On a recent trip to Copenhagen, I stumbled across a generous
handful of outlets selling top of the range street clothing/casual wear. I’m
talking about brands such as Norse Projects, Suit, Henrik Vibskov and Penfield to name
but a few. I visited the actual Norse
Projects store as well as Illum, Wood Wood, Naked
[a specialist in women’s street clothing] and a few other smaller boutiques.
From the fancy bakeries, specialist tea shops [in which I
bought a bag of Mojito herbal tea] to the upper echelons of menswear outlets -
Copenhagen is definitely a city for style.
Copenhagen is the first city I have been to that puts men’s
fashion on a par with women’s. For example, department store Illum had two
floors dedicated to men’s fashion and only one for women. I can’t think of any
department store in England that would give men so much floor space – acres of
it. The town centre and the backstreets are full of shops which specialise in stylish
menswear. Despite men’s clothing having prominent shelf space, most street
clothing stores also had a female section which is also nice to see. This dispels
the myth that brands such as Penfield and the like are only suitable for men.
Copenhagen is definitely a city I would recommend for
fashionistas and fantasistas. London can learn from Copenhagen in terms of its
appreciation that men also have an interest in style.
Next stop New York?
