If anyone was wondering when the 1980s fashion revival was going to ramp up, look towards Copenhagen, where the city’s breakout design star, Nicklas Skovgaard, is single-handedly reigniting the era that brought us white stilettos and shoulder pads.
‘It’s kind of weird, but I’ve always had this obsession with the 1980s since I was a young,’ says Skovgaard, who had Melanie Griffith’s Tess McGill from Working Girl, Lecia Jönsson of Danish band Laban, and his aerobics instructor mother, Annie, on his mood board for A/W 2024 (the collection was shown earlier this month as part of Copenhagen Fashion Week).
