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By Malene Birger Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear Collection
Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt, new to the creative directorship of By Malene Birger, might say that she feels like everything is a 'work in progress,' but the brand's spring collection is a sophisticated and polished one. In part that's because she and the team are, for now, hewing closely to the soft minimalist codes put in place by Maja Dixdotter. Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt wanted this season's clothes to deliver 'holiday vibes,' which they do. There is a cooling airiness to a crisp striped shirting set styled with a bikini, and to an attractive all-white ensemble consisting of a dress with broderie anglaise at the neck and down its open sides, worn over pants with the same detail at the hem. For more dressed-up evenings, there are form-fitting popcorn dresses. Elsewhere, the team revisited a past technique of using a voluminous material of many threads to create movement. This look is offered in blue, a nod, perhaps, to Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt's personal preference for color. 'My vision is to make BMB easier, more wearable, with a little bit more fun to it, because that's me. My personality is that I feel like I'll probably never grow up,' she said. There is undeniable charm to a scallop-edged camel robe coat. And the creative director was excited about adding a print to the mix, however subtle. The decision to make changes at the company at a steady pace rather than a gallop was a wise one. 'I was a professional horse rider before, so I'm used to performing in front of a lot of people and winning, but also losing, falling off, and getting back on,' said Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt. 'I learn every day, but I am very optimistic about where we are going.'
Vogue
11-06-2025
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By Malene Birger Resort 2026 Collection
A scan of By Malene Birger's resort lookbook suggests that all is business as usual at the label, but that's not quite so; as brand director Barbara Gullstein said on a call, we should think of resort 2026 as a 'transitional season.' This is because Emilie Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt, the newly appointed creative director who also owns the brand, is settling in. In the lead up to this transition, Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt spent about a year working side-by-side with Maja Dixdotter, the previous creative director, who had created a strong but minimal bohemian aesthetic for BMB. Martinsen-Kønigsfeldt's use of double-face fabrics, fringe, and hide, along with her palette, continue in this vein. What's changed, explained Gullstein, is the framing of the work. The idea is that the nomad has returned from travels away. 'There has been a need of adapting the collection and making it a bit more wearable for that global woman who works and lives a real life,' Gullstein said, and it's 'these practical elements that play into how Emilie has approached this collection.' The way the lookbook is photographed and styled—still images in a white room with a lone piece of furniture—is suggestive of a sense of interiority and perhaps of stocktaking. If a burgundy leather suit is pure business, a dreamy pale pink cable-knit sweater and skirt set is most definitely hyggelig, i.e. cozy.
