Copenhagen Fashion Week took place on August 2-9 this year. If you haven’t heard about it, it is a week organised by the Danish Fashion Institute for the purpose of helping to promote Danish fashion.

The week attracts more than 50,000 buyers, designers and members of the fashion press each year, and this year was another big hit.  The weekend was a fashion and style extravaganza comprised of fashion shows, exhibitions, concerts, as well as exclusive parties and designer sales… all the things that make us at Wedding Fashion Files drool!

Some of the highlights included Marc by Marc Jacobs, a fashion photography exhibition by acclaimed photographer Morten Bjarnhof, as well as a chance to win trip a to the fashion hub of the world {Paris, bien sur}, and free makeovers from The Body Shop and ILLUM Cosmetics. Pretty sweet!

A shopcrawl was also organized, sending hordes of hungry fashionistas through the streets of Denmark to boutiques and high street names alike, snapping up special bargains at sample sales and promotional events.

There was also an exclusive fashion exhibition with designs by Designskolen Kolding MA fashion design graduate Christel Thue Høgsted and Royal College of Art MA fashion design student Maria Kamper.  Entry to this exhibition was only granted to 300 people who recieved special keys.  They were then asked to pass the key on to anyone else they thought might like the exhibition, and were permitted to make copies.  This was an expression of sharing the love of fashion amongst friends, and a pretty innovative and sweet touch for what is often considered a cut-throat industry.

Sadly, the week has ended, but what a week it was!

*images*  Emilie Sadria, Danni Niebling