CPHFW Official Talk Program: Fashion as a Platform For Identity and Expression

Our AW26 talk series with Vogue Business as media partner make up a vital element of the official schedule each season, representing an opportunity to dig deeper into wider issues facing fashion.

Copenhagen Fashion Week will bring the AW26 talk program to a live audience, with a dedicated talk being held each day in the Copenhagen Fashion Week Talk hub hosted in Mater, right in the center of the city.

Attendance to the talk program is open to the public and will be on a first come first served basis and will include a 30-minute panel talk followed by a 15-minute Q&A. The talk will activate the global network of Copenhagen Fashion Week, inviting industry leaders from a variety of organisations and practices to speak across the topics at hand.

Furthermore, Copenhagen Fashion Week is excited to announce Vogue Business as an official media partner, who will use their global audience to amplify the reach of the talks that will be launched as podcasts post release.

Fashion as a Platform for Identity and Expression

Fashion has long been a medium for expression, with this talk unpacking how its role has shaped the message of creatives, stylists, designers, and the wider industry alike.

To explore the topic, Moderator Naima Yasin, Head of Secretariat at Saga, brings together Alana Hadid, Creative Director, Activist, Model, Sylwia Nazzal, Founder of Nazzal Studio, Joseph Aumeer, Ballet Dancer and Movement Director, The Royal Danish Ballet, and Alectra Rothschild, Creative Director and Founder of Masculina.

Moderator:

Naima Yasin, Head of Secretariat, Saga

Naima Yasin is one half of the award-winning podcast "A Seat At The Table". She is also the Head of Secretariat at SAGA, a non-partisan youth movement with more than 2,600 members working to advance the priorities of young people independently of party politics.

Panelists:

Alana Hadid, Creative Director, Activist, Model

Alana Hadid, an influential activist and advocate for social change, she is recognized for her unwavering commitment to creating a more equitable and inclusive world, starting with a liberated Palestine. Alana has become a prominent figure in the fight for Palestinian Liberation.

Sylwia Nazzal, Founder, Nazzal Studio

Sylwia Nazzal is an artist and founder of Nazzal Studio, a brand rooted in Palestinian heritage, ethics, and activism. Her work reframes fashion as a medium for storytelling and resistance. Her graduate collection, What Should Have Been Home, explored themes of displacement and resilience and later gained global attention for its raw portrayal of Palestinian identity. Nazzal Studio collaborates with refugee women to create ethical, artisanal pieces that preserve craft and empower communities. The studio positions itself as a collective of artists using clothing as a living archive of memory and defiance.

Joseph Aumeer, Ballet Dancer and Movement Director, The Royal Danish Ballet

Growing up in London, later spending time in Paris, and now living in Copenhagen has shaped Joseph Aumeer’s character deeply, both as an artist on stage and in the way he expresses his sense of style. Movement, storytelling, and fashion continue to be the driving forces behind his creative work. He is inspired by how these passions can meet, influence one another, and open new doors. Taking part and contributing to Copenhagen Fashion Week in this way feels like a natural and exciting step forward for him. He looks forward to sharing his perspective and connecting with other creatives in the room.

Alectra Rothschild, Creative Director and Founder, Masculina

Alectra Rothschild was a trained tailor before beginning her fashion studies. She studied at Beckmans College of Design, completed an MA in Fashion under Fabio Piras at Central Saint Martins, and later studied sustainability and fashion at The Royal Danish Academy. During this time, Alectra trained with the likes of Iris Van Herpen and Anne Sofie Madsen. She got her first job in the fashion industry at Mugler under the creative direction of Casey Cadwallader, and has since worked freelance for Alexander McQueen and collaborated with Birkenstock. In 2023, she founded her namesake label, Alectra Rothschild / MASCULINA, a brand built on notions of craftsmanship, femininity, and high glamour. i-D named Alectra Rothschild among the “Best of CPHFW SS23 and AW23”. She was selected for the DAZED100 List in 2022 and was chosen as the first recipient of the CPHFW NEWTALENT One To Watch slot for AW23. Alectra presented a performance for CPHFW SS24 in collaboration with VISCOSE JOURNAL. MASCULINA has had the pleasure of dressing artists such as Arca, FKA twigs, MØ, Zara Larsson, Michèle Lamy, and Eartheater.