Meet Søren Kolborg Sørensen, whose career journey has been anything but ordinary.
Søren is a person with many talents, which is evident in his work life that began at an early age. His interest in fashion has been present since childhood. He has been Fashion Director at one of Denmark’s leading magazines, and today he works as a freelance stylist, shaping campaigns, editorials, and runway shows for both Danish and international brands.
Alongside his work in fashion, Søren studies architecture at the Royal Danish Academy – a dual path that sharpens his eye for form and structure while keeping his creativity alive.
IN CONVERSATION WITH
SØREN KOLBORG SØRENSEN
Q: Who are you, and what do you do?
A:
"My name is Søren. Friends call me Sonni. I’m 29 years old, born in Jutland and now living in Copenhagen. I’m constantly trying to balance my full-time job as a stylist with my full-time studies. When I’m not busy dressing people, I study architecture at
The Royal Danish Academy.”
Q: How did you first connect with Maalouf?
A: “We met a few years back, thanks to a mutual friend who brought me along to a breakfast hosted by Maalouf on a cold gray winter morning.”
Q: In a world that often feels fast-paced and unpredictable, how do you approach the things you buy and hold onto?
A: ”The truth is, I rarely buy anything new—almost never, actually. When you work so closely with fashion, constantly exposed to new trends, and your job is to make others look stylish, your own style naturally slips into the background. It feels impossible to keep up anyway—and it’s not me who’s supposed to be the “fashionable one.” That part doesn’t matter. The way I dress doesn’t really reflect the skills I bring into a workspace.
So my wardrobe is small and carefully curated: a handful of good knitwear that lasts year after year, a couple of shirts, jeans, super short shorts, and white T-shirts. That’s all I need. What ties it all together is quality—pieces made from good materials, crafted to last. They make me want to care for them and hold onto them for years.”
Q: What is your earliest underwear memory?
A: “The Snoopy-printed silk underwear. They were hideous. And did absolutely nothing for the… downstairs area.”
Q: What has been your underwear journey?
A: ”Over the years, they’ve gotten shorter and shorter. As a kid they had to be long, later on they came in silk and all kinds of prints, but as I’ve grown older, I can’t get them short enough. Where I come from, we call them “kaj-underbukser”—and as a child, wearing them was basically a sin. Now, they’re exactly what makes me feel the most sexy. Black or white, quality is what matters.”
Q: Is there such a thing as the perfect piece?
A:
”Definitely. I’m quite picky, to be honest. For me, it’s all about the combination: the waistband, the cut on the leg, and the quality of the fabric.”
Q: Do you wear underwear as outerwear?
A: ”Yes—and ideally all year round, if only the weather would allow me.”
Q: Do you have “going out” underwear?
A: “Every day’s a party. You never know what’s coming—better be ready, right?”
Q: Has there been an occasion where the underwear made you fall in love with someone?
A: “Honestly, I can think of plenty of times when underwear did the exact opposite – made me fall out of love! There is no such thing as bad underwear. Over and out.”
Q: Is there a piece of art, film or literature that you remember because of the underwear?
A: ”I instantly think of Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name. Maybe a controversial answer, but despite everything, that film still feels like a masterpiece to me. A gay cliché perhaps, but a kind of sexual awakening. Maybe it was more about swimwear than underwear—but isn’t that basically the same thing? Both comes off in the end. And then there’s also that iconic coming-of-age film my sister and I watched over and over: Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. The power of the thong!”
Last but not less important…
Q: What is a perfect meal or dish to be enjoyed when you’re just in your underwear?
A:”I’ll happily eat every meal in just my briefs. Everything just tastes a little better that way.”
Søren is not only an ambitious achiever; he is also grounded, approachable, kind, and lovely company.
Thank you, Søren, for opening your home and spending the morning with us.
Where there is a will, there is always a way!
Photo credit: Katrine Møbius <3