CPHFW Newtalent supported by Circulose® and established by Copenhagen Fashion Week aims to nurtures, develops, and promotes emerging Nordic talent with less than three years in business on a global scale. The scheme creates new opportunities for the three emerging designers via monetary support, mentorships, partnership offerings, professional advisors, onboarding to the official Copenhagen Fashion Week show schedule, event participation, showroom activations, alumni network, and extensive PR through Copenhagen Fashion Week’s international community and channels.
The brands within the CPHFW Newtalent program will be supported for three consecutive seasons within the CPHFW Newtalent program. Subsequently each designer will graduate on to the alumni scheme, that will continue supporting the graduates of the Newtalent support scheme across showcasing, events, networking, business support, communication, and sponsorship opportunities.
During each Spring/Summer showcase CPHFW Newtalent will host a showroom supported by Circulose®for the partaking brands. For the SS23 edition this will also host brands supported by the Swedish Fashion Council, one designer from Alpha alongside one designer awarded by the Wessel & Vetts Foundation. The showroom will be created by Danish creatives inter.agcy and provide the opportunity to connect emerging brands with the Nordic and international press and buyers. The showroom will present the collections of the three awarded designers part of the emerging designer support scheme. A. Roege Hove, who was awarded winner of the Wessel & Vetts' Fashion Prize 2021, P.L.N, and Latimmier are this seasons new talents.
For every Autumn/Winter edition of Copenhagen Fashion Week, is organized an Official Talent Dinner at a central location in Copenhagen to celebrate the emerging designers of the Nordics. Newtalent brands, other selected emerging brands, as well as a curated group of international press and buyers will be invited to the dinner, which is set in place to celebrate talent and facilitate networking.
Each of the brands admitted to CPHFW Newtalent will be provided 18 1-hours sessions with mentors of their own choice.
Below the list of mentors:
Ida Petersson, Buying Director of Browns
Julie Gilhart, CDO & President of Tomorrow Ltd. & Tomorrow Projects
Clara Cornet, Fashion and Beauty Strategic Partnerships of Instagram
Mahoro Seward, Fashion Features Editor of i-D Magazine
Bruce Pask of Bergdorf Goodman & Neiman Marcus
Christopher Morency, Chief Brand Officer of Vanguards
Nabil Aliffi, Advisory Board Member, Former Global Chief Creative Officer Membership Collective Group, Soho House
Anders Sølvsteen Thomsen, Fashion Consultant and Stylist Freelance
Senior Sustainability & Features Editor of British Vogue
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