Copenagen Fashion Week

WE THANK ANDREAS & DANNI FOR THEIR BLOGGING ON COPENHAGENFASHIONWEEKEND.COM AND HOPE TO SEE THEM HERE AGAIN SOME DAY.
THEIR ECLECTIC PICTURES WILL BE MISSED ON THE BLOG-SITE. LUCKILY YOU CAN STILL FOLLOW THEM ON THEIR REGULAR BLOG NO41.DK

I came home around 7 am. I decided to sleep at my parents' house after last nights party and it turned out to be a wise choice. All day has been total relaxation and detoxing from the party. It started out with brunch and later we had coffee, strawberries and delicious flødeboller from Frellsen in the garden. I might even stay for dinner, and I wish it could be Sunday just a little longer.

Yesterday we went to the suburbs to celebrate a friend's birthday. This went down with BBQ, fun games and of course a lot of beer. It was like being little again, except from the beers.

The night before yesterday Danni and I became very hungry of being creative, and we began to organize some of my new posters on the walls in my living room. One of them is a piece by Sergei Sviatchenko that I got from him when he started blogging on Euroman.dk. I'm very much into his style. The abstract combined with collage and his sense of good style makes a perfect whole. The large photo is picturing Liam Gallagher on Orange Stage at Roskilde when Oasis was performing.

On a trip around our part of the city, Østerbro, we came about some great oldschool spots. This public laundry looks like it has never changed since sometime in the 60's. The great thing about this part of the city, is the many old streets and the just as old stores, cafés and in this case laundromats. Yeah Østerbro is much more than old ladys and women with kids.

A handful of our favorite stores have had to give in and close this year. Luckily we still have a few good places to get nice garments. One of them is to be found on Østerbro and it's called Goods. Here you can find brands like Acne, Adidas Original, Garbstore, Folk and Shöfolk - if you can find it, that is. It's located on Classensgade below the pavement and a narrow stairway hides the entrance. In the street you will find other great stuff as well, such as nice food and drinks.

We both live in the eastern part of Copenhagen and despite of the fact that it's not the center of the city there are still a lot of good places to check out. When travelling we always realize that nothing can match a good Danish bakery. Verona is a small organic bakery on Rosenvængets Allé and it's definitely worth a visit. The danish is delicious, the buns are yummy, the brown bread is tasty and their cakes are good too. The street is also very charming, so go grab a bite with a coffee to go and enjoy the East side of town.

This small street, in the middle of Vesterbro, Copenhagen is one of those places I would die to live one day. Obviously it looks fantastic, but its history is even more fantastic! Originally it was mend to be a brothel street , but a change of law in 1904 put a stop to those plans. In stead it became a place for actors and other stage people, and to day it is a very popular place to live. French bohemian - Moulin Rouge style - in the middle of Copenhagen, that's off the hook!

Yesterday we went out to have a coffee with Frede from Fredesblog.wordpress.com. The scene of crime was a place called Sort Kaffe og Vinyl (Black Coffee and Vinyl), and as the name tell, it's a place to get coffee and old vinyl records. The atmosphere is very cozy and authentic, the coffee is good and the people are nice to you. It's located on Skydebanegade, very close to Øksnehallen, where the CPH Vision Fair is during Copenhagen Fashion Week. Frede brought us each a homemade cookie with chocolate and nuts - yum! It's definitely not the last time we visit that great little mocha-spot.

Today we ran in to Adam Hjort from the fantastic men's shop Il. He showed us his new car, an old Lada Niva, A small authentic city cruiser, still having the USSR sign on the side. Unfortunately it wasn't all happiness and laughter. He told us, that he will be closing his shop in a couple of weeks. The crisis is getting a bit too much I think, the city is just not the same anymore.

A little while ago I went to the suburb where I grew up. I was hit by the beautiful, flowery smell from the privet hedges there, and the scent took me on a trip down memory lane, back to when I was nine or so. Everything was so uncomplicated and idyllic. Today I came by this blue swing and took the whole trip back to that time again. I really like the blue color and I would love to have one in my living room to sit on and have a moment to myself.

