For a city that’s fashion is best known for effortlessly beautiful basics, eye-watering colour palettes, and high quality, sustainable fabrications, it almost feels like Copenhagen transcends trends. From year to year, the chilly temperatures encourage a uniform of oversized puffer jackets, knit hats and balaclavas, and endless cosy layering. But looking past the initial silhouettes, it’s clear that the region and its designers have mastered what so many strive for in a world of overconsumption and social media: the ability to hold onto their core identity, rejecting mainstream trend-driven crazes and refusing to succumb to crowd-mentality, yet experimenting and pushing their creative boundaries all at once. From print combinations to fabric treatments, we’ve rounded up five trends from the AW24 season at Copenhagen Fashion Week.

Styling a skirt over pants has felt like a Scandinavian classic for some time now, and this season, designers’ pushed the boundaries of what that could mean. Whether blurring the lines between the two garments in an ethereal, sculptural manner, like Vain, or hemming a layered mini-skirt so micro that it almost gives the impression it’s simply a belt — it’s fun to see the different ways that designers take a trend.

Gestuz matched them boldly with their handbags, Rotate made them ultra-sheer, and Stine Goya went full opera-mode. Bonus points to Paolina Russo who took things even further with their arm warmers (see above). We can’t decide our favourite.

No, and we’re obsessed. Seen on runways and on the streets alike, prints on prints on prints have been dominating Copenhagen and brightening up the cold. When the wind is howling and layering is a must, it’s easy to think you have to stick to neutral tones and abide by the long-gone fashion rules of colour-matching, but bend them and elevate every mood around you. It’s truly magical.

From chunky belts to vintage-inspired corsets, pieces that accentuate the waist have been around for decades. But what if you accomplish the look in a nuanced, creative way?

Sparkly embellishments, burnt effects, and more: jeans were anything but basic this season. From intricate beading and unique fabrication treatments to quilt-like patchwork, the pieces felt personal, organic, and handmade — adding a beautiful craftsmanship to the classic style.