Brand profile

Jan Machenhauer

Copenhagen label since 1981 making sculptural, hand-draped tailoring, coats and shirts in natural fibres.

CopenhagenOrigin

Minimalist / ContemporaryStyle

$$$Price

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What to know about Jan Machenhauer

Cut from a dancer's logic

The founder came from dance, and patterns are draped by hand with fit and movement treated as the starting point rather than a final adjustment.

Coats are made to measure

Tailored coats and jackets are the signature and are made to measure in Frederiksberg, with a single Copenhagen flagship at Nikolaj Plads.

Four fibres, sculptural shapes

Garments stay in linen, wool, cotton and silk, shaped into architectural volumes; the separate shirts line, added in 2012, is produced in India.

StyleMinimalist / Contemporary Avant-garde

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Christo Shirt - Mouse$126

Jan Machenhauer — Rachel Pants - Off White

Rachel Pants - Off White$277

Jan Machenhauer — Thea Skirt - Sapphire Denim

Thea Skirt - Sapphire Denim$298

Jan Machenhauer — Chrisly Shirt - Blue Cotton Fil-a-Fil

Chrisly Shirt - Blue Cotton Fil-a-Fil$312

Molly Shirt - Stone$270

Frances Shirt - Ocra$270

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Brand facts

Jan Machenhauer is a Copenhagen designer label founded in 1981, known for sculptural, architecturally minded garments cut in linen, wool, cotton and silk. Drawing on the founder's background in dance, the studio drapes patterns by hand and treats fit and movement as the starting point for each design. Tailored coats and jackets, the brand's signature, are made to measure in Frederiksberg, while the shirts line launched with designer Line Hangaard in 2012 is produced in India. The brand runs a flagship store at Nikolaj Plads in central Copenhagen.

Founded: 1981
Origin: Copenhagen, Denmark
Price: $$$
Facts checked: August 2026
Styles: Minimalist / Contemporary, Avant-garde

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