One of the best things about going down to Copenhagen recently was CPH Vision was....Copenhagen! In my opinion, THE top city for its combination of European flavor, medium size, and great design and fashion, everywhere.

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I probably spent more time looking at people than at the clothes, but did notice a few trends to speak of.

Certainly, as mentioned earlier and seen as well at ISPO, the 80's and early 90's colors and patterns are moving things in sportswear in one direction. A mix between urban camo, and 80s skiing, prints like this hot pink, blue, green are (unfortunately in my opinion) coming back.

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And then there's the leggings...

In other direction, the all over graphic print is still here, but moving into other areas of apparel crossing from more streetwear hoodies and T-s to dresses and bags.







Taking over the graphic direction however, I believe is a more craft based application of graphics coming from knit and traditional print patterns.











In more upmarket fashion, minimal with construction details seems to still be the direction, especially among Scandinavian brands, with more and more refinement in details and cuts. Pants are moving to higher waisted, wider leg (in the same direction as jeans), and fur is up again.

Colorwise....... purple!

First up in coverage from CPH Vision is the new hummel booth and collection.

hummel presented a new booth for CPH Vision, which combined the traditional Dansih wood aesthetic with clips of hummel history and past highlights, inspired by the recent hummel Indoor and Old School catalogs I was involved with.

The latest (FW07) footwear collection was also presented, which I will cover in more detail later.

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Highights in the collection include the styles Savanna waistcoat, Avery knit hoodie, Avery knit pant and Mia ss cashmere tee from hummel fashion’s AW07 collection which recieved the incredible honor of winning the ISPO Global SportsStyle Award presented last weekend in Munich at GQ Style Night.

Just got back from a great weekend in Copenhagen full of CPH Vision, Copenhagen Fashion Week some great shows, parties, shopping and a day in Malmo, Sweden.

Overall, probably the best, most inspiring weekend I've had in a long time. Copenhagen is a great center for Design and Fashion, and Fashion Week only adds to the unique Scandinavian eccentricity and charm.

I'm now working through almost 900 photos, for a series of articles...check back soon for lots more!

R

On Sat., Feb. 3 I attended the Volvo SportsDesign Forum

The theme of the forum was Personal Design, and a wide range of design and business professionals spoke and led workshops. The interesting discussion topics ranged from customization and brand identity to business aspects and applications of personalization and micro-markets.

Speakers included -

Stefano Natoli, Head of NIKEiD EMEA
Andrej Kupetz, managing director and technical manager of the German Design Council
Stefan Jansson, Designer of the new Volvo C30
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers and designer of the Apple I and II

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For a full list of presenters and workshops, be sure to check out Volvo SportsDesign Forum

In addition, as mentioned earlier, the hummel 8.4 PIO FGX was nominated for a design award in the footwear category. Along with the other nominees, the 8.4 PIO FGX was on display in main foyer of the forum, and later on the fair floor at ISPO for the thousands of sportswear industry professionals to view.

Unfortunately, hummel didn't take home the top spot in the Volvo SportsDesign Award, but it is a huge honor to be nominated in a category along with Nike and Adidas! Congratulations to Nike+ for the win.