MILAN — “One jury member called him ‘Danish fashion’s best-kept secret,’ meaning that he managed to become an international success before he became a name at home in Copenhagen. That’s rare. We’re happy to change all of that today,” said Nina Wedell-Wedellsborg, founder of Wessel & Vett Fashion Prize in revealing this year’s winner.

Iso.Poetism by Tobias Birk Nielsen nabbed the prestigious award, designed as Denmark’s answer to the LVMH Prize to support the most promising up-and-coming talent in Scandinavia in its local and international growth.

“Iso.Poetism shouldn’t be a secret to anyone. Tobias has come a long way already, and the jury is proud to take this strong vision even further,” said Wedell-Wedellsborg at the ceremony held at Designmuseum Denmark in Copenhagen on Wednesday.

As winner of the accolade, which was formerly known as the Magasin du Nord Fashion Prize and counts the support of Crown Princess Mary of Denmark as well, the designer follows in the footsteps of Anne Sofie Madsen, Cecilie Bahnsen, Mark Kenly Domino Tan and, most recently, A. Roege Hove.

“It’s such a crazy mixture of being extremely tired, extremely happy and relieved. And in general, I’m just amazingly thankful for the people that are supporting me and for this award, which is something quite extraordinary,” Birk Nielsen told WWD right after the announcement.