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.
- Founded
- 1993
- Founded by
- Klaus and Preben Samsøe
- Based in
- Copenhagen
Pictures © Samsøe Samsøe, from samsoe.com.
Why it is renowned
In January 2017 the American fashion trade paper WWD reported the opening of its first German flagship, in Berlin, describing it as a Danish brand known for a minimalist, contemporary Scandinavian look.1 Samsøe Samsøe has its own sales offices and showrooms in Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Munich, Düsseldorf, Paris, London and New York, and agents in Australia, Italy, Finland, Switzerland and Hong Kong.2
The story
The brothers Klaus and Preben Samsøe opened the first shop in Studiestræde, in Copenhagen's Latin Quarter, in 1993.3 For its first two years it sold jewellery; then came T-shirts and knitwear, mostly for men.34
In 2000 the present owners took over and built it into a house for women's and men's clothes, shoes and accessories.4 Peter Sextus Rasmussen has led the company since then and owns it with Per-Ulrik Andersen.3 Its head office is on Ryesgade in Copenhagen.2
Sources
- Danish Brand Samsøe & Samsøe Opens Berlin Flagship, WWD (2017-01-19). wwd.com, read 1 October 2026.
- Sales & Showrooms | Samsøe Samsøe. samsoe.com, read 28 September 2026.
- Samsøe Samsøe - Wikipedia, den frie encyklopædi. da.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
- Our story | Samsøe Samsøe. samsoe.com, read 28 September 2026.
Checked 1 October 2026, against the maker's own pages.