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Copenhagen Fashion Week teams up with Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging talent

Copenhagen Fashion Week is partnering with the Swedish Fashion Council to support emerging designer talent, ahead of its autumn/winter 2022 edition in February.

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The partnership will strengthen and develop support for young designers across the Nordics, aligning Copenhagen Fashion Week with the Swedish Fashion Council’s ambitious talent programme.

To celebrate the partnership, Swedish designer Jade Cropper, who is part of the incubator programme Swedish Fashion Talents, has been announced as the AW22 Talent and will present for the first time as part of Copenhagen Fashion Week on February 3.

In addition, the Swedish Fashion Council will co-host the official talent dinner to open the season on the first evening of AW22.

Cecilie Thorsmark, chief executive of Copenhagen Fashion Week, said in a statement: “Copenhagen Fashion Week holds responsibility at its core purpose, of which this very much includes the nurturing and promoting of the young talent that bring such a renewed perspective to Nordic design.

“We are beyond thrilled to be able to strengthen this dedication with the alignment to the work of the Swedish Fashion Council - together we are stronger and can jointly work together to ensure we are not only preserving but spotlighting the next generation of our creative industry.”

Swedish Fashion Council chief executive Jennie Rosén added: “The Swedish Fashion Council is actively working to foster next-generation fashion talents in our incubator, and this collaboration will enable us to push those efforts even further.

“Copenhagen Fashion Week is an important platform to showcase Scandinavian fashion, but most importantly we are pleased to have them as a partner in the transformation of the industry. It is no secret that the fashion system is in dire need of systemic change and such change requires collaboration.”

Copenhagen Fashion Week autumn/winter 2022 will take place from February 1-4.

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Premiere on Main River: Neonyt installation is a huge success

At its fashion installation on Tuesday, 18 January 2022, Neonyt brought the fashion industry together at Frankfurt Fashion Week in the Main metropolis for the first time. The guests became part of an exclusive presentation of carefully curated multi-brand looks – always with a focus on sustainability.

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A successful start: At 5:30 pm on Tuesday, 18 January 2022, Neonyt – the community platform for fashion, sustainability and innovation – celebrated its debut in its new home of Frankfurt am Main following a COVID-induced hiatus of two years. As part of Frankfurt Fashion Week (FFW), Atelier Lihotzky at Danzig am Platz in Frankfurt’s Ostend district was turned into a stage. The event was supported by natural cosmetics brand Dr. Hauschka.

Local colour: fashion people, industry insiders, sustainability experts and stakeholders from politics and the media came together in line with the current COVID regulations to be inspired by the latest sustainable fashion trends and finally meet, interact and connect in person again. Independent and newcomer labels met established brands and designer pieces, which were creatively showcased by 13 models in stylishly curated multi-brand looks.

“Finally getting together again, finally being able to experience sustainable fashion live and in person – we’ve been waiting a long time for this. And what can I say? It has surpassed all our expectations: the first Neonyt installation was a resounding success. From the participating brands to the creative concept, the audience and our location – everything was spot on. I am particularly pleased that after such a long break we were able to offer the sector a meeting place where they could come and be inspired and connect, albeit on a smaller scale than we’re used to,” says Bettina Bär, Show Director of Neonyt.

“This was a great prelude in our new home of Frankfurt. With the summer edition of Neonyt, we’ll be able to send out an important signal for the transformation of the international fashion industry, finally operating at full capacity once again – and I can’t wait.”

The focal topics of the installation were Air, Water, Circularity and Social. Water and Air already played a key role for Neonyt in previous seasons. Circularity was also chosen as one of the future topics of the industry and Social puts the focus on the people working in the supply chains. More than just fashion: going beyond the visual components, the creative showcasing of the outfits in the fashion presentation was accompanied by audio and sound recordings with facts and questions about sustainable fashion, supported by large-format backgrounds.

Following the Neonyt installation, visitors to Atelier Lihotzky were able to watch the ‘Continuous Love’ show by the Fashion Council Germany (FCG) with collections by Susumu Ai and other members of the FCG, as part of the Frankfurt Stage.

