Designers’ Nest – CPHFW AW22: Our favourite runway looks

Attending the Designers’ Nest award is always such a thrilling experience!  Each year, carefully selected finalists fill the runway with talent, craftsmanship, creativity and quirk – all of which is truly inspiring to watch and experience. This year was no exception, and alltough it was very hard to choose, we have gathered our top ten favourite looks!

Elina heilanen – aalto university

Mikaela Mårtensson – Swedish School of Textiles

Boram yoo – Aalto university

Rintaro lino – Oslo national academy of the arts

Frederik Taus – the royal danish academy

joona Rautiainen – Aalto univeristy

Eccentricity and self-reclamation: the 2022 winner!

The winner of the Designers’ Nest award 2022 was Boram Yoo, a MA graduate of Aalto University – we congratulate her on her well-deserved win, and are excited to see what the future has in store for a talent like her!

Statement of the jury; “Boram Yoo is a designer whose work exhibits exceptional attention-to-detail, a keen sense of historical investigation, and emotional depth. Her designs speak to fashion´s power as a tool for self-reclamation and communicate a spirit of eccentricity and optimism – of hope in the face of hardship. Bringing together opposing aesthetic tones and textures – the hard functionality of Korean military garments with plush velvets, or painterly florals with blurred digital prints – Boram´s vision is rigorous, vibrant and undeniably contemporary, making her a truly deserving recipient of this prize.”

Curious about Designers’ nest?

Designers’ Nest is a non-profit initiative that supports fashion talents from the Nordics in their early stages after graduation. It features graduate designers who show high levels of originality, creativity, craftsmanship and responsible design.

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