Copenhagen Fashion Week (CPHFW) has announced that the selection of participating labels for the Fall/Winter 2023 edition will be the first season in which all participating brands must meet 18 minimum sustainability standards to be part of the official programme.
The event, which runs from 31 January to 3 February 2023, features 29 brands, including established names such as Ganni, Helmstedt, Saks Potts and Stine Goya, as well as up-and-coming labels such as A. Roege Hove, (Di)vision, OpéraSport and Garments. All have been approved by the CPHFW Show Committee and the CPHFW Sustainability Committee chaired by Rambøll and supported by Dansk Fashion and Textile and In Futurum.
In a statement, CPHFW said each brand was selected based on both fashion design criteria and consideration of the entire value chain. The organization added that they meet the 18 minimum standards of the 2020-2022 Sustainability Action Plan, relating to strategic direction, design, choice of smart materials, working conditions, consumer engagement and production.
“Three years ago we announced that Copenhagen Fashion Week in 2023 would introduce mandatory minimum standards that brands must meet in order to be included in the show schedule. We just wanted to rethink our platform and use our position to help accelerate the sustainability efforts of the fashion brands that make up Copenhagen Fashion Week,” commented Cecilie Thorsmark, Managing Director of Copenhagen Fashion Week.
“Since then we have been working closely with the brands to support them through various knowledge sharing activities and to prepare them for a full bid process this season. I am very impressed with the commitment with which the brands have taken the necessary steps to meet the minimum standards,” added Thorsmark.
Copenhagen Fashion Week Names CPHFW New Talent Cast
For the AW23 season, Copenhagen Fashion Week has confirmed that three labels are part of their support program for sustainable designers ‘CPHFW New Talent’ sei, an incubator for emerging designers powered by Circulose, a 100% recycled material for fashion.
The programme, designed to support the ‘visionary talents of the Nordic countries’, includes Finland’s Latimmier, PLN and Iso.Poetism by Denmark’s Tobias Birk Nielsen, who joined after winning the Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize in November.
Each brand will be supported with financial support, mentorship, partnership offers and professional advice for three consecutive seasons, as well as a spot on the official show schedule and participation in the ‘CPHFW NewTalent’ showroom.
Zalando Sustainability Award announces finalists
The fifth edition of Zalando Sustainability Awardthe online fashion retailer’s partnership with CPHFW to “drive positive change and contribute to a more responsible fashion industry,” has named Ukrainian clothing brand TG Botanical, Swedish company Selam Fessahaye and Copenhagen-based company Stamm as AW23 finalists.
They receive a subsidy towards the production costs to present their designs in the Zalando Greenhouse as part of the official CPHFW program. The first-place label will be announced on February 2, 2023 and will receive 20,000 euros and a partnership with Zalando to develop an exclusive capsule collection.
AW23 cast of the CPHFW
These are the participating labels AW23: (Di)vision, A. Roege Hove, Aeron, Alpha, Baum und Pferdgarten, Ganni, Gestuz, Helmstedt, Henrik Vibskov, Holzweiler, Iso.Poetism by Tobias Birk Nielsen, Latimmier, Lovechild 1979, Mark Kenly Domino Tan, Munthe, OpéraSport, PLN, Rabens Saloner, Remain, Rotate, Saks Potts, Selam Fessahaye, Skall Studio, Soulland, Stamm, Stine Goya, TG Botanical, The Garment, Wood Wood.
This article originally appeared on FashionUnited.uk. Translated and edited by Simone Preuss.