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Founder and designer, Anne Sofie Madsen

Anne Sofie Madsen

Danish

Anne Sofie Madsen founded her eponymous Copenhagen label in 2011 and showed in Paris before pausing in 2018. She relaunched the brand in 2025, and it now shows at Copenhagen Fashion Week. Her work is known for detailed handwork and dark, poetic themes.

Houses

Founder and designer
Anne Sofie Madsen
Since 2011 · about 15 years

Their runway, measured

46 looks in 2 shows

Next to every runway we track, Anne Sofie Madsen's looks are more muted, warmer, more tonal and less colour-blocked.

Colours

Black27%
Charcoal · 1.6× the average20%
Ivory / cream · 2.6× the average15%
Beige / camel5%
Tan5%
Chocolate brown4%
Coral / peach · 3.2× the average4%
Grey4%

Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.

Colour and surface

Lightness38/100about average · all runways 39/100
Colour saturation10.0more muted · all runways 12.6
Neutrals62%about average · all runways 60%
Warm hues89%warmer · all runways 70%
Tonal looks46%more tonal · all runways 33%
Colour-blockingΔE 28less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
Surface texture2.93smoother · all runways 5.06
Sheen0.037more matte · all runways 0.065

What sets them apart

Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers.

Text / slogan 14.0×Y2k 7.9×Slip dress 5.8×2000s / y2k 5.4×Tunic 4.9×Knee-high boots 3.9×Cut-away / asymmetric hem 3.8×Draped 3.6×

Silhouettes

Asymmetric 50%3.2×
Draped 43%3.6×
Straight / tubular 28%
Column 26%
Oversized 24%

Materials

Wool / tailoring cloth 41%1.3×
Chiffon / organza / tulle 41%3.2×
Silk / satin 33%1.4×
Jersey 26%1.7×
Fringe 13%2.4×

Details

Cut-away / asymmetric hem 59%3.8×
Draping 43%3.2×
Lacing / ties 26%1.6×
Belts 22%
Gathering 20%1.4×

Patterns

Text / slogan 15%14.0×
Check / plaid 11%2.0×
Abstract print 4%
Ombre / gradient 4%2.0×
Graphic / logo 4%2.0×

Mood

Elegant 41%
Austere 39%2.0×
Serene 39%1.9×
Dark 28%2.2×
Romantic 24%1.5×

Era references

2000s / y2k 11%5.4×
1990s 4%42% less
1970s 4%61% less
1930s 2%1.8×
1920s 2%1.7×

From the AI tags on 46 of their looks. A designer is credited with a house's shows while they lead it; ×: how much more often than across all 25,892 measured looks.

Opening looks

The first looks of each collection

Collections

Anne Sofie Madsen Spring/Summer 2027 — Anne Sofie MadsenSpring/Summer 2027 · Copenhagen · 23 looks

Anne Sofie Madsen Fall/Winter 2026 — Anne Sofie MadsenFall/Winter 2026 · Copenhagen · 23 looks