Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) is the biggest fashion week in Northern Europe, held biannually in January/February and August.

Upcoming Seasons

AW26 / January 27 – 30, 2026

SS27 / August 3 – 7, 2026

Who are we?

Regarded as the fifth global fashion week, Copenhagen Fashion Week welcomes leading international press, buyers and industry leaders across their global network to four days of shows, presentations, installations and events alongside the trade show CIFF.

Copenhagen Fashion Week strive towards making positive change to inspire and encourage the industry to accelerate their sustainability efforts. In January 2020, Copenhagen Fashion Week unveiled a three-year Sustainability Action Plan, presenting an innovative system of requirements for brands to be part of the official schedule that was implemented at the AW23 edition of CPHFW. The Action Plan is revised and released every three years, positioning CPHFW as the leading fashion week within the sustainability field.

"Sustainability is the core tenet to our vision of Copenhagen Fashion Week as a forward thinking representation of Nordic talent to our global community."
- Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO Copenhagen Fashion Week

What is our strategy?

In 2018, Copenhagen Fashion Week got a new management which brought about a highly intensified focus on sustainability. Newly appointed CEO Cecilie Thorsmark established an advisory board of industry professionals and welcomed onboard Knowledge Partner In futurum to help shape the development of Copenhagen Fashion Week’s sustainability strategy.

In January 2020, Copenhagen Fashion Week launched its first ambitious Sustainability Action Plan. In the spring of 2023, a continuation of the Sustainability Action Plan will be published.

Sustainability Requirements Document

Governance and Funding

Copenhagen Fashion Week is a foundation funded by industry contributions and commercial partnerships with Strategic Partner Zalando as the main contributor.

The commercial partnerships Copenhagen Fashion Week takes part in are based on a shared vision, and are set in place to ensure the best possible experience for participating brands, press and buyers. All commercial posts are marked with a mandatory disclaimer of sponsored content, in accordance with Danish law, and is created in line with Copenhagen Fashion Week’s ethical charter.

If you are interested in exploring commercial partnership opportunities please contact: sophie@copenhagenfashionweek.com

The Foundation Governance Statement is available here.

Copenhagen Fashion Week Team

Name
Cecilie Thorsmark
Position
CEO
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Isabella Rose Davey
Position
COO
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Stefanie Forsgren
Position
Director of Production & Culture
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Ann-Sophie Choi
Position
Head of Global Partnerships
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Evelina Danielsson Valladares
Position
Senior Sustainability Manager
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Julia Rozycka
Position
Senior Manager of Communications & Brand Relations
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week
Name
Sofija Ninesa
Position
Digital & Creative Manager
Company
Copenhagen Fashion Week

Fashion Forum Team

Name
Carla Christine Aagaard-Strube
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Fashion Forum
Name
Amalie Thejls Uebel
Position
Journalist
Company
Fashion Forum

Executive Board

Name
Thomas Klausen
Position
CEO
Company
Danish Fashion & Textile
Name
Awa Malina Stelter
Position
Co-Founder
Company
OpéraSport
Name
Cecilie Ingdal
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Elle Denmark
Name
Charlotte Egelund
Position
CEO
Company
Fashion Society
Name
Jens Obel Jørgensen
Position
Owner & CEO
Company
DK Company Group
Name
Niels Eskildsen
Position
Founder & CEO
Company
Designers Remix

The Board of Copenhagen Fashion Week consists of six members with expertise spanning leadership, fashion, media, and entrepreneurship. The board is gender-balanced and professionally diverse. All members are internally appointed, considered independent, and none hold shares or similar instruments in the foundation’s subsidiaries or affiliated companies.

Thomas Klausen

Appointed as Chairman on 1 January 2019
Re-elected in February 2022
Re-elected in February 2025
Up for re-election in February 2028

Awa Malina Stelter

Appointed on 1 September 2024
Up for re-election in September 2027

Cecilie Ingdal

Appointed on 1 October 2015
Re-elected in November 2018
Re-elected in November 2021
Re-elected in November 2024
Up for election in November 2027

Charlotte Egelund

Appointed on 1 June 2019
Re-elected in February 2022
Re-elected in February 2025
Up for election in February 2028

Jens Obel Jørgensen

Appointed on 12 May 2015
Re-elected in May 2018
Re-elected in May 2021
Re-elected in May 2024
Up for election in May 2027

Niels Eskildsen

Appointed on 1 October 2015
Re-elected in 2018
Re-elected in November 2021
Re-elected in November 2024
Up for re-election in November 2027

