I run in my formal flip flops up the ornate stone steps where a handful of photographers are waiting. There are heaps of fashion editors and influencers milling about the “An Evening with Pandora: Signed with Love” party, dressed in personalized takes on structured suits and glamorous evening wear. Pamela Anderson, the brand’s global brand ambassador, looks supremely elegant in a black sheath dress and matching headband with layered white-gold necklaces and her trademark makeup-free face.

It’s a feast of aesthetic inspiration, but that’s the magic of Copenhagen Fashion Week, where everywhere is a runway and everyone feels like an off-duty stylist, even a jet-lagged journalist behind on deadline.