Installation labels at a glance: AA Gold, Agnes Nordenholz, Alexandra Svendsen, Alinaschuerfeld, Andy Wolf, Antonia Zander, A.N.G.E.L.O Vintage, Balenciaga at Nightboutique Archive, Bav Tailor, Brachmann, Chpo Brand, Dawn, Deuter, Dopper, Ecoalf, Embassy of Bricks and Logs, Fade Out Label, Falke, Fassbender, Folkdays, Freitag, Gianfranco Ferrè at A.N.G.E.L.O Vintage, Girlfriend Collective, G-Star Raw, Jack Wolfskin x Gmbh, Katharina Dubbick, Komrads, Lanius, Laura Gerte, Marita Moreno, Maximilian Mogg, Mies Nobis, Miomartha, Miu Miu at Nightboutique, Models Own, Mykita, Natascha von Hirschhausen, Neubau, People Berlin, Pugnat, Pulva Jewelry, Salvatore Ferragamo Vintage, Sepideh Ahadi, Spatz Hutdesign, Studio Fantastique, Timberland, Trakatan, Trippen, Vaude, WeDress Collective

Concept: studio mm04 Styling: Claudia Hofmann Sound: Slowfoam, Pablo Diserens Casting: Regina Murtazina Hair & make-up: Famous Face Academy, Key Artist Agency

Kick-off in Frankfurt am Main: With the fashion installation on 18 January 2022, Neonyt was able to offer a little preview of what awaits the fair fashion sector in Frankfurt this summer. From 5 to7 July 2022, the metropolis on the Main River will become the place to be for the entire fashion industry during Frankfurt Fashion Week.

The classic themes of aesthetics,trends and lifestyle will merge with sustainability, digitalisation and innovation to form Neonyt - Messe Frankfurt’s community platform for fashion, sustainability and innovations – which, with its B2B trade show, internationally renowned conference format Fashionsustain, content creator event Prepeek and creative presentations, is having a significant impact on the transformation of the fashion world. See you in summer!

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Kim Jones presents Dior menswear FW22 with Covid frustration

Kim Jones may be borrowing from Dior's most iconic female looks for his latest menswear collection but that doesn't mean he believes gender boundaries are ready to disappear yet. "We live in cities and they are incredibly open, but go outside and it's not the same," Jones told AFP at his studio in Paris.

"There are 40 countries in the world where if you dressed like that, you'd be killed," he said, referring to the increasing number of traditionally female clothes in menswear collections. His own new collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week on Friday, includes a male reworking of Dior's iconic female Bar Jacket and plenty of feminine touches, from earrings and handbags to a sweatshirt covered in handwoven silk flowers.

None of this raises an eyebrow at fashion shows these days, where genderless clothes and a mix of male, female and trans models have become the norm.

But the 42-year-old Jones, who travelled the globe as a child with his geologist father, has a pragmatic view of life beyond the catwalk. "I'm lucky, I grew up all over the world so I've seen it all and I understand we live in a bubble," he told AFP. "If you go to other places, you have to be respectful of the culture."

- 'People want easiness' -

Jones himself works on both sides of the divide since he has also been the womenswear and haute couture designer for Fendi since September 2020. "One thing I find now I'm doing womenswear is how constrained menswear is," he said.

"Men's clothing hasn't changed much since the 1940s." He sees his current priority -- with the world still mired in the pandemic -- as making Dior's classic styles into something more comfortable. "Easiness is what people want now -- I see it through sales, through talking to customers, everything."

It fits neatly with Jones's pioneering work at Louis Vuitton where, as artistic director from 2011 to 2018, he helped pioneer streetwear styles on the catwalk.

Now wearing three hats, he dismisses the idea that he has too much on. "I like working and I'm in a really good stride," he said. "The only problem for me now is Covid, because when I go home I have to isolate and keep away from everybody because I can't lose 10 days." He has made sure to build holidays into his hectic calendar every two months to avoid burnout.

"I'm not going to kill myself for these people. I'm not stupid!" he said with a laugh.

- On Virgil -

He struck a more sombre note as he recalled his friend and successor at Louis Vuitton, Virgil Abloh, who died from cancer in November and had his final collection presented in Paris this week.

"I can't really talk about it still because I can't believe it's happened," Jones said.

"(Virgil and I) messaged pretty much every week. We travelled the world together. We would sit on the floor of hotel rooms, designing together with Kanye (West), Pharrell (Williams)... I feel very lucky to have known him. "It's such a waste, to imagine what he could have done."(AFP)