Malene Birger

Malene Birger is a Danish fashion designer. MTV Europe has crowned her the "Queen of Fashion in Copenhagen", and international trend magazine Wear Global has nominated her boutique in Copenhagen as one of the world's finest in terms of design and decor.

In 1989 Malene Birger completes her Fashion Design degree at the prestigious Danish Design School and starts her remarkable career in 1989 first as a fashion Designer at Jackpot by Carli Gry and then as Head Designer of Women’s wear at Marc O’Polo, Stockholm till 1996.

In 1997 she established her first company, Day Birger et Mikkelsen and in 2002 won the Danish Design Award.

In 2003 Malene Birger founded “By Malene Birger” in corporation with the IC Company A/S as an investor.

Malene has received several awards. For By Malene Birger A/S she received Guldknappen 2004 from the Danish fashion magazine Alt for Damerne, and in 2005 Scanorama’s Scandinavian Design Award. In 2008, Costume Norway awarded By Malene Birger Brand of the Year in 2008.

Malene Birger is a Danish Unicef ambassador. Four times a year she designs a T-shirt and a shopping string back, the profit of which is donated to Unicef.