‘Every woman is a Cecilie Bahnsen woman’
25th September, 2025
Every wardrobe should be improved with a little Cecilie Bahnsen sprinkle. The designs will make you smile – with more than a nod to the playful and whimsical, yet sculptural shapes and bold, intentional design will appeal to any woman who needs a modern wardrobe to match her lifestyle. With Cecilie Bahnsen’s couture background and Scandi sense of style she has created a welcomed short hand for stylish women who love joyful fashion.
Fabric of Society: Can you tell us more about your influences and how you combine these to create your distinctive designs?
Cecilie Bahnsen: My work sits at the meeting point of couture craftsmanship and everyday wear, romance and function. I started in London and Paris, where I fell in love with detail and the poetry of garment-making, but my roots and my company are in Denmark, where minimalism and pragmatism shape daily life. That contrast inspires me: taking what’s historically precious and making it feel effortless.
FoS: Your fabrics are often fascinating and highly intricate, then fused with contemporary and minimalist silhouettes. How do you approach your designs and can you tell us more about the process?
CB: Fabric is often where it all begins and many of our textiles are developed in-house. I love finding tension between softness and more sculptural shapes. The design process is instinctive and emotional, but also technical. We often build shapes around the qualities of a fabric, allowing it to lead the silhouette. There’s always a dialogue between past and present with historical techniques reinterpreted in new ways. And sometimes, the most exciting things happen in the imperfections.
FoS: How would you describe the Cecilie Bahnsen woman?
CB: Every woman is a Cecilie Bahnsen woman. I like to believe that she’s independent, confident, and curious. There’s a quiet strength in the way she dresses and a sense of self that isn’t about trends, but about feeling. I think she finds joy in pieces that invite interpretation, that can be worn her own way. Clothes should allow women to be themselves, to move, perform day‑to‑day tasks, yet still feel confident and empowered.
FoS: How do you want women to feel when wearing one of your designs?
CB: At ease in their own skin. There’s a certain joy in putting on something that moves with you but also holds its own sculptural space. I want women to feel both protected and expressive, to experience the beauty of clothing and showcase their own personality through it.
FoS: Please can you tell us more about the new aw25 collection?
CB: Autumn/Winter 2025 is a meditation on time. The collection uses florals not just as symbols of beauty, but as markers of transience. We looked at the moment before change, where everything comes together and begins to shift. That became the spirit of the collection. Garments explore motion and transformation with cinched puffs that unravel into softness, classic shapes that are reimagined with harnesses and runners’ vests. The palette moves from soft pastels to deeper tones, before resolving in white. It’s romantic, but with a subtle sense of rebellion. I love the Banks Jacket and Bobbi Skirt in Denim Indigo. The pieces are so versatile and can be worn every day and in many different ways. The team often wear their jacket over a dress with trainers, whilst others wear the skirt over trousers. Seeing how each of them wear the pieces so differently truly inspires me.
FoS: Your designs are resonating so well with women in the middle east. What do you think it is about your pieces that speaks to women all over the world?
CB: It’s incredibly moving to see our pieces embraced in different corners of the world. What touches me most is how universal femininity can be. Our collections are made to invite individual interpretation, there’s no single way to wear them. I think that openness resonates. For me, the craftsmanship, silhouettes and fabrics all hold meaning, but they also leave space for the wearer’s story.