During Roskilde Festival, Danni and I did some photographing for the magazine, which included a bit of street style shots. Even though we normally don't do that kind of photos, it was fun and quite inspiring. There are more well-dressed people in the dust, than you think! These guys are pretty low key, but you don't always have to do that much to get it right. The plain tees, denim shorts and wayfarers are all classics that should never go out of style.

Fashion week is not all about clothes, champagne and glamour, not the one in Copenhagen that is. It is almost just as much about meeting up in small secret bars at night, far away from all the hype and keeping it on the low. There's nothing like a Tuborg Classic in one of those spots that have been serving them for ages, and the only reason they're still around, is because of all the alcoholics who frequently drops by. Yes, the bodega is in fashion again - the more authentic the better, and here is a good one, located in the north western part of Copenhagen, which, by the way, is the new hotspot for Copenhagen hipsters - most of them just don't know yet.

When we seek inspiration we often grab our cameras and go for a bike ride without a predefined destination. It allows us to find interesting places we didn't know, or rediscover stuff we forgot existed. Like when we came by this old gas station from 1937, designed by Arne Jakobsen, on Kystvejen in Charlottenlund. Today it's protected, though you can still refill your car and get delicious ice cream from the shop. We love the design and function all together.

I just finished a backstage story from Swedish designer Jan Ahlgrens latest campaign shoot, for the next issue of Euroman. Morten Bjarnhoff did the original photography, but Danni and I went out there to do the backstage shooting. A line up counting about 25 models on the beach, and a not that warm breeze was the conditions, and I can tell you - the final result is great. You should look forward to it.
Check out the next issue for an interview and article about the designer, but until then, here's a couple of the shots we did.

Both of us live just by Nordhavnen, and love to spend time out there. True, there's not too many fashion shops or art gallerys (yet), but it has this old school masculine vibe, that not many other places in Copenhagen have. It is the perfect place when you need to clear your head, do an alternative picnic, or do a lot of photographing. Big cranes, containers, and this cool kiosk, is all out there. But don't tell anybody, we like to keep it a secret.

About a week ago, we came across these guys, jazzing up the city. They are Copenhagen residents and during the warmer months they entertain the pedestrians at Kultorvet, with their repertoire of jazz classics. We really like their style and attitude and best of all, they actually sound good!
We would like to see more of this kind of talent getting the limelight they deserve, in the streets of Copenhagen.

This is the three beautiful ladys I got to party with. From left: Eva, Johanne and Anne.

A classic spot, and from here I always know how to find Dover Street Market

Last week Roskilde Festival made us dance in the dust, and sweat till we dropped, but I had a small trip to London in the middle of it all. The German jewellery Thomas Sabo threw a launch party for their new collection of watches, so I left the dirt and warm beer, to check in on the Walldorf Hilton hotel, accompanied by Anne Mønsted from Costume, Eva Helmbæk from IN and Johanne from the PR agency Holm & Bertung. It was nice to get a clean bed to sleep in, and a dip in the pool, before going back to my tent.

The heat just got enough for me, so I decided to shorten my A.P.C. jeans and make them into a much more wearable piece for the summer. Now I've got myself a really nice pair of selvage shorts. Sometimes it's a good investment to sacrifice something great, in order to get something even better. I will definitely be wearing them during Copenhagen Fashion Week in August. I simply love them!

Recently we did a photoshoot for a friend, Rikke Juul Olesen. She just graduated from Magretheskolen, a Copenhagen based design school. The job was to make a look book for her exam collection. The model is Frede from fredesblog.wordpress.com (and copenhagenfashionweekend.com 's first blogger) and the location we chose was Amager Strandpark. We really liked the light and surroundings out there and the outcome turned out just as we had hoped. Who knows, maybe next year Rikke's collection will be shown at Copenhagen Fashion Week?

We are two guys from Copenhagen with good taste as our main concern.
Andreas is a Euroman resident and Danni is studying to become a Design Technologist.
No41.dk is our portfolio of everything we like, see and discover, and you are invited to join us.
The cameras are like extra body parts, always around our necks, and we capture the city through our lenses. This is our lifestyle.