Supermodels, champagne and stunning all-black looks: Inside Nina Ricci’s impossibly attractive debut Copenhagen dinner

When Nina Ricci hosts its first ever dinner in Copenhagen, you know it’s going to be a magical evening. Last night, the French fashion house and Vogue Scandinavia invited an intimate group of some the city’s most beloved supermodels, actors and fashion industry icons to get dressed up in Nina Ricci’s latest collection and enjoy life’s greatest pleasures: excellent food, excellent company and, of course, champagne. “I’ve never seen people as chic as the women and the guys in Copenhagen,” says Nina Ricci creative director Harris Reed, who returned to the city for the first time in a decade for the occasion. “Copenhagen felt like an exciting place to create a Nina Ricci tribe.”

To set the stage, multi-disciplinary studio Tableau transformed their second floor gallery space into a setting worthy of guests dining in decadent all-black Nina Ricci looks. Drawing inspiration from the dark romance of the Nina Ricci spring 2025 collection itself, Tableau founder and creative director Julius Værnes Iversen – best know for his extraordinary flower arrangements – adorned the table with black Calla Lilies, tucked into Louise Roe vases. Also dotting the gallery, a selection of artworks and furnishings by buzzy local artists – Simon Ganshorn paintings, for instance, and minimal chairs by Max Lamb – and a smattering of black candles for good measure.

After a lively mingle, guests took their seats, sourced for the occasion from Jonas Trampedach’s collection for HAY, around the long table to enjoy a family-style meal prepared by celebrated Danish chef Frederik Bille Brahe (think mushroom topped toast and decadent roasted pumpkin). Wine was poured freely from massive jugs to toast as Reed and Vogue Scandinavia editor in chief Martina Bonnier delivered their welcome speeches.

But back to those looks. Over the two days leading up to the event, Nina Ricci set up a dressing room on the top floor of Copenhagen’s Soho House, fitting each dinner guest in a look specifically suited to them. Pernille Teisbaek stunned in a backless black dress, Klara Kristin looked impossibly cool in a very Nina Ricci take on a tuxedo. “I like to see how everyone plays on my clothes with a Copenhagen twist,” says Reed. “I’m obsessed with making looks, but I loved seeing people style something in a genuine sense that was maybe better than what I initially designed.” Naturally, supermodel Josephine Skriver, who stunned on Vogue Scandinavia's digital cover in Nina Ricci couture, turned up in a show-stopping leather bustier and trousers.

Predictably, a handful of guests didn’t want the night to end. So, they hopped in a couple taxis and headed to a smoky dive bar on the other side of town, still in their Nina Ricci finery. “It’s a Harris Reed dinner,” says Reed. “You know it’s going to be genuine, funny, loud, raunchy – it has to be fun. And you’re going to want to send a photo to your husband where you feel sexy and confident.”