Danish clothing labels to know
Most of Denmark's clothing labels are in Copenhagen, and several now sell far beyond it. GANNI has offices in Paris, New York and Shanghai; Rotate is sold in more than 40 countries; and Vogue reviews collections such as Soulland's at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
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.Works: Encore
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, owned since 2024 by the Danish fashion group DK Company.
By Malene Birger The Copenhagen womenswear house the Danish designer Malene Birger founded in 2003, with a signature monogram since 2020.
Norse Projects The Copenhagen label that grew from a streetwear shop into men's and women's collections mixing workwear, streetwear and technical fabrics.
Han Kjøbenhavn A Copenhagen fashion house founded in 2008 as an eyewear line, now making men's and women's ready-to-wear, eyewear and accessories.Works: Julia Fox Oscars dress
Baum und Pferdgarten A Copenhagen womenswear house founded in 1999, known for bold colour, prints and sharp tailoring.
Rotate Birger Christensen A Copenhagen womenswear label founded in 2018 by Birger Christensen with creative directors Jeanette Madsen and Thora Valdimars.
Samsøe Samsøe A Copenhagen label that began in 1993 as a jewellery shop in the Latin Quarter and now makes clothes, shoes and accessories for women and men.
Soulland A Copenhagen label founded in 2002, with roots in graffiti and skateboarding, that makes gender-free clothes.
Mads Nørgaard – Copenhagen A Copenhagen fashion house founded in 1986 by Mads Nørgaard, making clothes for women, men and children and known for its striped #101 T-shirt.Works: #101
Jack & Jones A menswear label built on jeans, launched in 1990 by the Danish family-owned clothing company Bestseller.
Gestuz Danish contemporary womenswear label founded in 2008 by Sanne Sehested, known for a rock-and-roll take on Scandinavian design and shown on Copenhagen Fashion Week's official schedule.
Designers Remix Copenhagen fashion house making women's clothing from redesigned and upcycled deadstock fabrics, founded in 2002 by Charlotte and Niels Eskildsen.
The Garment A Copenhagen womenswear house, founded in 2020, built on knitwear and precise tailoring in a mostly monochrome palette.
Aiayu Copenhagen fashion and textile house making wardrobe and home pieces from natural, often undyed fibres, worked by artisans in Bolivia, Nepal, India and Europe.
MUNTHE Copenhagen womenswear house founded in 1994 by Naja Munthe, making ready-to-wear with prints and styles drawn from art.
Skall Studio Danish womenswear label making dresses, shirts, knitwear and tailoring in natural and organic fibres, with production kept largely in Denmark.
HELIOT EMIL A Copenhagen ready-to-wear label run by the brothers Julius and Victor Juul, known for technical fabrics, custom hardware and a monochrome, industrial look.Works: Dressage Jacket
mfpen Copenhagen clothing label making men's and women's tailoring, shirting and knitwear largely from European deadstock and surplus fabrics.
A. Roege Hove A Copenhagen knitwear label founded by Amalie Røge Hove, known for stretched rib knits that sit away from the body.
OpéraSPORT Copenhagen fashion house founded in 2019 that makes ready-to-wear mainly from recycled and organic fabrics and opens Copenhagen Fashion Week.
Caro Editions Copenhagen house making mostly one-of-a-kind and limited-edition women's clothes from deadstock and natural fabrics, designed by former model Caroline Bille Brahe.
DAY Birger et Mikkelsen A Copenhagen clothing house founded in 1997 by Keld Mikkelsen and Malene Birger, known for mixing ethnic references with Scandinavian design.
Bitte Kai Rand A Copenhagen womenswear house known for its knitwear, prints and layered, architectural design.
Bruuns Bazaar A Copenhagen clothing house for women and men, founded by the brothers Teis and Bjørn Bruun in 1995.
Nicklas Skovgaard A womenswear brand founded in 2020 in Copenhagen, building two collections a year around contrasting fabrics and classical forms.
Anne Sofie Madsen Copenhagen womenswear label founded by Anne Sofie Madsen in 2011, known for hand-sewn, hand-dyed pieces made to order.
Berner Kühl Material-led minimal menswear from Copenhagen.
Mos Mosh A Danish womenswear label that began in 2010 with jeans and trousers and now makes a complete collection, from jeans to jackets.
O. Files Copenhagen menswear and streetwear label that releases its collections in drops.
Bonnetje Womenswear built from deconstructed and reassembled men's suits.
Herskind Danish womenswear house run by designer Birgitte Herskind and her daughter Andrea Hess, known for tailored pieces in specially developed fabrics
NN07 Copenhagen menswear label founded in 2007, known abroad for the Gael jacket worn in the television series The Bear.Works: Gael 8267
Won Hundred Contemporary clothing label with denim-rooted men's and women's ranges.
S.N.S. Herning Knitwear maker in Herning, Jutland, founded in 1919 and still run by the Skyt family, best known for its bobble-knit FISHERMAN sweater.Works: FISHERMAN sweater
Pas Normal Studios Copenhagen brand of technical cycling clothing, founded in 2014, that cuts riding kit to the standard of professional racing in the colours and patterns of current fashion.
Sunflower Copenhagen menswear label founded in 2018, making denim, outerwear, shirts and leather in understated, lasting designs.