Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26: A Guide

With 2025 coming to an close, the style set is looking ahead to the new year and gearing up for another round of Fashion Week celebrations. First up? Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26.

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A Guide To Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26

What Is Copenhagen Fashion Week?

Organised by the Danish Fashion Institute, Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) is a large-scale fashion event comprised of catwalk shows, showrooms, presentations and events held throughout Copenhagen. The event, while on a smaller schedule than the likes of New York and London, is regarded as the industry’s fifth global fashion week.

When Is It?

Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26 takes place between Tuesday 27 and Friday 20 January 2026.

The bi-annual event’s regular months are January (for Autumn/Winter) and August (for Spring/Summer).

Where Is It?

All events during Copenhagen Fashion Week take place in the Danish capital, across various locations within the city.

Can Anyone Go?

Like other global Fashion Week celebrations, Copenhagen typically offers a combination of public and private events – although shows are usually invite-only. Most designers tend to livestream or upload a video of their show, however, so you can still watch from home.

The Garment SS26 (c) James Cochrane

Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26 Schedule Highlights

The first iteration of the AW26 schedule dropped in November, detailing the 27 brands and designers set to present their collections to the city’s style elite.

 

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Check out some of the highlights below:

Tuesday 27 January

• OpéraSport
• Bonnetje
• Caro Editions

Wednesday 28 January

• The Garment
• Skall Studio
• Baum und Pferdgarten

Thursday 29 January

• Aiayu
• Paulina Russo
• Nicklas Skovgaard

CPHFW NEWTALENT

Like BFC NEWGEN, the Danish contingent’s CPHFW NEWTALENT scheme has been designed to support emerging local talent on a global scale. Presenting three to five opportunities for up-and-coming Nordic designers, the scheme provides ‘monetary support, mentorships, partnership offerings, professional advisors, onboarding to the official Copenhagen Fashion Week Show & Presentation Schedule, event participation, showroom activations, alumni network, and extensive PR through Copenhagen Fashion Week’s international community and channels.’

Members of CPHFW NEWTALENT will receive support for three consecutive seasons, before moving on to an alumni scheme that will continue to offer mentorship across showcasing, events, networking, business support communication, and sponsorship opportunities.

‘We are proud to introduce CPHFW NEWTALENT as a formalised structure to how Copenhagen Fashion Week is investing in the next generation of exceptional talent,’ emphasised Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO Copenhagen Fashion Week. ‘With responsibility an overarching and foundational focus of our organisation, this scheme will allow us to continue to grow our dedication to talent. It is a vital step we have taken to provide an encompassing program for the talents to build their brand on an international scale and to introduce them to our global audience.’

These talents will be showcased during fashion week in the CPHFW NEWTALENT showroom, which will pop up in a yet undisclosed location within the city. This season’s cohort includes:

CPHFW NEWTALENT Designers

• Anne Sofie Madsen
• Bonnetje
• Stem

CPHFW NEWTALENT One To Watch

• Sson
• Studio Constance
• Taus

You can read more about CPHFW NEWTALENT here.

Cecilie Bahnsen SS26 (c) James Cochrane

Sustainability

Copenhagen Fashion Week has become synonymous with sustainable creativity in recent years, following the unveiling of a three-year Sustainability Action Plan back in 2020. The plan proposed a system of sustainability requirements for brands to be part of the official schedule, and was officially introduced from CPHFW AW23.

‘Sustainability is the core tenet to our vision of Copenhagen Fashion Week as a forward thinking representation of Nordic talent to our global community,’ added Cecilie Thorsmark.

The Action Plan is revised and released every three years, raising the bar for fashion brands to think and act with people and planet in mind.

You can find out more about CPHFW’s sustainability strategy here.

EXPLORE

For more details about Copenhagen Fashion Week AW26, please visit copenhagenfashionweek.com