Danish fashion: the labels known abroad
Danish fashion travels well. ECCO, a shoemaker from Bredebro near the German border, sells in 101 countries; GANNI of Copenhagen has offices in Paris, New York and Shanghai; and Rains of Aarhus shows its rainwear at Paris Fashion Week.
Clothing
Danish labels for women and men.
GANNI The Copenhagen ready-to-wear house led by the creative director Ditte Reffstrup since 2009, known for colour, prints and the Bou Bag.
Cecilie Bahnsen The independent Copenhagen womenswear label of the designer Cecilie Bahnsen, known for voluminous dresses in embroidered and layered sheer fabrics.
Henrik Vibskov The label of the Danish designer and artist Henrik Vibskov, whose men's and women's collections cross into installation, performance and exhibitions.
Stine Goya The Copenhagen womenswear label Stine Goya founded in 2006, known for colour, prints and embellishment.
Wood Wood A Copenhagen streetwear label founded in 2002 that mixes sportswear and street culture with fashion, with its own stores in Denmark, Berlin and London.
By Malene Birger The Copenhagen womenswear house the designer Malene Birger founded in 2003, known for pared-back Scandinavian tailoring.
Norse Projects The Copenhagen label that grew from a streetwear shop into men's and women's collections mixing workwear, streetwear and technical fabrics.
Shoes
Shoes designed and made by Danish houses.
ECCO The shoe and leather company Birte and Karl Toosbuy founded in Bredebro in 1963, still owned by the family and making most of its shoes in its own factories.
Sanita The Herning clog maker, founded in 1907, whose closed leather clogs are worn by nurses, chefs and other people who stand at work.
glerups Felted wool slippers, shoes and boots from a farm in North Jutland, first made by Nanny Glerup for her husband Ove.
Outerwear
Rain jackets, coats and knitwear from Denmark.
