Beneath the weight of Knippelsbro—where Caroline and Frederik Bille Brahe once exchanged vows—Caro Editions unveiled a Spring/Summer 2026 collection steeped in memory, intimacy, and transformation. Titled “Under the Bridge”, the presentation blurred the personal and the political, the romantic and the rebellious, crafting one of the week’s most quietly powerful narratives.

The setting, a raw underpass of concrete, steel, and cobblestone, framed the collection in stark contrast. As models moved through shafts of light and shadow, soft silhouettes, hand-finished embroidery, and expressive hues softened the industrial edges, creating a visual dialogue between tenderness and grit.

Inspired in part by Yoko Ono’s Brides on Tour, the collection challenged the static symbolism of the bride. Here, she emerged as an agent of her own story—an activist in silk, lace, and even Crocs. Dresses flowed like moving veils, vintage silks carried echoes of past love stories, and hand-stitched details hinted at keepsakes and archival letters. In a first for the house, black entered the palette, grounding its more romantic tones of cream, blush, polka dots, and summer checks.

The silhouettes embraced comfort without surrendering elegance—pieces meant to be lived in, danced in, remembered in. The closing look, a lace hoodie paired with a silk windbreaker and custom Crocs, crystallized the collection’s ethos: joy over perfection, personality over prescription.

The soundtrack, composed by Frederik Valentin, layered punk-pop energy with nostalgic undertones, charting an emotional arc from introspection to euphoria. This sensory layering extended to accessories through a special collaboration with Mulberry, in which eight vintage bags were reimagined with silk bows, hand embroidery, and unconventional linings—each a one-of-a-kind object imbued with history and reinvention.

With Under the Bridge, Caro Editions offered more than garments; it offered a love letter to imperfection, memory, and agency. It was a reminder that resistance can be tender, nostalgia can be radical, and the most enduring style is the one that carries a story