Copenhagen Fashion Week
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Copenhagen Fashion Week is an international fashion event held twice a year in Copenhagen, Denmark. Copenhagen Fashion Week is organized by the Danish Fashion Institute,[1] and takes place bianually.
History
The first Copenhagen Fashion Week was held in 2006, following the merger of the Danish clothing trade fairs Dansk Modeuge and Dansk Herremodeuge, which dated back to the 1950s.[2]
In 2018, CEO Cecilie Thorsmark established an advisory board and partner institute, in Futurum, to help shape the sustainable development of Copenhagen Fashion Week.[3]
Organization
Each season, Copenhagen Fashion Week welcomes press, buyers, and influencers to four days of shows, presentations, and events as well as the two trade shows, CIFF and Revolver.
Copenhagen Fashion Week is a non-profit organization run on 15% public funding and 85% commercial partnerships, with the Danish Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs as the main contributor. Copenhagen Fashion Week is a subsidiary to the foundation Design Society alongside Danish Design Centre, INDEX: Design to Improve Life and Global Fashion Agenda.
The applications for the official fashion week schedule are assessed by a committee of representatives from the Scandinavian fashion industry, including press, production professionals, and industry organizations. The Copenhagen Fashion Week secretariat does not participate in the assessment.
Sustainability
In 2023, Copenhagen Fashion Week hosted designers from Europe and the US[4] who followed the organizers' implemented sustainability requirements for participating fashion brands.[5] In 2024, only one brand was rumored not to meet the sustainability criteria and were unable to participate. The sustainability criteria for brands aiming to participate in Copenhagen Fashion Week are progressively strengthened each year, which is meant to encourage brands to consistently push for improvement. [6] For example, these standards necessitate that brands demonstrate that a minimum of 50 percent of their collection is composed of certified, preferred, up-cycled, or recycled materials, along with their commitment to due diligence throughout their supply chain.[6]
References
- ^ "Ny ambitiøs strategi fra Danish Fashion Institute" (in Danish). Fashion Forume. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Danish fashion history". Danish Fashion Institute. Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ Wightman-Stone, Danielle (2020-01-28). "Copenhagen Fashion Week unveils "radical" sustainability plan". FashionUnited. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Nast, Condé (2022-08-08). "A Vibe Change Is Taking Copenhagen Fashion Week Beyond the Ganni Girl and "Copencore"". Vogue. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
- ^ http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2023/circular-economy/article.2023-01-12.2167635265
- ^ a b Nast, Condé (2023-01-30). "How Copenhagen Became The World's Most Sustainable Fashion Week". British Vogue. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
