Cecilie Bahnsen Puts Flowers on Fleece, and Uniqlo Lets Her

The Copenhagen designer's second Uniqlo collection swaps summer romance for winter walks: 14 pieces, a pale-pink-softened palette and embroidered fleece. It lands 26 November.

Fleece has a reputation problem, and Uniqlo x Cecilie Bahnsen has decided to fix it with a needle and some flowers. The second collaboration between the Japanese retailer and the Copenhagen designer arrives on 26 November, and its centrepiece is the humble fleece, now stitched with delicate floral embroidery.

It follows the first Bahnsen line for Uniqlo, titled ‘Shapes of Poetry’. This time the mood is gentler and the weather colder. The theme is called “Wandering Together”, and it draws on winter strolls through the countryside. You don’t need a rural postcode to wear it, but the references are clear enough: a long walk, a thick layer, a cold-cheeked afternoon.

Fourteen pieces, one soft idea

The collection runs to 14 pieces. Fleece jackets, gilets and skirts lead, and they pair Bahnsen’s feminine, romantic style with what Uniqlo does best: comfort and materials meant to last. The palette comes from Nordic winters. Black, dark navy and heather grey do the grounding, and pale pink softens the edges.

The details are where Bahnsen’s hand shows. The fleece jackets and gilets have adjusters, so the wearer can change the length and the silhouette as the day, or the mood, demands. The skirts are ruched at the waist, which adds shape without fuss. Buy the jacket and skirt together and you have a co-ord that does most of the styling for you. Or take one jacket and slip it into the usual jeans-and-knit rotation. Stylist suggests a skirt with a fine knit and knee-high boots for the office.

Accessories follow the same logic. Knit gloves and fleece hats put warmth first and a bit of play second, which is a sensible order of priorities in November.

Girls get a place at the table

Childrenswear debuted in the first collaboration, and it returns here. The girls’ pieces include floral tops with peplum frills and A-line shorts. So the romance runs across generations, and the same designer’s sensibility reaches the smaller wardrobe too.

Bahnsen frames the whole thing as a pleasure of layering. “I’m very excited that for this second collaboration with Uniqlo we have been able to create a collection themed around fleece, which is attracting renewed attention,” she says. “Fluffy, warm fleece has a certain nostalgic charm, and for me, it’s a staple item essential for the season.”

She adds that the collection “expresses femininity that women and girls of all ages can enjoy”, and that she hopes “everyone will delight in the charms of the collection through layering and free styling.”

The one to watch

Stylist’s early pick to sell out is the embroidered fleece jacket. It’s practical enough for the morning commute and pretty enough to build an outfit around. That balance is Bahnsen’s particular talent: she takes something ordinary and gives it a quiet flourish, without making it precious.

Uniqlo is no stranger to designer partnerships. It has an ongoing relationship with JW Anderson, and past collections with Anya Hindmarch, Marni and Comptoir des Cotonniers. Bahnsen’s return makes her one of the names it has gone back to for a second round, and the choice of fleece for that round is a good one. It’s a fabric most people already own and few people have thought of as romantic. A sprig of embroidered flowers on the chest turns out to be enough to change that.

There’s also something appealing in how modest the ambition is. No grand reinvention, no new silhouette to learn. Just a jacket you can lengthen or shorten, a skirt with a gathered waist, a pink-tinged hat to pull on before leaving the house. For a Nordic winter palette of black, navy and grey, those touches of pale pink do a lot of work.

The Uniqlo x Cecilie Bahnsen autumn/winter 2026 collection launches on 26 November. Put it in the diary, and clear a little space on the coat hooks.

Via Stylist