Fashion Weeks Incoming: Get to Grips with Men’s Milan and Copenhagen’s FWs

It’s a Big Deal Honey, It’s Milano Fashion Week 

13^th-17^th of Jan 

The best of luxury Italian fashion’s AW 23 men’s collections will be showcasing as of tomorrow. Returning fashion giants Gucci, Giorgio Armani and Prada, will reveal their latest designs and we are hyped. From the 13^th through to the 17^th of January the streets of Milan will be crawling with fashionistas, models and designers. The city will be transformed as the beginning of the fashion calendar kicks off. Let’s go! 

What will be happening? Milan Men’s Fashion Week this year is going to be one to remember as a lot of changes within creative teams have happened since the most previous SS 23 shows. For example, this will be a monumental show for Gucci as this is their first time showcasing a collection since creative director, Alessandro Michele, stepped down. This leaves exciting opportunities for the brand to reinvent their ways, as Marco Bizzarri will be running the show, quite literally. Milan will also host to Andrea Guerra as the CEO of Prada for the first time. Miuccia Prada and husband Patrizio Bertelli stepped down as the co-CEO’s late last year which was marked as an end of an era for the fashion house. So, it is a fair assumption to say this year’s Milan Men’s is definitely going to an iconic fashion week for more than one reason.   

Fashion houses which have us on our toes for their upcoming debuts during Milan Fashion Week are Etro and Giorgio Armani. Marco De Vincenzo will be showing his first menswear with Etro and expectations are high. The direction for his AW 23 is unpredictable and that means anticipation is building everywhere. Giorgio Armani will be showcasing their ideas for AW 23 menswear during their shows on Monday the 16^th of January. A brand with a rich heritage, they are no stranger to Milan Fashion Week, however always manage to make a statement with their shows. We expect this year will be no different and are excited to see their creative vision on the future of fashion.  

Keep up-to-date as the new trends are unveiled for AW 23.  

Copenhagen is Calling, and we are Picking Up on the First Ring 

31^st of Jan- 3^rd of Feb 

Scandanavian styles have been trending for years and they have graciously earned their way into the limelight, which we are buzzed about. At the end of this month your socials will be dominated with Scandi fits which will be strutting down the runways of Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW). We are super excited to see the emerging Danish designers showcase their work as well as well-known Scandi brands such as Ganni. 29 shows will showcase the best Denmark fashion has to offer, along with featured talks and events. So, be sure to save the dates, as you will not want to miss the trends coming our way on the 31^st of January to the 3^rd of February.  

This is the first season which has set sustainability standards which brands participating in the week must meet. A minimum of 18 requirements must be met by the brands who are showcasing. This means CPHFW is putting sustainability at the heart of their shows this year. This is a huge step in the fashion industry as CPHFW are leading the way for positive global change regarding the future of fashion weeks. Requirements include brands producing a zero-waste status from show production and there must be no use of single-use packaging. People are equally as important in brand sustainability as the planet, which is why brands must have good working conditions and fair pay throughout their supply chains, as well as a diverse and equal hiring system.  

So, the question remains, who are these brands who are going above and beyond with their sustainability measures? Or most importantly, who are we most buzzed for? 

(di)vision 

“Create from what already is”- a sustainable mantra for a sustainable brand. This young brand, and we mean young, was developed only back in 2018 by siblings Nanna and Simon Wick. Despite their short brand lifetime, they are seriously killing it and are returning again this year to showcase their AW 23 designs at CPHFW. Forward thinking and genderless, this is a brand we are looking forward to seeing at CPHFW as well as future events. 

Ganni 

No surprise that we are hella hyped for Ganni to show off what they have been working on. The label which we love for their cool designs and diversity will have their returning spot on the final day of the fashion packed week. Not only will they be on the final day, they are the closing show which will wrap up the whole ensemble of runways… no pressure there! We have faith…after all, it’s Ganni we are talking about.  

A.Roege Hove 

The conceptual knitwear brand which describes itself as ‘effortless and extravagant’, a concept which may seem contradictory, or contrasting at the least. This brand is right up our street and the collection they will be showing for AW 23 at CPHFW is unpredictable. As an experimental and visionary brand, A.Roege Hove, will surely give us a lot to think about post-show. Excited to see their take on the fashion for the upcoming season.  

There is no hiding our excitement for the next few weeks. A jampacked January of trends and a fashion filled February is ahead of us, and it all kicks off tomorrow!

_{Words By Erin Wilson}

_{Header Image: @cphfw Instagram}