Nicklas Skovgaard is a considered womenswear brand founded in 2020 and based in Copenhagen, defined by a precise elocution and a desire to delight through unexpected parallels. The brand explores the expressive potential of textiles, marrying classical forms with unconventional materials to craft rich, narrative-driven garments.
At the heart of each collection lies a tension - textiles mapped against contradictory fabrications and cut into unexpected silhouettes. Heavy wool fused with water-repellent nylon, or silk taffeta juxtaposed with stretch jersey: these combinations evoke a strange visual harmony, conjuring a dreamlike state through the manipulation of material and form.
Skovgaard’s references span from baroque aristocratic portraiture, to childhood memories of watching his mother play with character through the clothes she wore, to Madonna’s iconic music videos - all woven into a layered tapestry of history, pop culture, personal memory, and intuition. This collage of influences forms the core of the brand’s storytelling, imbuing each piece with meaning and emotional resonance.
Producing two collections per year, the brand builds evolutionarily - each season a continuation of the last, expanding a singular vocabulary of fabric, form, and feeling. Orchestrating classical structures with strange symphonies, Nicklas Skovgaard exists on the edge of romanticism and realism, shaping garments that feel at once familiar and otherworldly.