layered over gauze and white lace.
Collina Strada SS27 by Hillary Taymour
A multi-paneled sheer asymmetric tunic in pastel shades of pink, green and blue over a lace base layer, grounded by oversized, multi-pocket distressed denim cargo shorts
Capri is for Lovers
Simple black capri/knee-length leggings were used almost as a layering device rather than a standalone fashion item — worn underneath dresses, skirts, shorts and longer tops, it created an early-2000s reference.
Almada Label SS27
A tan/camel wool zip-up bomber jacket featuring a statement high funnel collar and relaxed, oversized raglan sleeves with matte black fitted capri leggings designed with a mid-to-high rise waist and a 3/4 cropped leg.
Gestuz SS27 by Sanne Sehested
A structural, collarless tiger-print jacket with matching print clutch, paired with black capri leggings and white heels.
Baum und Pferdgarten SS27 by Helle Hestehave & Rikke Baumgarten
A short, white babydoll mini dress featuring a black ditsy-style floral pattern, a gathered empire waistline, and voluminous 3/4 sleeves, fitted black capri-length cropped leggings, ribbed grey socks and ballet flats.
OpéraSPORT SS27 by Awa Malina Stelter and Stephanie Gundelach
A textured, black blouse with oversized ruffled short sleeves, black capri-length leggings and black slides.
Into the Wild
Copenhagen designers showed animal prints once again, but in a much less restrained way. In addition to leopard and zebra, tiger was particularly noticeable, alongside more unexpected interpretations such as Bambi/deer markings.
Baum und Pferdgarten SS27 by Helle Hestehave & Rikke Baumgarten
A long, fawn-spotted tan statement trench coat over a loose, cornflower blue matching blazer and slouchy shorts co-ord.
Almada Label SS27
A leopard print pencil skirt, rendered in fuzzy, textured faux-fur, with a fitted black long-sleeved turtleneck top, black flats and bold tortoiseshell square-framed glasses
Caro Editions SS27 By Caroline Bille Brahe
A textured leopard-print jacket framed with thick pink and green floral embroidery, a lime green sheer mesh top embellished with 3D floral appliqués, high-waisted fuchsia pink capri pants, and heavily beaded white mesh ballet flats
Gestuz SS27 by Sanne Sehested
A loose, unbuttoned zebra-print blouse with long fluid sleeves, accessorized with a matching printed neck scarf draped down the back, high-waisted black athletic shorts with white side stripes and brown below-the-knee boots.
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