The contrast between rugged, hardwearing denim and delicate, sheer fabrics emerged as a defining motif across Fall/Winter 2026–2027 presentations at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
Caro Editions positioned denim as a couture object. Jeans and denim skirts are reworked by hand with lace appliqué, vintage ribbons, embroidery, and vintage trims, “transforming familiar pieces into something deliberate and precious.” The brand aimed to create “tension between refinement and wearability.”
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Wide-leg jeans and denim zipper hoodies with acid wash effects helped tell Gestuz’s ’80s New York City-inspired collection. “Elegant, expensive pieces are styled against the raw,” the brand said. Jeans paired with long fur coats and sheer tops were an example of this. Gestuz also showed a range of dark wash button-down shirts, trousers, flare jeans and dresses, symbolizing “the corporate businesswoman from Wall Street.”
Aviator-inspired jackets, uniform shirts, distressed leather, and rigid denim form the backbone of Baum und Pferdgartens’s collection inspired by Amelia Earhart. The brand’s creative directors Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave said they “explored how uniforms originally designed for a masculine approach can exist alongside elegant and sophisticated wearers.” The range spanned denim culottes and work jackets to lavender and embellished denim coordinates.
Textured knits and worn denim were a winning combination for Sunflower. The brand showed jeans with light washes, tints and dark rinses as well as a mid-blue denim tuxedo. A pair of lack jeans was heavily washed down, paired with a black leather jacket and boots by Italian footwear company Diemme.
Denim was aged with fades and dirty tints. Holzweiler showed distressed flocked denim coordinates. Paolina Russo applied “new rainbow crayon-etched patterns” to dark wash denim. Tints added depth to Studio Constance elongated jeans that puddled over furry footwear. Muddy tints added grit to Herskind’s barrel-leg jeans with twisted side seams.
