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In Copenhagen, A Fashion Week Model That Looks Beyond the Big Four

Adaptable in shape while holding fast to its mission of promoting Nordic design, CPHFW constantly re-evaluates two core questions: what could a fashion week be, and who should it serve?

STEM SS27 at Copenhagen Fashion Week / Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images

[caption id="attachment_171306" align="aligncenter" width="640"] STEM SS27 at Copenhagen Fashion Week / Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images[/caption] In 2026, what should a fashion week be? Over the past couple of years, I've noticed—and attended—an increasing number of local fashion weeks: signs of a decentralisation from the Big Four, and a chance for markets to spotlight talent out of the shadows of the major houses. There's real pride in watching a place show its own designers, instead of exporting them. But cut off from conversation with the global agenda, a fashion week…

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