FASHIONCLASH BLOG

maandag 4 april 2011

FASHIONCLASH MAASTRICHT 2011 // Participants

vrijdag 1 april 2011

Let us introduce Jacob Kok

What is your name? Jacob Kok

Where did you study and when did you graduate?
I graduated from the theater design department at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam in 2005.

What inspires you as a designer? The human body is what made me decide to work on costumes. I'm intrigued by people's faces, very often, I'm distracted when people talk to me because all of my attention goes to their facial expressions, and how their behavior reflects their personality. Even when someone really annoys me, I find a fascination in that energy. Also, I probably should be a documentary maker, but I like fiction too much.

Who is your favorite artist? Why? Crystal Castles. Their performance consists of only a few elements and yet they manage to create a full-on, hypnotizing show. That chick that plays the role of singer has a unique talent to perform a powerful nutcase character, and the dude just creates amazing songs.

What will you present during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011? I will show a small collection of 5 outfits named "Being Fever Ray". I admire Fever Ray because she hides herself behind a mask, her work tells a poetic story that I can relate to. I started working like she does, by collecting symbolic elements from several primitive cultures and combining them intuitively. For now the main element I explore is the totem pole. Totem poles are often associated with idol worship but in fact only tell a story connected to the tribe that creates them. For me Fever Ray seems to be an artist that struggles with being an idol but has an urge to express herself.

Sketches of "Being Fever Ray" collection

What do you expect from the FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011? I am looking forward to meeting so many inspirational, young designers who are going through similar experiences like me in establishing themselves. It is also extremely helpful that FASHIONCLASH takes care of the production side of things so I can focus on my work.

How did your experience with fashion started? When did you decide to be a fashion designer? I have a difficult relationship with the fashion industry because my goal has never been to start a label. Creating is something that I have been doing ever since I remember, but my work is not a proposal for real life, it's fiction. To answer the question I decided to become a designer the day I realized everything around us comes from human hands.

What are your goals concerning your career? What are your ambitions? Where do you see yourself in the future? I would like to get involved in the music industry, in art direction for music video's and concerts.

Jacob Kok's collection presented during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2010
Photo by Peter Stigter

Edited by Natalia Serwanska

dinsdag 29 maart 2011

Meet Anna Dudzińska

Preparations for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011 are in full swing but in the meantime, we’re going to present participants’ profiles on the FASHIONCLASH blog so that you could get to know them better. Follow FASHIONCLASH blog ‘cause from now on, each week another participant will be presented.
First in the row is a Polish fashion designer Anna Dudzińska:

What is your name? Anna Dudzińska

What is the name of your label? DUD.ZIN.SKA

Where did you study and when did you graduate? I studied at Cracow School of Art and Fashion Design in Poland and I have graduated this year

Anna's inspiration

What inspires you as a designer? I treat fashion as a form of experiment. I like to combine different subjects and materials, usually from the opposite sides ( new vs. old, beautiful vs. ugly, tasty vs. disgusting etc). But mostly I'm inspired by modern architecture and interior design including structures, non-standard materials and shapes. It gives quite an appreciable background to my projects. Furthermore I'm a big fan of avant-garde in different fields.

Who is your favorite fashion designer? Why? I'm absolute fan of Martin Margiela. His unconventional and simply novel attitude towards fashion gives me an impression that there's still something to do in this kind of art. Besides interesting clothes, he has created totally new existence by mixing fashion design with other fields of art. Altogether it gives quite unique brand with a coherent marketing background. I also admire Japanese fashion designers.

What can you bring to FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011? Avant-garde in ready-to-wear version

Do you expect from the FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011? First of all good fun and positive vibes. It's also an ideal moment for making new and interesting acquaintances. And last, but surely not least, it's a great occasion to promote my collection.

How did your experience with fashion started? When did you decide to be a fashion designer? Actually, I did my first fashion sketches when I was a child. Maybe it sounds banally, but from that time I wanted to become a fashion designer. And the final decision was made after I graduated in psychology. Then I staked everything on one card :)

What are your goals concerning your career? What are your ambitions? Where do you see yourself in the future? The perfect situation would be designing for some fashion houses for a while and after that expanding my own brand, preferably in Paris or London. But the most important is to go with the flow, no matter what happens.

Anna's new collection in progress

One of the outfits from Anna's collection to be presented during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

Photo by Rafał Wojczal

For more information on Anna and her collections check:

Anna's blog and website

dinsdag 22 maart 2011

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

International and interdisciplinary fashion event

10, 11 and 12th June 2011

Take your agenda to save the date for the international fashion event 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht'.

Initiators and artistic team of FASHIONCLASH, Branko Popovic, Laurens Hamacher and Nawie Kuiper are busy preparing the third edition of the successful fashion event 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is a unique platform in particular for 'young’ and talented designers / artists to present their work to a diverse (inter) national audience. For visitors this is a unique opportunity to discover new talent, make contacts, and to be inspired by the art of fashion.

More than one hundred international talents will show their work during 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht' from 10 to 12 June 2011. This year the event will take place in a new location, the Decor Factory of Mosa, located on the Meerssenerweg, just behind theCentral Station.

