COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK RECAP DAY 3 by Graham Tabor

DAY 3

MOONSPOON SALOON

Our first show of the day was that of the collective Moonspoon made of up of Designer Sara Sachs, Artists Tal R, Photographer Noam Griegst, and stylist Melanie Buchhave.  The show took place in an old school gymnasium where a beautiful skylight filling the room with natural light.  Fittingly enough, children lined the balcony watching the show from above.

JEAN/PHILLIP

A relative newcomer to Copenhagen Fashion Week, Menswear designer Jean/Phillip showed a monochromatic, bondage influenced collection.

IVAN GRUNDAHL

Ivan Grundahl is a Scandinavian institution, with outposts as far as Soho New York.  Grundahl's F/W collection used asymmetrical lines, uneven silhouettes, and the clean-cut architectural shapes.  He also made extensive use of artisan dying and fabric techniques.

bARBARA i gONGINI

Barbara I Gongini, originally from the Faroe Islands between Iceland and Norway, showed her 2nd runway show this season.  The collection featured architectural hair and body paint.  The choreography was one of the most complicated and well executed I've seen in some time.  For this season, Gongini referenced and exploration of 2 and 3 dimension and experimenting with how to create garments using the fewest incisions possible.

BACK STAGE AT BARBARA I GONGINI


Kelly Bruce from NYLON

CHEAP MONDAY

Cardboard crows, suitcases and guitars abounded in the runway show by the Stockholm based denim brand.  It could have been called Copenhagen's the Beverly hillbillies.

ANN HAGEN

Asside from the obvious logistic problems inherent in transporting 300 people up 3 floors using only a 4 person elevator, Jørgen Simonsen's first runway show as the chief designer of AnnHagen was a great sucess amongst the Copenhagen fashion scene.  I was a high-drama goth rock collection featuring fur, strong shoulders and sculptural knits. 

BY MALENE BIRGER

By Malene Birger, was clearly THE show to attend amongst Copenhagen's fashion glitterati.  It was the only show to attract more Danish star power then the Prime Minister attended Bruuns Bazaar.  Malene Birger was also chosen as an Ambassador to UNICEF Denmark and is creating a special t-shirt and bag each season, from which all the proceeds will we donated to support children's relief agencies.

 

RUNWAY IMAGES: COURTESY OF COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK, PHOTOS BY SASCHA MARIC