Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) might not be as popular as the New York, London, Paris, and Milan fashion weeks, but Denmark’s capital city is not short on avant-style, design finesse, or viral moments. CPHFW focuses on sustainability, bright colors, and androgynous details. In fact, in order to present a collection at CPHFW, you have to meet the sustainability requirements which manage the events.

All fashion weeks tend to have their own synonymous style. For Copenhagen, you’ll find that simplistic style takes the cake. Think oversized blazers, wide-leg pants, bold prints, and pastel hues. If you need an idea of what I’m talking about, think of the Scandinavian brands Ganni and Saks Potts that are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. This eclectic, colorful, and simple look is what the city is famous for.

If you’re interested in adopting some of this Scandi-style for yourself, scroll below to see the major trends that were spotted this fashion week.

Coats with Collars

Collared coats are hard not to love — and need — when it comes to fall and winter fashion. Many of the designers that showed at fashion week found comfort in creating chill-proof coats that would be the focal point of any outfit. Prevalent among all these coats were spread-out collars with small details, such as a point collar, a high neckline, or unexpected twists like contrasting stitches or leather. Examples of these styles can be found at Saks Potts, Gestuz, or Baum Und Pferdgarten. If you happen to be particularly crafty, I say upcycle some of your coats with these trending details because boring coats will not be in this season.

Sweater Dresses

Sweater Dresses are one of those eternally simplistic must-haves for your closet. Easily versatile in their construction, sweater dresses provide a blank canvas for designers to get creative. Thicker knits with long scarves took precedence at brands such as Aeron and The Garment, while Gestuz found comfort in mini dresses of this style.

What’s sweeter than suits?

Suits will be a staple for every fashion week. Simplistic (usually) and an easy piece to make look amazing, CPHFW mastered the art of oversized suits for this season. With enlarged shoulders that seem very ‘80s at Birgitte Herskind and baggy pants mirroring the jackets at The Garment, it seems that most designers chose to pick one piece of the suit to enlarge and another to keep the same size-or shrink.

Sheer joy

The sheer trend has been ongoing for the past few seasons now, much to the dismay of many of our grandparents. Fashion weeks, either in an effort to show what fashion is capable of or capture a viral moment, will often play up the riskier items. Due to this netting, lace, chiffon and other sheer fabrics took dominance on the runways once more. In Copenhagen, the more risque styles were understated. A long, semi-sheer sequined dress with fringe was spotted on Stine Goya’s runway, meanwhile, at The Garment, a sheer tank was paired with pants and A. Roege Hove styled multiple sheer items on top of each other.

Texture craze

Who said that fabric had to be smooth? Certainly not anyone at CPHFW. Whether thick, puffy fabrics were used in stylish preparation against the Scandinavian winter or bulky knitting made unusual patterns in designs, you shouldn’t expect to find normal textures this winter. Stine Goya went heavy for the puff. But for me, my personal favorite was the distressed fabrics used in Henrik Vibskov’s collection.

Redder is better

The color of the year for 2023 might not be red, but every designer gravitated toward this bright and passionate color. Scan the street-style photos for CPHFW and even New York Fashion Week, and you won’t find splashes of yellow or even large swaths of black but rather brilliant visions of red. Designers echoed this love with their collections. Saks Potts, in particular, created several monochrome outfits in the hue. Along with that Baum und Pferdgarten fell back into Y2K nostalgia and created a red tracksuit.

Embracing the glitter

In my world, you can never go wrong with a dash of glitter, and given the many metallic options that presented themselves on runways in Copenhagen, it seems that Scandinavian designers would agree with me. Saks Potts fell hard for sequins on many of their items, and Munthe gave a little bit of ‘70s flair to a mini dress with sequin fringe. Let the world glitter come fall!

(Wo)man on the moon

Going a step further in space-age designs, designers created different patterns based on the mysteries of space. At Ganni, we saw intergalactic patterns, and the brand Helmstedt created a knit set that was covered in aliens. Other brands, like Henrik Vibskov, created accessories that seemed out of this world. It seems like it’s time for a space-age adventure. Perhaps Jeff Bezos and the space cowboys should host a fashion week in outer space.

Copenhagen Fashion Week and all the trends you need to know