Copenhagen Fashion Week SS27: Get the Scandi Look in Baghdad
Copenhagen Fashion Week SS27 is on now. Here's how to borrow its relaxed, modest-friendly Scandi style for a Baghdad summer, with a waistcoat, wide-leg denim and flats you can shop today.
Copenhagen Fashion Week is running this week (3–7 August), and its spring/summer 2027 shows are the most watched thing in fashion right now. Copenhagen isn’t about untouchable couture — it is famous for real, wearable, street-ready style, which makes it the perfect runway to borrow from. Here is how to translate the Scandi mood into an easy, modest-friendly Baghdad summer look, using pieces you can shop today.
What is the Copenhagen look, really?
At its core it is relaxed tailoring mixed with denim and flat shoes: a clean line, a neutral palette, and one considered piece that pulls the outfit together. Think a boxy blazer thrown over easy trousers, a tailored waistcoat worn as a top, wide relaxed jeans, a simple white shirt and a big everyday tote. Nothing is fussy, and almost all of it is naturally covered — which is exactly why the aesthetic travels so well to a Baghdad wardrobe.
How do you get the Scandi look in Baghdad’s heat?
The key is fabric weight. Copenhagen’s tailoring works for August when you choose linen-blend over heavy wool: a linen-blend blazer or a linen suit waistcoat gives you the sharp Scandi line while still breathing. Wide-leg jeans — one of the strongest denim signals of the season — keep air moving far better than a slim fit, and a crisp linen shirt layers cleanly underneath a waistcoat or on its own. Finish low: a pointed ballet flat or slingback is the authentic Copenhagen shoe, and it beats a heel for a full day on your feet. If you love denim, our summer denim guide goes deeper on staying cool in jeans.
Here is a get-the-Scandi-look edit — a linen waistcoat, wide-leg jeans, a linen-blend blazer, a slingback flat and an everyday tote — all available on Harrir:
How do you make it modest and Baghdad-appropriate?
The Copenhagen formula is already modest-leaning, so small tweaks do it. Wear the waistcoat over a linen shirt rather than on its own, choose the higher-rise wide-leg jeans for easy coverage, and let the blazer stay long and loose. A plain scarf adds a layer for over-cooled malls and doubles as a headscarf if you cover. Keep the palette to sand, ivory, black and denim blue and the whole look feels intentional. For more airy, covered bottoms, see our wide-leg linen trouser guide, and browse the latest drops any time in our trend reports and how-to guides.
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Screenshot this edit for your next warm-weather outfit — a waistcoat, wide jeans and a tote is the whole formula. Every piece here is available on Harrir.