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Last week in Copenhagen, a fleet of fashion week attendees graced the city with new takes on street style, revealing the parallels between dressing for fashion shows and dressing for sports games. Just as a Jets fan might wear green or a Garrett Wilson jersey, the fashion set dressed to champion Copenhagen Fashion Week’s hometown heroes. Showgoers sported Danish designers, like Cecilie Bahnsen and Saks Potts, as well as Scandi-born trends, like the city’s quintessential denim and sneaker pairings and cozy, hygge-inspired outerwear. Street style at this particular fashion week made it clear we were on Copenhagen’s turf, but to bring the game-dressing comparison all the way home, this season’s top trends took on an athletic twist.
In clever combinations of textures, colors, prints, and multiple layers (Nordic winters are as windy as they come), outfits across town blended Scandinavian style with the ease and practicality of sportswear. It was not your typical take on athleisure, however—rather, think sweatpants paired with slingback flats and socks, track pants worn with striped sweaters and racing jackets, and jerseys worn with leather jackets and cowboy boots. Despite being grounded in utility, these looks still felt at home at outside the fashion shows, all the while paying homage to Copenhagen’s playful, pastiche-like aesthetic.
Along with making ordinary athletic styles feel extraordinary, Scandi style also has a way of feeling effortless and natural (even if one is pairing cozy gray sweats with a big, shaggy shearling coat). Below, shop some of the best looks from the street style of Copenhagen Fashion Week’s Autumn/Winter 2024 season.