{"id":142174,"date":"2026-08-07T17:10:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/142174\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:10:20","slug":"institution-debuts-at-copenhagen-fashion-week-as-zalando-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/142174\/","title":{"rendered":"Institution Debuts at Copenhagen Fashion Week as Zalando Award Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSCANDI VISION: Zalando<\/a> brought its 2026 Visionary Award program to the runway at Copenhagen<\/a> Fashion Week as the Milan<\/a>-based brand Institution made its runway debut with its spring 2027 collection.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show marked the latest stage of the initiative\u2019s development after the brand, founded by Azerbaijani designer Galib Gassanoff, was named the winner earlier this year.<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of the prize, Institution received a 50,000 euro grant, ongoing mentorship and business acceleration support, as well as production support for the runway debut at Denmark\u2019s National Gallery.<\/p>\n

\n\tTitled \u201cYad,\u201d an Azerbaijani word meaning both \u201cstranger\u201d and \u201cmemory,\u201d the collection traced the journey from raw materials to finished garments while exploring themes of belonging and cultural heritage.<\/p>\n

\n\tDeveloped in collaboration with artisans from the region where Gassanoff grew up, the designer combined contemporary tailoring with handcrafted knitwear and sculptural cotton-rope pieces. Models walked barefoot in handmade jorabs, referencing the Caucasian tradition of removing shoes before entering a home.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe passion and creativity of Galib Gassanoff shines through in every piece of this collection,\u201d said Zalando<\/a> vice president of global marketing Sara Spannar, who also served as a member of the jury.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHis commitment to craftsmanship and storytelling perfectly embodies the spirit of the Zalando Visionary Award,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tInside Zalando\u2019s Visionary Space exhibition.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Zalando<\/p>\n

\n\tAlongside the show, Zalando opened its Visionary Space at Copenhagen<\/a> Contemporary, a two-day public exhibition featuring installations, workshops and works by this year\u2019s winner alongside previous recipients Iamisigo, Paolina Russo and Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Dwyer, including a large-scale digital and sculptural installation by Brazilian artist Gabriel Massan.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Visionary Award builds on Zalando\u2019s long-standing partnership with Copenhagen Fashion Week<\/a>, which began in 2020 with the Zalando Sustainability Award. Relaunched as the Visionary Award in 2023, the program broadened its focus from sustainability to recognizing emerging designers whose work combines creativity, innovation and positive social impact.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tLooks from Institution spring 2027 collection at Copenhagen Fashion Week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Zalando<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SCANDI VISION: Zalando brought its 2026 Visionary Award program to the runway at Copenhagen Fashion Week as the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[6],"tags":[108,109,7466,68138],"class_list":["post-142174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-copenhagen","tag-copenhagen","tag-copenhagen-fashion-week","tag-milan","tag-zalando"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@dk\/117055339579663220","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}