Advisory Board

Name
Carla Buzasi
Position
President & CEO
Company
WGSN
Name
Baptiste Carriere-Pradal
Position
Chair
Company
Technical Secretariat of the Apparel EU Product Environmental Footprint project & Sustainable Apparel Coalition
Name
Dio Kurazawa
Position
Founding partner of The Bear Scouts & Advisor for CFS
Company
The Bear Scouts
Name
Federica Marchionni
Position
CEO
Company
Global Fashion Agenda
Name
Janet Mensink
Position
Executive Director
Company
SLCP
Name
Amy Powney
Position
Creative Director
Company
Mother of Pearl
Name
Claire Press
Position
Founder
Company
Wardrobe Crisis
Name
Claire Bergkamp
Position
CEO
Company
Textile Exchange
Name
Nicolaj Reffstrup
Position
Co-Founder
Company
GANNI
Name
Marie Busck
Position
Head of CSR & Sustainability
Company
Dansk Fashion & Textile
Name
Pascal Bruun
Position
VP of Sustainability and Diversity & Inclusion
Company
Zalando

Show & Presentation Committee

Name
Allyson Shiffman
Position
Features Editor
Company
Vogue Scandinavia
Name
Ana Andjelic
Position
Brand Executive
Company
Freelance
Name
Anders Soelvsteen Thomsen
Position
Stylist & Consultant
Company
Freelance
Name
Ane Lynge-Jorlén
Position
Director
Company
Alpha
Name
Anne Braunstein
Position
Managing Director
Company
Patriksson Group
Name
As Øland
Position
Creative Director
Company
Dansk Fashion & Textile
Name
Bruce Pask
Position
Senior Editorial Director
Company
Neiman Marcus
Name
Carla Christine Aagaard-Strube
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Fashion Forum
Name
Christian Hansen
Position
Creative Director
Company
Costume Denmark
Name
Claire Stern Milch
Position
Digital Director
Company
Elle Magazine USA
Name
Emily Chan
Position
Senior Sustainability Editor
Company
British Vogue
Name
Emma Matell
Position
Casting Director
Company
Freelance
Name
Eni Subair
Position
Senior Fashion Features Editor
Company
The Face
Name
Francesco Martino
Position
Style Editor
Company
GQ Italia
Name
Freja Wewer
Position
Photographer & Art Director
Company
Freelance
Name
Giorgia Feroldi
Position
Fashion Journalist
Company
Freelance
Name
Hilda Sandström
Position
Stylist
Company
Freelance
Name
Ida Elise Eide Einarsdóttir
Position
Fashion Editor
Company
KK Norway
Name
Jessica Beresford
Position
Associate Editor, Life & Leisure
Company
Australian Financial Review
Name
Julie Gilhart
Position
Founder & President
Company
Gilhart & Co.
Name
Kine B. Hartz
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Costume Denmark & Norway
Name
Kristian Kirk
Position
Creative Director & Co-Founder
Company
inter.agcy & inter.pblc
Name
Kyubum (KB) Lee
Position
Creative Consultant
Company
Fakesickness Inc., TMN
Name
Laird Borrelli-Persson
Position
Senior Archive Editor
Company
Vogue
Name
Louise & Maria Thornfeldt
Position
Photographers
Company
Freelance
Name
Lucy Maguire
Position
Senior Trends Editor
Company
Vogue Business
Name
Lucy Milligan
Position
Projects and Partnerships Editor
Company
The Gentlewoman
Name
Martin Gjesing
Position
Co-Founder
Company
Moon
Name
Maud Pupato
Position
Buying Director
Company
Printemps
Name
Maya Soul Paustian
Position
Stylist
Company
Freelance
Name
Natasha Skou
Position
Founder
Company
Nat Studio Copenhagen
Name
Navi Ahluwalia
Position
Editor
Company
Hypebae
Name
Nicole Walker
Position
Creative Consultant
Company
Freelance
Name
Nikita Hoffmann Andersen
Position
Editorial Director
Company
Elle Denmark
Name
Olya Kuryshchuk
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
1 Granary
Name
Robert Rydberg
Position
Fashion Director
Company
Vogue Scandinavia
Name
Sara Sozzani Maino
Position
Creative Director
Company
Fondazione Sozzani
Name
Steff Yotka
Position
Global Editorial Director
Company
i-D
Name
Tiffany Hsu
Position
Chief Buying Officer
Company
Mytheresa
Name
Willa Bennett
Position
Editor-in-Chief
Company
Cosmopolitan & Seventeen
Name
Yana McKillop
Position
Fashion Director
Company
Puss Puss
Name
Yasin Müjdeci
Position
Founder
Company
Voo Store