After a brief hiatus, A. Roege Hove is back and better than ever with a spring/summer '25 collection that reminds us what she does best: impossibly technical, body-conscious knitwear
What do A. Roege Hove and beer have in common? Craft. “It’s these geeky guys really embracing the craft of making beer in this slow process,” says designer Amalie Røge Hove. “I just saw this connection.” But that’s not the only reason the Danish designer opted to stage her spring/summer 2025 show in a massive brewery; the large steel tanks, with their reflective surfaces, made for nifty set design, reflecting back Røge Hove’s meticulously crafted knits and weaves. “I always like something that looks either a little futuristic or a little cold in the way,” she says.
Though this collection is completely, unapologetically A. Roege Hove – technique-forward knitwear that hugs the body, plays on transparency and opacity, a palette in primarily black and white (save for pops of 'brat' green) – a lot has changed. After taking a one-season hiatus, the brand is back in a new form – A. Roege Hove 2.0, if you will – that finds Røge Hove joined by two business partners: Niels Eskildsen (who’s worked closely with The Garment and Designers’ Remix) and Jakob Berre Eriksen (who, with his company VIA.danese, handles international sales for a number of luxury brands). Eskildsen and Berre Eriksen promise to handle the nitty gritty of running a fashion business, leaving Røge Hove free to focus entirely on what she’s good at: that aforementioned craft. “For me, it was finding partners where I could really focus on the creative side,” she says.
To that end, this collection is a reintroduction of sorts, reminding Røge Hove’s fans – and there are many – of what made the brand so special to begin with. New this season are clever clashes of material and technique – a standout dress, for instance, marries knit with woven material, the latter loose and undefined with the former, stiff and structured, holding the garment in place. Elsewhere, a new jacquard that creates a sort of print out of the material itself. Stiffer, sturdier cardigans and ladylike dresses with asymmetrical flouncy hems promise to broaden her audience beyond those willing to free a nipple.
There has been a major change, too, in Røge Hove’s private life: the designer recently welcomed her second child. It’s fitting for the second coming of A. Roege Hove, given that the brand initially launched when she was about to have her first. “I’m really happy to be back,” she says. “My new child is three months old now. I couldn’t wait any longer to be back creating something.”
Discover all the looks from the A. Roege Hove SS25 collection below:
A. Roege Hove – SS25
