Copenhagen Fashion Week to Go Ahead in August

LONDON — Copenhagen Fashion Week has confirmed its decision to go ahead with its spring 2021 showcase this August. The event will go ahead on August 9 and run through August 12, a week later than originally scheduled. The decision, which was taken alongside some of the event’s key trade show partners like CIFF and Revolver, was based on the early easing of lockdown measures in Denmark. “We’re fortunate that the Danish society is opening up much more quickly than expected, making it possible for us to hold Copenhagen Fashion Week very close to the originally scheduled dates. All of our activities will of course be set up to meet applicable regulatory requirements,” said Cecilie Thorsmark, chief executive officer of Copenhagen Fashion Week. “We’ve received immense support from the Scandinavian fashion industry, as Copenhagen Fashion Week continues to be an important and much-needed platform for the industry’s sales, exports and international collaborations. Maintaining the dates in the beginning of August is a decisive advantage for them,” she added. The schedule of participating designers is still to be confirmed, but some of the city’s buzzy labels, including Stine Goya, have said that they will be opting out of hosting physical fashion shows in order to shift their

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