Quintessentially Scandi Juxtapositions At Cecilie Bahnsen Spring/Summer 2023
"Finding couture in the everyday."
“Finding couture in the everyday” was the message of the Cecilie Bahnsen show at Paris Fashion Week. Not to be worn for just for the evening soiree, but rather pared-down with sneakers and socks - according to the Scandi girl manual - the signature puffer dresses are seen stripped of their naivety and cheekily worn off shoulder; crêpe de chine lavishly layered in pastel colours and Nordic-core black and white. All was rendered in exquisitely voluminous silhouettes.
Walking the line between high craftsmanship and simplicity, the hyperfeminine codes of the maison meet new basic silhouettes: jeans and t-shirts debut in the Cecilie Bahnsen collection, featuring embroidered floral motifs, garnished with weightless veils.
Meringue-like gowns meet trekking shoes, frou-frou meets utilitarianism and cottagecore meets gorpcore: these juxtapositions are quintessentially Scandi.