New York Fashion Week SS27 · Lookbook Womenswear
Aknvas
By Christian Juul Nielsen. 38 looks, shown 10 September 2026 in New York.
The collection, look by look
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Look 1 of 38
Who designs Aknvas
aknvas.com ↗Founder and creative director
Christian Juul Nielsen
Since 2019 · about 7 years
Danish
Danish-born, New York-based designer whose career includes Christian Dior under John Galliano and Raf Simons, Nina Ricci and Oscar de la Renta, and the creative directorship of Hervé Léger. He launched AKNVAS, whose name is an anagram of the Danish word for canvas, as a women's and men's label and was a 2023 US Fashion Trust finalist.
Their runway style →Traditions in the collection
Cultural influences →1 of Aknvas's 79 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in United States.
Papakha / cossack fur hat · European (unspecified) · European folk & regional dressLook 8United States → European (unspecified)
“Tall cylindrical flat-topped fur hat worn high on the head, like a papakha. Could be Caucasian, Cossack or Russian; the extended sides and chin strap are reworked.”
Also in New York, Spring/Summer 2027
New York field notes →The fortnightly digest
Aknvas, in context
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