Copenhagen Fashion Weekend

What’s hot – what’s not in the coolest city in Scandinavia? Bring some fashion friends and head for Copenhagen where you can keep your eyes peeled on the Catwalks on a fun and fashion-filled short break holiday. Ranking among the top ten fashion centres in the world and a cool number one in Scandinavia, Denmark has gradually risen to a high level of fashion consciousness, hosting two annual trade-only fashion fairs known in the Fashion world as Copenhagen Fashion Week.

Running parallel to Copenhagen Fashion week is an open party for all fashion lovers. Wonderful Copenhagen, in cooperation with Danish Fashion Institute and Copenhagen’s City Centre presents, for the second running, your Copenhagen Fashion Weekend.

Fashion conscious shoppers can choose between a wide range of eye-opening and fun-filled events throughout the five days. Many of Copenhagen’s shops and squares offer activities outside the ordinary. You can watch a street level fashion show, get a makeover, hear about new trends and participate in contest for exclusive tickets to shows and after parties. What is there to wait for? We can all at last share the fashion vibe and take a close look at what is going to be hot over the next year.

As a city of fashion, Copenhagen is the perfect setting for 'fashion for the people event'. Over the last five years, Copenhagen has shown that this is the place to find some of the most stylish fashion boutiques and some of the most skilled designers. The creative strength and the esteem in which Danish designers are held around the world, is also reflected in the wide range of talent on display in the city’s fashion stores.

Here are just a few names to look out for as you discover Copenhagen fashion shopping:

Day Birger et Mikkelsen (day.dk) have their flagship store on the corner of Pilestraede and Antonigade. All seven lines of their collections are here, ladies wear, men’s were children’s clothing lingerie jewellery accessories and home. Desigers Remix (designersremix.com), has an outlet in the Illum Department store in addition to its own store in Pilestraede.

Other names to definitely check-out for are:

Baum und Pferdgarten, baumundpferdgarten.dk
Henrik Vibskov, henrikvibskov.com
Wood Wood, woodwood.dk,
Hubsch, hubsch-und.dk,
Trine Kryger Simonsen, trinekrygersimonsen.com,
Mads Norgaard, madsnorgaard.dk
Designers Network, designersnetwork.net – having on show many names directly out of Denmark’s Design School.

Head for the area around Kronprinsens gade street just off the main shopping street Stroget, and the up and coming area around Oksnehallen in Vesterbro district. This area is brimming with cool bars, restaurants and new fashion. For street fashion, take in the theatre of it all in around Studiestraede street.

Copenhagen Fashion Weekend in 2008 will focus on a wide range of fashion oriented events from fashion shows, styling, make-up and trends to shopping the new arrivals collections. All you have to do is check out the programme as it develops on the official website, so join in and celebrate fashion Copenhagen style.

For more information, log on to Copenhagenfashionweekend.com.

How do I get there?

SAS Scandinavian Airlines offers frequent and convenient flights from London Heathrow, London City Airport, Birmingham, Manchester and Aberdeen. Flight times are under 2 hours. For latest offers and bookings go to: flysas.co.uk

Where to stay?

The following have a great choice of accommodation to suit all pockets. From the super cool to the budget-but-good look no further than:
choicehotels.com and arp-hansen.com

For more details take a look at visitcopenhagen.com.