Amsterdam Fashion Week 2026 Turns the City into a Stage for Design and Performance
From September 1 to 5, 2026, Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW) showcased more than 40 events and shows throughout the city. This year's program featured both rising and established designers and represented the second phase of AFW's collaboration with Copenhagen Fashion Week, introducing Sustainability Requirements ahead of a complete implementation scheduled for September 2027. The opening dinner, held at a canal house, welcomed 130 attendees and was designed by Sabine Marcelis in partnership with SolidNature. Among the standout presentations were Ruben Jurriën's 'Maak Nederland weer Gezellig!' at Molen van West, The New Originals' 'Home Is Where the Heart Is' at Nxt Museum, Youngjin Choe's 'Shadow Stepping' at Rijksmuseum, and Camiel Fortgens' SS27 show in an Albert Heijn supermarket.
Key facts
- Amsterdam Fashion Week ran from September 1 to 5, 2026.
- The event featured over 40 shows, presentations, exhibitions, talks, and workshops.
- AFW's partnership with Copenhagen Fashion Week enters its second phase, with Sustainability Requirements framework in selection, full rollout in September 2027.
- Opening dinner for 130 guests held in a canal house on Kloveniersburgwal, designed by Sabine Marcelis with SolidNature.
- Ruben Jurriën presented 'Maak Nederland weer Gezellig!' at Molen van West.
- The New Originals presented 'Home Is Where the Heart Is' at Nxt Museum, created with filmmaker Ebeneza Blanche.
- Youngjin Choe (Jinchoe) presented 'Shadow Stepping' at the Rijksmuseum passage, after winning Lichting in 2025.
- DEFIJTER&VANBRUGGEN presented 'De Belofte van Buiten' inspired by the flâneur.
- Camiel Fortgens staged his SS27 show inside an Albert Heijn supermarket at Stadionplein.
- ULKUHANBATUHAN presented 'Mens, erger je niet' based on the Dutch board game.
Entities
Artists
- Sabine Marcelis
- Ruben Jurriën
- Youngjin Choe
- Ülkühan Akgül
- Batuhan Demir
- Ebeneza Blanche
Institutions
- Amsterdam Fashion Week
- Copenhagen Fashion Week
- SolidNature
- Nxt Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Albert Heijn
- designboom
Locations
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- Kloveniersburgwal
- Molen van West
- Stadionplein