Copenhagen Fashion Week has announced that applications are now open for its AW24 event slated for 29 January – 2 February 2024 and the official Event & Presentation schedule will be released on week/commencing November 27 2023 through the dedicated CFW newsletter and across all social channels, with new additions shared in the lead up to the February edition. The closing date will be January 27, 2024.
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| Backstage at the SS2023 Copenhagen Fashion Week Image from CFW website @tonyamatyu |
The Event & Presentation schedule will include events, presentations, showrooms, installations, dinners and exhibitions.
Meanwhile, Copenhagen-based womenswear brand Saks Potts has won the 2023 Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize, winning a grand prize of 300,000 DKK. Through the CPHFW NEWTALENT scheme, Saks Potts (established by Barbara Potts and Cathrine Saks) will receive valuable benefits through a partnership between the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize and Copenhagen Fashion Week, including extensive communication support and participation in official activities and opportunities during Copenhagen Fashion Week.
The three finalists — Forza Collective, Heliot Emil and Saks Potts — presented their collections and business concepts to an international jury of industry experts holding a diverse range of experience and perspectives across the board. Each of the finalists were praised for their design talent, sustainable vision, innovation, creativity and business entrepreneurship – all of which were included as criteria in the jury’s decision for this year’s winner.
The Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize expanded this year's focus to include established brands and experienced designers who have demonstrated their entrepreneurial and innovative skills, a decision that reflects the core values of the founders of the Wessel & Vett Foundation - Theodor Wessel and Emil Vett and their commitment to supporting sustainable brands and a responsible fashion industry.
Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO, Copenhagen Fashion Week said, "All the designers that presented as part of the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize have been almost incomparable, all presenting incredibly strong potential and resonance within their respective brands, but the winner selected today was truly representative of Danish fashion.
"Saks Potts has continued to flourish with their signature aesthetic and global community, reflecting their values across the pillars of entrepreneurship, fashion innovation and creativity. This is a big achievement that should be celebrated and recognised but it comes with an obligation to push themselves in sustainability so they can continue to inspire and set new industry standards."
Separately, the ALPHA Award has announced its ten finalists, and the winners will be unveiled during the AW24 edition of Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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| Idaliina Friman, 2021 Image ALPHA Awards |
The finalists were selected from a wider pool of applications from Nordic graduates, selected by a panel of international industry experts. The finalists, representing Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. were Alex Luonto, Andreas Bloch, Anni Salonen, Idaliina Friman, Ingrid Pettersson, Kelly Konings, Liana Paberza, Ruusa Vuori, Thelma Rut Gunnarsdóttir and Tilde Herold. The finalists will show their collections at the joint ALPHA show at Copenhagen Fashion Week in January 2024.
ALPHA Director, Ane Lynge-Jorlén says, "The 2024 edition brings together an exciting group of Nordic talent that balances minimalist tailoring with sculptural shapes, textile experiments and knitwear with digital technology alongside a great awareness of our time. Their command of heritage craft is remarkable, whether it's knitwear, crochet or textile design, and so are their pattern making skills and use of discarded materials. They approach garment making through meticulous processes of testing, where thoughts on how garments feel and move with and around the body are central. We can't wait to present their diverse and exceptional collections at the show in Copenhagen."
"We're happy to welcome Iceland into the fold as a new addition for 2024, and not only widening our Nordic reach but also showing more variation of emerging fashion designers from the region."
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