Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine October Issue 2018 | Page 58

DIRECTIONS BY
COPENHAGEN
FASHION WEEK
SPRING 2019
TRENDS
All about the play of colours
and exploration of fabric
E
merging as the new high-fashion
destination for this year, the
Copenhagen Fashion Week took place
recently to showcase fashion directions for
the upcoming season.
Deemed as one of the biggest ‘under-the-radar’
week, it is the beacon of Scandinavian Style
that ensures a line-up of the newest trends and
innovative fashion techniques every year.
Standing tall with a worth of about £ 6.2 billion as
per FashionUnited Business Intelligence, the Danish
fashion industry is still growing in every stratum of
fashion, whether in luxury or ready-to-wear.
Label-of-the-moment, Ganni, set out a series of
micro-trends during their show for Spring 2019.
Additionally, luxury goods giant LVMH bought a
controlling stake in the label, deeming it to be
counted among the new luxury fashion hubs.
Not just exclusive to the Danish market, the fashion
forward brands, Stine Goya, the colourful label
for womenswear; Saks Potts, best known for their
colourful coats; Copenhagen-based jewellers
Sophie Bille Brahe and Maria Black recently got
recruited by the high-fashion online retailers such as
Net-a-Porter and Mytheresa.
The bigwigs of the Danish fashion industry like
HELIOT EMIL, Han Kjøbenhavn and Holzweiler
kept the tailored urban ensemble banner alive with
lines playing on the horizon where streetwear and
tailored casuals meet. Street defines comfort, and
that is what the designers and labels of Denmark
strive for.
This fashion week glimpsed the easy transition from
purely menswear to unisex collections, as a feminine
touch was blatantly apparent in the silhouette,
material, construction, and colours of the garments.
The global fashion editorial sector is all about the
Danes Fashion, despite the higher global scale
which their Parisian or Milanese or American
counterp