Founder and creative director, Gestuz
Sanne Sehested
Danish
Sehested founded the Copenhagen womenswear label Gestuz in 2008 and remains its creative director, starting from a wardrobe with a vintage feel. The brand belongs to the DK Company group. Gestuz joined the official Copenhagen Fashion Week calendar in 2020 and has since staged shows in the city, including at Moltkes Palæ.
Houses
Their runway, measured
74 looks in 2 showsNext to every runway we track, Sanne Sehested's looks are darker, more tonal and less colour-blocked.
Colours
- Black22%
- Charcoal17%
- Navy · 3.8× the average16%
- Beige / camel6%
- Burgundy / oxblood · 1.9× the average5%
- Khaki / olive · 2.2× the average5%
- Ivory / cream5%
- Gold · 10.2× the average4%
Share of garment area across their looks; × is against every runway.
Colour and surface
- Lightness31/100darker · all runways 39/100
- Colour saturation13.9about average · all runways 12.6
- Neutrals56%about average · all runways 60%
- Warm hues62%about average · all runways 70%
- Tonal looks49%more tonal · all runways 33%
- Colour-blockingΔE 27less colour-blocked · all runways ΔE 35
- Surface texture4.79about average · all runways 5.06
- Sheen0.055about average · all runways 0.065
What sets them apart
Shapes, fabrics and details they use far more often than other designers, with a glimpse of the looks: one from each collection that wore it most.
- Pumps / court shoes7.1×Footwear
In 2 of their 2 collections
- 90s4.9×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Animal print4.9×Pattern
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Leather jacket4.6×Garment
In 2 of their 2 collections
- 1980s4.5×Era reference
In 2 of their 2 collections
- 70s4.5×Style
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Powerful3.9×Mood
In 2 of their 2 collections
- Ruching3.9×Detail
In 2 of their 2 collections
Silhouettes
- Inverted triangle / strong shoulder 54%2.9×
- Oversized 45%1.6×
- Hourglass / cinched waist 36%3.7×
- High-rise 34%1.8×
- Column 24%
Materials
- Wool / tailoring cloth 28%
- Leather 26%2.6×
- Cotton / poplin 22%32% less
- Silk / satin 19%
- Jersey 19%
Details
- Shoulder emphasis 55%3.0×
- Belts 36%1.9×
- Piping / contrast stitching 23%1.4×
- Padding / sculpted volume 22%1.5×
- Slits 20%2.4×
Patterns
- Floral 9%
- Animal print 8%4.9×
- Check / plaid 5%
- Pinstripe 3%
- Graphic / logo 3%
Mood
- Powerful 59%3.9×
- Sensual 42%3.8×
- Elegant 38%
- Relaxed 36%
- Edgy 34%2.2×
Era references
- 1970s 38%3.4×
- 1990s 26%3.4×
- 1980s 26%4.5×
- 2000s / y2k 3%1.3×
From the AI tags on 74 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.
Collection by collection
How their colours, surfaces and signatures moved from show to show, oldest firstHover a collection to read it; click its colours to open it.
Among designers
Sanne Sehested against the 190 other designers with at least 40 measured looks · each dot is a designer, click one to open themMost alike, on every colour and surface measureRachel Comey · Fabio Quaranta · Rachel Scott · Sarah Burton