See the names of the talented Participants here:

http://fashionclash-maastricht.blogspot.com/p/fashionclash-maastricht-2011_22.html

PROGRAM

- FASHION SHOWS

- EXPO

- ABKM FASHION SHOW

- CLASH PROJECT

- PERFORMANCE

- FASHION PROCESSION

- PARTY

- MUSIC

PARTNERS / SPONSORS / FUNDERS & FRIENDS

"FASHONCLASH Maastricht 2011' is powered by great from partners, sponsors, funders and friends, including the Province of Limburg, Gemeente Maastricht, ABK Maastricht, Toni & Guy, M.A.C Cosmetics, Sessibon Bookings, Team Peter Stigter, P-EN-M Architects, APG, VVV Maastricht, Maasmechellen Village, Drukkerij Pietermans, Soopl, Matandme, Martijn de Bloemist, Lisa Klappe.

FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession is made possible by Limburg BV /Zicht op Maastricht and Hogeschool Zuyd.

pictures by Peter Stigter

zaterdag 19 maart 2011

FASHIONCLASH at Tefaf (business meeting 2011)

From 18 - 27 March Maastricht is hosting the world's leading art fair TEFAF!

Province of Limburg invited FASHIONCLASH to give a small fashion mob presentation for the 'Tefaf Business meeting 2011 at Tefaf'.
For this presentation we have selected few outfits by Ivana Pilja and Femke Agema that are availible in FASHIONCLASH STORE, and one dress by Manouk Hasebos.

Hairstyling is done by the wonderful team of Toni and Guy Maastricht !
Make-up is by Femke Colaris & Emma van Iterson!

Thank you all!
Thanks to our loveley models:
Daria, Samaa, Lara, Laura, Anna Lena, Jennifer, Simone, Vera & Caroline.

Outfit by Ivana Pilja
availible in FASHIONCLASH STORE

Outfit by Femke Agema
availible in FASHIONCLASH STORE

Thanks to Toni & Guy

Outfit by Manouk Hasebos

outfit by Ivana Pilja

outfit by Femke Agema

Hair by Toni and Guy Maastricht
make-up by Femke Colaris & Emma van Iterson

FASHIONCLASH 2010 Magazine
and preview for FASHIONCLASH MAASTRICHT 2011

Tefaf Maastricht 2011
http://www.tefaf.com

FASHIONCLASH and De Bijenkorf Maastricht are presenting during Tefaf

During Tefaf, from 18 - 27 March, De Bijenkorf Maastricht invited FASHIONCLASH to give a short preview for the event FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011, that will take place 10 -12 June 2011,
in the Decorfabriek of Mosa in Maastricht.

Tefaf is the world's leading art fair! http://www.tefaf.com/

Check out the hottest window display at this moment in De Bijenkorf in Maastricht.

Manouk Hasebos (left)
Femke Agema (center)
Rosi Muller (right)

FASHIONCLASH presents in the Window display of De Bijenkorf Maastricht these designers:

- Manouk Hasebos
  Manouk presented her work in the exposition of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2010.
http://www.manoukhasebos.com/

- Femke Agema
  Femke Agema has been part of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht since the first edition. In the upcoming edition she will again take part in the fashion show program as well as the expo. Femke's collection is availible for sale in the FASHIONCLASH STORE.
  http://www.femkeagema.nl

- Rosi Müller
  Rosi is a fashion student from the ABK Maastricht, she will graduate this summer and her
  graduation collection will premiere at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011!
http://www.ink-or-milk.com/

Rosi Müller (center) -

Femke Agema (left + right)

Manouk Hasebos, Rosi Muller, Femke Agema

Manouk Hasebos

dinsdag 15 maart 2011

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011 / location

The third edition of 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht' will take place at SAMdecorfabriek (former decor factory of Mosa). It is on the back side of the Central Station, on the Meerssenerweg, just a 5 min walk.

Look what we found there
:)

Main entrance at Meerssenerweg
*Back side of Central Station (5 min. walk)

maandag 14 maart 2011

Preview from the campaign shoot for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

This is a preview from the shoot for the campaign image for 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011'.

Pictures below are by Jonathan Loek @ Team Peter Stigter.

GREAT model; Marleen

Nawie Kuiper, Branko Popovic & Laurens Hamacher

Lisa Klappe

Photography Lisa Klappe & Peter Stigter
Styling by Mascha van Welij
Concept: Team Peter Stigter & FASHIONCLASH

http://www.teampeterstigter.com/

Participants for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011 are chosen

It was not easy to choose among many strong applications this year but the participants for the fashion show and exposition are chosen. 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011' will present more than 90 talented designers/artists from 11 countries.
The participants will be published online very soon.

Kunstbende Limburg 2011

13 March, regional finals of Kunstbende Limburg 2011

For the second time Branko Popovic & Nawie Kuiper of FASHIONCLASH guided the FASHION candidates with several workshops.

For the second time Ilona Simons and Sonja Nechar of Supernova will represent Limburg in the national finals of Kunstbende.
Final of Kunstbende 2011 will take place on Saturday, April 23 in the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam.

Congratulations to SUPERNOVA

Toni & Guy Maastricht were responsible for the hair styling!
http://www.toniandguy.nl/maastricht.html

SUPERNOVA's winning collection