Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) and the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) are delighted to announce their collaboration across the V&A Fashion in Motion for the May 2025 edition. The showcase will present five key emerging designers from Denmark celebrating the creativity, expressiveness and innovation that Copenhagen Fashion Week has come to pioneer.
As part of a concerted focus on strengthening its relationship with the UK creative and cultural industry CPHFW will on 30 May 2025 hold three showings at the V&A within the Raphael Court featuring the collections of five designers – four being part of the CPHFW NEWTALENT programme including Alectra Rothschild / Masculina, Berner Kühl, Bonnetje and Stamm, and one being the 2024 recipient of the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize, Stem.
Through the global spotlight of the V&A Fashion in Motion series, which has platformed iconic British and international designers to the public since 1999, the five designers will present six key looks that embody their vision and encompass their dedication to creative craft and expression.
Speaking of the collaboration, Cecilie Thorsmark notes: “The Victoria & Albert Museum is a cultural bedrock of the British creative industry, so being able to showcase rising talent from Denmark through the seminal activation of V&A Fashion In Motion is an exceptional opportunity. Through presenting four of our CPHFW NEWTALENT designers alongside the recipient of the 2024 Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize I hope we can paint a strong visual of the vast talent our small nation is cultivating, and build stronger bridges between our burgeoning creative industries.”
Oriole Cullen, V&A Senior Curator, Fashion and Textiles said: “Fashion in Motion gives us the opportunity to work with incredible practitioners from around the world. We’re delighted to partner with Copenhagen Fashion Week, showcasing the work of emerging Nordic designers for our Museum visitors.”
Fashion in Motion: Copenhagen Fashion Week shall be held on 30 May 2025 at the V&A within the Raphael Court.
About Copenhagen Fashion Week
Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) is the biggest fashion week in Northern Europe, held biannually in January/February and August. Regarded as the fifth global fashion week, Copenhagen Fashion Week welcomes leading international press, buyers and industry leaders across their global network to four days of shows, presentations, installations and events alongside the trade show CIFF.In January 2020, Copenhagen Fashion Week unveiled a three-year Sustainability Action Plan, presenting an innovative system of requirements for brands to be part of the official schedule that was implemented at the AW23 edition of CPHFW.
About Fashion in Motion
For over 20 years the V&A’s Fashion in Motion series has brought free-to-attend catwalk shows to the public, enabling anyone to take a seat on the front row. The only fashion series of its kind, it allows people to experience a professional fashion event in the truly unique setting of the museum. Previous designers featured in the series include Alexander McQueen, Ashish, Christian Lacroix, Harris Reed, Carla Fernandez, Erdem, Gareth Pugh, Guo Pei, Grace Wales Bonner, Holly Fulton, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jenny Packham, Kansai Yamamoto, Yohji Yamamoto, Kenzo, Ma Ke, Missoni, Molly Goddard, Vivienne Westwood, and Yohji Yamamoto among other global names in fashion.
Fashion at the V&A
The V&A’s fashion collection is designated as the UK’s National Collection and is one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of dress in the world. Many of the pieces in the V&A’s fashion collection are unique to the V&A and most of the iconic looks of the last four centuries are represented. The collections have been a source of inspiration for numerous fashion designers from Zandra Rhodes to the late Alexander McQueen, as well as students and researchers.
About the V&A Fashion in Motion: Copenhagen Fashion Week Designers
Alectra Rothschild / Masculina is a brand built on the notions of craftsmanship, femininity, and high glamour. Rothschild views clothing as a powerful tool for change and expression, capable of making bold political statements.) Alectra Rothschild / Masculina is a recipient of CPHFW NEWTALENT.
Berner Kühl is built on the examination of concepts such as utility, nature and serenity – expressing a sense of emotion, without being dramatic. Aiming to create an inspirational package around a product that in itself should be able to stand alone. Berner Kühl is a recipient of CPHFW NEWTALENT.
Bonnetje specializes in cutting up old suits and reassembling the pieces into new silhouettes. By reusing defunct materials, they contribute to the search for fashion beyond the current throwaway society. Their focus extends to past, present, and future sustainable practices. Bonnetje does not aim to pioneer a brand new style but offers their perspective on the emerging movement of circularity within fashion. Bonnetje is a recipient of CPHFW NEWTALENT.
Stamm’s main characteristic is the dualism that can be found in different forms, such as strong vs sensitive, high fashion with a low key approach, truck vs couture, calm vs dynamic. Stamm is a recipient of CPHFW NEWTALENT.
Stem is an industry changing approach to how clothing is made. Our novel zero-waste woven textile system eliminates garment production waste. A Stem garment is made from (recycled) natural fibres and produced using our unique weaving, cutting and sewing technique. Stem is a recipient of the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize.
Source: Copenhagen Fashion Week
