86% matchHenrik Vibskov
Same Copenhagen art-school print maximalism
What changes: More conceptual, performance-led and menswear-inclusive
Brand profile
HELMSTEDT
Copenhagen womenswear label founded in 2018 by Emilie Helmstedt, known for hand-painted prints, colourful knitwear and craft-driven, sustainably sourced collections.
CopenhagenOrigin
WomenswearFocus
Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle
$$$Price
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What to know about HELMSTEDT
Prints start as the designer's paintings
Emilie Helmstedt paints in watercolour and oil, then applies those prints to knitwear, dresses, shirting and outerwear, with embroidery and crochet detailing added.
Womenswear, not a menswear label
Founded in 2018, Helmstedt is a Copenhagen womenswear line that debuted at Copenhagen Fashion Week with the SS19 "Oceania" collection.
Craft detail justifies the price
At its medium-high tier the label leans on hand-painted print work, crochet and embroidery, using organic cotton and recycled yarns; Helmstedt was a 2020 LVMH Prize semi-finalist.
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86% match
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Recycled-yarn knitwear as the whole point
What changes: Texture-driven rather than hand-painted imagery
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What changes: Rawer, downtown NY mood over cheerful storybook prints
75% matchJW Anderson
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Brand facts
Helmstedt is a Copenhagen womenswear label founded in 2018 by designer Emilie Helmstedt, which debuted at Copenhagen Fashion Week with the SS19 "Oceania" collection. Its signature is hand-painted prints, drawn by Helmstedt in watercolour and oil and applied to knitwear, dresses, shirting and outerwear alongside embroidery and crochet detailing. The label works with organic cotton and recycled yarns, and Emilie Helmstedt was a semi-finalist for the 2020 LVMH Prize. It runs Helmstedt Archive, a Copenhagen store that began as a pop-up and was extended indefinitely.
- Founded
- 2018
- Origin
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Price
- $$$
- Focus
- Womenswear
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde, Streetwear