CPHFW Official Talk Program: Wear and Care – Cultivating Consciousness, Creativity, and Longevity in Fashion
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.
Wear and Care – Cultivating Consciousness, Creativity, and Longevity in Fashion
The journey of a garment—both in its construction and also in its life after—is the subject of this talk, discussing how we produce but also how we protect.
To explore the topic, Moderator Georgia Graham, Founder of Threads of Conversation, brings together Dio Kurazawa, Co-Founder of The Bear Scouts, Freyja Taus, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Taus, and Max Wagner, Director of Corporate Sustainability at Miele & Cie KG.
Moderator:
Georgia Graham, Founder, Threads of Conversation
Georgia is a presenter, consultant, and former model. She is the creator of Threads of Conversation, a podcast and newsletter unravelling the stories we tell through style. Guests include Lyas, Dara, Conner Ives, and Raven Smith. As a journalist, she’s interviewed the likes of Cate Blanchett, Demna, and Ryuichi Sakamoto. She also spent several years working on the creative teams at global retailers Selfridges and Browns Fashion, and is a creative consultant at Liberty. In a past life, she walked the Chanel supermarket show and fronted a Jacquemus campaign.
Panelists:
Dio Kurazawa, Co-Founder, The Bear Scouts
Dio Kurazawa is a prominent figure in sustainable fashion and co-founder of The Bear Scouts, a design-driven product development consultancy that transforms supply chain challenges through creative and innovative solutions for brands and suppliers. His latest venture, Carob Cowboys, is an alternative leather company pioneering the production of plastic-free carob leather on his 17-hectare farm in Portugal. Kurazawa serves as an Advisory Board member for the BNV Foundation, CPHFW, and Pizarro SA, and has held advisory board roles with leading organizations, including GANNI, UNSPUN, and IODF. His work champions inclusivity, collaboration, circularity, and innovative solutions that advance the sustainable fashion industry.
Freyja Taus, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Taus
Freyja is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of the Copenhagen-based label Taus. She earned her master’s degree in Fashion from the Royal Danish Academy, as well the Browns Award at ALPHA in 2022.
Max Wagner, Director, Corporate Sustainability, Miele & Cie KG
Max Wagner leads the global corporate sustainability team at the premium household appliance manufacturer Miele. His team is responsible for the development and management of the global sustainability strategy, internal consulting on sustainability-related topics, and supporting the implementation of regulatory requirements. With his background in computer science and engineering, his heart beats especially for product development.
