Issue 115 | August 2018 | 19Scan Magazine | Design Profile | Coster CopenhagenWeb: http://www.costercopenhagen.comTo make things even easier, Coster
Copenhagen’s seasonal collections are
complemented by a permanent collec-
tion of long-lasting staple products, with
simple designs and colours. “Our basic
collection is constantly expanding but we
don’t change the old products or the col-
ours, and this means that our customers
can always come back and find that spe-
cific colour to match another item,” Chris
Coster explains.
This autumn’s Coster Copenhagen col-
lection will see a focus on lace, botanic
prints and long skirts. “It’s based on our
own Botanic Flower print and the current
wave of colours,” says Pia Coster. “Nor-
mally, we don’t do flower prints, but this
one is done in a more raw style, so it hits
our trademark combination of the raw
and the feminine perfectly.”It is our responsibility
Coster Copenhagen was, from the very
beginning, founded with a strong focus
on ethical production methods and qual-
ity materials. The implementation of this
is not enforced by any third party organ-
isation, but by the Coster couple them-
selves. Every year, they travel to meet
producers in Italy, Turkey, Portugal, India,
and China to ensure that the workers who
produce their clothes have fair working
conditions. “We have chosen to take ourCSR (corporate social responsibility) into
our own hands because it means a great
deal to us. That’s why, when we go to
visit our producers, which we do twice a
year, we make sure, for example, that the
women creating our embroideries work
in air-conditioned facilities, and not in 40
degrees under the open sun like they do
in some places, and that all workers have
proper facilities, like access to toilets and
a lunch scheme,” says Pia Coster. ”On
top of that, we mainly work with pure ma-
terials, which gives a more environmen-
tally sustainable production.”Wife and husband Pia and Chris Coster are behind the
successful Danish fashion brand Coster Copenhagen.