Polka dots, parachute proportions and precision layering – see everything that show-goers were wearing to Copenhagen Fashion Week last summer, revisited just in time to inspire our looks for CPHFW SS27
Copenhagen Fashion Week spring/summer '26 had the streets humming with that distinct brand of Danish style – clever, effortless, and quietly daring – delivered to a tee by locals and international guests alike. There’s no city dressing for the summer season quite like this, and no one leading the charge more convincingly than Mona Tougaard. The home-grown model stepped out on day one last year, setting the tone with a sure-fire street style formula: denim, leather and a glass of wine.
One print was impossible to ignore: polka dots. Whether blown-up and bold or barely-there delicate, dots are punctuating everthing: skirts, shirts, bags, even socks. Contrast was doing the heavy lifting last season. Utilitarian cargos met sheer tanks. Slouchy tailoring was softened with pastel lace. Soccer jerseys and denim jorts are still in rotation, but last summer they were styled with bowler bags and Fendi baguettes slung over the shoulder. Masculine vests and ties were layered with feminine flourishes – belt chains, bows, and yes, more polka dots. Leopard also snuck its way into the mix, a wink amidst the neutrals.
For guests of the SS26 schedule, accessories had a moment of their own. Metallic hair clips, bandanas, and bursts of cherry red (in bags and charms) were cropping up everywhere, lending personality to pared-back looks. On foot, there was a three-way split between clogs, kitten heels, and the ever-present black Havaianas.
See the best street style looks from last summer, down below.
Day 4
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
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Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Day 3
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Margarita Sheremet
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Margarita Sheremet
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Noorunisa
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Day 2
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Photo: Bryndis Thorsteinsdottir
Day 1
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Noorunisa Khan
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska
Photo: Martyna Mierzejewska