It took a heated group chat to whittle the CPHFW SS27 runway trends down to these 8

We've watched mermaid-core make a splash for several seasons now with castaway-appropriate crochet, iridescent finishes, aquamarine and sea foam green. By now, that's old news. Copenhagen's take for spring/summer 2027, however, feels fresh: monochromatic, with a smattering of large-format sequins and beading, and luminous fabrics. The city's pride and joy, the Little Mermaid, has grown up. Fitting that she'd find her next form in her hometown, isn't it?

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Gird your loins, because next summer we're homing in on the hips. Cascading lace bustles fastened at the haunch, actual crinolines, and ample padding around the derrière will send the more theatrical among us into full historical fantasy. For a shorter, leggy take on the same silhouette, next-gen bloomers were walking runway after runway. We're calling it: This is the moment to retire those (beloved) track shorts.

The Nara Smiths and Ballerina Farms of the world have fetishised the farmstead lifestyle: bread baked from scratch, eggs straight from the coop, and never a stain on her sleeve. Stateside, a crashing job market and a generation of disillusioned millennials find themselves wanting to escape the grind. Even in Copenhagen, trad wives are taking over: ruffled white dresses you'd wear to hang washing (if washing were ever this beautiful) and a surprising amount of lacy aprons. But their aesthetics aside, their trad values are not invited.

Boo! It's truly Augtober when next summer's easiest trend arrives as one of the most popular Halloween costumes (that we're willing to bet you've worn at least once): The Ghost. These spectres, however, come with slightly more polished sartorial chops. Sheer sheets layer over t-shirts and silky slip dresses, transforming the bog-standard into the boo-tiful.

Another trend getting a summer update this season is the mob wife. We loved her first time around, in floor-length furs and oversized sunglasses, but Copenhagen’s version has loosened the winter uniform. Instead of waiting for December to bring out the glamour, mob wife 2.0 has more than one season in her wardrobe. Think draped dresses, strong shoulders and capris, with the polished ease of a Carmela Soprano or Michelle Pfeiffer. It’s still cinematic, still a little bit louche, but much easier to wear when the weather turns warm.

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The track jacket is having a moment of its own for SS27. While the shorts can stay in the locker room, the jacket has been given a new lease of life, stretched into something closer to outerwear and worn over little more than a fitted black base layer. Elsewhere, it sticks closer to its sporting roots: striped, zipped and ready for the relay, if not quite the runway. A sheer sleeve here and there gives the familiar silhouette a fashion twist. Consider it the tracksuit’s victory lap.

Copenhagen was all about texture this season, from flouncy frills to fuzzy, touch-me fabrics. At Nicklas Skovgaard, a densely textured skirt paired with a checked knit practically begged to be felt. Elsewhere, rippled ruffles caught the eye, while fringe, fur and feathers added even more movement to the mix. The effect was almost sensory: clothes that looked as good to touch as they did to wear.

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The cape made a strong case for itself on Copenhagen’s runways this season. Not the costume-y kind, either. Designers worked it into everything from butter-yellow sequins over white separates to floor-length satin. Elsewhere, it came in brown and beige, stripped of any superhero theatrics and left to speak for itself. That range is what makes the cape feel fresh again: it can be loud and glamorous or almost matter-of-fact, depending on how you wear it.