ABOUT ODD EXISTENCE
"I create what I wish existed"
I didn't start Odd Existence because I dreamed of starting a fashion brand.
I started it because I couldn't find the clothes I was looking for.
Clothes with personality.
Clothes that felt joyful.
Clothes that made an ordinary Tuesday feel a little more special.
Pieces that felt like me.
For years I found that feeling in vintage. Not because it was vintage, but because it carried something I couldn't find elsewhere. Character. Craftsmanship. A sense that someone had cared.
Eventually I realised I wanted to create that feeling myself.
Today, Odd Existence is my interpretation of a wardrobe that grows with you instead of replacing itself every season. A wardrobe built around personality rather than trends. Around feeling rather than perfection.
Every piece begins with a wish for my own wardrobe.
Sometimes it's a dress.
Sometimes it's a collar.
Sometimes it's simply a colour or a print I can't stop thinking about.
If I keep wishing it existed, I make it.
Most pieces are made to order in Denmark together with the talented women I work alongside. Some are adjusted especially for the person who will wear them, because I believe clothes should meet the body they're made for—not the other way around.
To me, getting dressed has never been about following fashion.
It's about creating a life that feels like yours.
A wardrobe that feels like home.
Only a little more colourful.
A little more playful.
A little more Odd.
- Mathilde, Founder & Creative Director