Copenhagen is always a highlight in the fashion calendar: it's where the most exciting showcase their latest vision AND the street style is some of the best. This Spring/Summer 2025 season was no exception. Designers reacted to the unrelentingly bleak world news with cautious optimism, staging music-filled, largely al fresco shows with a diverse cast of characters, making use of old and recycled materials to bring their visions to life.
At more than one show I found myself smiling and dancing in my seat. From Zalando Visionary Award winner Sinéad O'Dwyer's mould-breaking curve fashion, how a to Martin Asbjørn's quietly confident power tailoring at REMAIN, here is everything you need to know. Sinéad O'Dwyer prioritises inclusivity in her collections, so it's heartening to see the London-based, Irish designer receive not only the support of Copenhagen Fashion Week, but also win the prestigious Zalando Visionary Award.
O'Dwyer's Spring/Summer '25 offering saw the designer further play with her signature bondage techniques and rib-knit fabrics, continuing to champion curve fashion in ways that feel truly sincere. I particularly loved the second-skin denim and all the audibly jingly charms, from a lightning bolt belt to the ornamental suspender belt clips. 'When you try on clothing and it doesn’t fit or you don’t feel comfortable in yourself, it’s not you that’s wrong – it’s the clothing that wasn’t made for you and was never made for you," O'Dwyer noted at the .