Copenhagen Fashion Week Announces AW25 Recipients of CPHFW NEWTALENT

Copenhagen Fashion Week is delighted to announce the brands enrolled in the upcoming edition of CPHFW NEWTALENT, highlighting a continued dedication to fostering innovative Nordic talent.

This season, Bonnetje will join the CPHFW NEWTALENT scheme, Berner Kühl will present their second showcase, and Stamm and Alectra Rothschild / MASCULINA will present their third and final showcase as part of the scheme.

Furthermore, the dedicated CPHFW NEWTALENT showroom will provide global industry leaders with an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the exceptional brands participating in the scheme.

“CPHFW NEWTALENT is a vital pillar for Copenhagen Fashion Week, supporting key Nordic visionary talent at a critical juncture in their growth. CPHFW NEWTALENT aims to support these directional new voices across mentoring, showcasing and financial support: a three-tiered structure to guide their own evolution from flourishing creatives into reputable businesses.”
- Cecilie Thorsmark, CEO Copenhagen Fashion Week

Continuing with a strong line up and the introduction of new voices of the scheme, CPHFW NEWTALENT continues to be a globally leading platform spotlighting the next generation of Nordic talent.

See the collections at the CPHFW NEWTALENT showroom

During the AW25 season, CPHFW NEWTALENT will host a showroom introducing the Nordic and international press and buyer community to a selection of leading emerging designers of the Nordics. For the AW25 edition, the CPHFW NEWTALENT showroom will host 4 emerging designers, counting Bonnetje, Berner Kühl, Stamm and Alectra Rothschild / MASCULINA represented by Copenhagen Fashion Week.

International Industry Leaders supporting emerging talent

Each of the brands admitted to CPHFW NEWTALENT will be provided sessions with globally leading mentors and advisers from the Nordics.

Mentors include:

Bruce Pask, Senior Editorial Director, Neiman Marcus
Clara Cornet, Fashion and Beauty Strategic Partnerships, Instagram
Dio Kurazawa, Co-Founder, The Bear Scouts
Ida Petersson, Co-Founder, Good Eggs
Mahoro Seward, Writer and Consultant, Misc.
Vikram Menon, Director, Fashionex Limited

Vital partnerships providing support to the program

Copenhagen Fashion Week is proud to receive funding support for CPHFW NEWTALENT from a concise pool of industry leaders, recognising the value they place in uplifting the Nordic creative industry.

Fashion in Helsinki

Copenhagen Fashion Week is delighted to share Fashion in Helsinki as a Knowledge Partner of CPHFW NEWTALENT, supporting emerging talents in Finnish fashion.

ALPHA

ALPHA is a talent incubator empowering the best-emerging talents and graduates from the Nordic countries. ALPHA and Copenhagen Fashion Week have teamed up to promote and support the best of Nordic talent through both platforms.

Special Advisor Ane Lynge-Jorlén

Ane Lynge-Jorlén supports and contributes to CPHFW NEWTALENT as Special Advisor to the Copenhagen Fashion Week team. Ane Lynge-Jorlén plays an active role in advising on new emerging brands for CPHFW NEWTALENT, and provides consultancy.

Show Advisors Transition and inter.agcy

Transition and inter.agcy have offered 1-on-1 sessions with the brands part of the scheme in the lead-up to fashion week, to advise on and prepare the brands for their showcases.

About CPHFW NEWTALENT

CPHFW NEWTALENT is a talent support scheme for Nordic emerging brands with less than five years in business. Established by Copenhagen Fashion Week to nurture, develop, and promote emerging Nordic talent on a global scale, the scheme creates new opportunities for three to four emerging designers per season via monetary support, mentorships, partnership offerings, professional advisors, onboarding to the official Copenhagen Fashion Week show and presentation schedule, event participation, showroom activations, alumni network, and extensive PR through Copenhagen Fashion Week's international community and channels.

Find out more about the CPHFW NEWTALENT scheme.