Sea New York charms Copenhagen with a pop-up & intimate dinner during CPHFW

Forget the fanfare. When Sea New York touches down, it does so with quiet conviction and an eye for detail. This week, the New York-based label known for its handcrafted romanticism unveiled a summer-long pop-up on Copenhagen's Møntergade, a space imagined in collaboration with Danish architect duo Mathias Mentze and Alexander Ottenstein.

The space was designed to reflect the shared aesthetic values between Sea and the Scandinavian design tradition. “When doing a project with someone, it’s always a dialogue,” say Mentze and Ottenstein. “The best collaborations are when this dialogue continues over time, taking form in different projects and shaping its own kind of language.”

For the Copenhagen pop-up, the duo reimagined the fitting rooms as small cabins, inspired by the humble fishing huts scattered along Nordic coastlines and forest cabins, as well as the simplicity of Shaker communities in America. “The collection is centred around using diverse craft traditions to create modern ornamentations. We wanted to create a simple, contained backdrop as a contrast – almost like set pieces on a stage,” they explain. “Think of Ingmar Bergman’s films set on Gotland, where small fishing huts dot the coastline with quiet dignity.”

The result is a space that feels less like a pop-up and more like a quiet, tactile extension of Sea’s universe. The brand’s Pre-Fall and Fall 2025 collections, laden with intricate embroidery, delicate lace, and playful motifs, are displayed against this pared-back backdrop, allowing every handcrafted detail to take centre stage.

Especially for Copenhagen, Sea designed a series of limited-edition pieces that celebrate this cross-cultural connection: a marine-striped top embroidered with a Danish flag, track shorts featuring vintage tobacco label patches, and woven sun hats playfully adorned with Sea’s signature animal motifs. These pieces, available exclusively at the Møntergade pop-up, speak to the brand’s ongoing dialogue with craftsmanship and place.

“Copenhagen has long been a source of inspiration for us – its creative energy, effortless style, and appreciation for craftsmanship resonate deeply with our design philosophy,” adds Monica Paolini, co-founder of Sea New York. “We’re thrilled to return and reconnect with our Scandinavian community in person.”

It was Tuesday evening that Sea’s considered presence in Copenhagen truly came to life. Beneath the leafy canopy of Kongens Have (The King’s Garden), the brand hosted an intimate long-table dinner curated by Helene Skytte at Libre – a gathering that felt more like a family reunion than a fashion-week event. Founders Monica and Sean welcomed a close-knit group of Scandinavian creatives and tastemakers, including Mathilde Gøhler, Maya Leroux and Maria Palm.

The dinner setting, once again designed by Mentze and Ottenstein, mirrored the thoughtful simplicity of the pop-up. A single, raw timber table stretched across the lawn, dressed with soft linens and wildflowers. The sun lingered low in the sky as guests passed plates of Nordic-inspired fare, glasses clinked gently, and conversations unfolded naturally. In a week of fashion-week frenzy, Sea’s dinner unfolded quietly, and will likely be remembered longest.

The Sea New York pop-up is open at Møntergade 3B until September 28.

See all the snapshots from Sea New York's idyllic evening in Copenhagen below: