Following a run in Paris, the Scandi label returned to Copenhagen Fashion week to present its Spring/Summer 2026 collection. We spoke to the creative brains behind the brand to see what went into it.
Copenhagen-based Sunflower’s Spring/Summer 2026 show looked more like a car meet than a catwalk. Models stalked a modded Opal Vectra, pausing to pose in front of it. Guests lurked, as if waiting to catch a glimpse of a passing drag race zooming by. But the label’s band of models weren’t your typical boy racers. These guys looked more like 1970s cool guys.
Opening looks saw models wear wide lapel three-button suits. And later blazers were paired with steamy leather bottoms. According to the accompanying show notes, “the collection is worn as though pulled from a suitcase,” which could explain the cohesive yet mismatched styling where tailoring wasn’t used to conform, but to stand out. Washed brown jackets were paired with polka dot ties, tailored overcoats with cycling shorts, and leather jackets worn over blazers. These guys knew the rules, and they chose to do things in their own way.
Much like the car that took centre stage, clothing wasn’t precious. Denim was worn-in and ripped and moto leather jackets were sunkissed, like the weathered interior of a well-loved sedan. On-foot, models wore Western boots and a collaborative Diemme Cornaro Gomma shoe – an ideal combo for the road.
Photography by Tonya Matyu
So how does Sunflower’s latest collection sit in 2025? In a menswear landscape that is moving beyond hype and celebrity guests as a symbol of success, there is a prevailing mood and want for good solid clothes (thankfully).
If you cast your mind back to the menswear shows of Paris and Milan in June, it was the collections with a solid design vision (and point of view) that cut through the noise. Auralee was put together, easy and wearable. Dries Van Noten under Julian Klausner gave us bold, playful clothes (think undone suits with Sarongs) that could work in most wardrobes, and there has been an insatiable appetite for Our Legacy’s corporate punk vibe in recent years. It’s the same thing with Sunflower. Roomy tailoring can be dressed up or down, denim is designed to be thrashed, and premium leathers are made to last.
Sunflower delivered real clothes with stories to tell. And they might just be some of the coolest coming out of Copenhagen.
