FASHIONCLASH at designSUPERMARKET 2015

The 9th edition of international festival of contemporary design designSUPERMARKET 2015 took place December 10 - 13 at Kafkův dům in Prague's city center.
FASHIONCLASH and designSUPERMARKET teamed up last year and as a result of this collaboration three Dutch designers who participated at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 where selected to showcase their work. Manon Boertien, Jivika Biervliet and Bluedenîmes represented FASHIONCLASH and the Netherlands.
Like previous year, Czech designers where given the opportunity to pitch their work. During the Modeschau fashion talk with Veronika Ruppert, winners where announced.
Labels Sofyahat, collective of fashion designers Dry Milk of Virgin Mary and jewellery collective Unosto are selected to take part at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2016.
designSUPERMARKET is a high quality and well organized event offering an outstanding selection of emerging Czech designers. designSUPERMARKET is a great platform to discover Czech talents.

http://www.designsupermarket.cz/en/

winners for FASHIONCLASH Festival 

27th Marché des Modes in Roubaix

THE MARCHÉ DES MODES is one of the reasons to visit the Northern France.

The Marché des Modes fashion fair brings more than 100 designers from all over France to Roubaix twice a year.

This year the focus is on the guest The Nehtherlands as the guest country and several FASHIONCLASH designers are taking part. Among them we find Jivika Biervliet, MEES, DV Jewellery by Danielle Vroemen and Studio Myr.

Take a look at some impressions from the event.
http://www.maisonsdemode.com/en

JIVIKA BIERVLiET at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

We love, when participants from past editions of our festival are comming back - we can observe them developing, progressing and changing. Today we introduce you to Jivika Biervliet, who will participate already 4th time at FASIHONCLASH Festival! This time Jivika will collaborate Peter Hsieh, while the results of this work will be presented at FASHIONCLASH Festival Show case.

Who are you?
 My Name is Jivika Biervliet, I'm a menswear designer.

Where do you come from?
My parents are from Surinam, I was born in Nijmegen (NL) and live in Arnhem. In 2010 I graduated in Fashion communication at the HKU.

Where are you based? How long have you been designing clothing?
I'm based in a nice small studio in the center of Arnhem where everything is being made. I started designing clothing just a few months before I started with my study in 2005, I had no idea of what I was doing haha.

How would you describe your work?
My work is always very personal. It starts with a feeling which grows into a concept. I always try to let my collections speak for itself. The collections are build-up of showpieces and minimalistic ready to wear items. I especially love to work with unusual materials. My designs are conceptual, experimental, clean and wearable at the same time.

What is your technique? 
Becoming my concept. Look, walk & talk like my concept. And I also need be alone so I can travel back to my own planet.

Have you shown your collections before, if so, where?
Yes I have shown my collections among others during previous editions of FASHIONCLASH, Amsterdam Fashion Week and FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week Poland & Cologne Fashion Days on behalf of FASHIONCLASH.

What do you aspire to be? 
Forever young.

What is your most name worthy achievement up to now in relation to fashion? 
The chances to collaborate with other great inspiring artist like accessory designer Peter Hsieh, visual artist Niek Pulles and choreographer Jasper van Luijk.

Who are your artistic influences or inspirations and why? 
Hip-hop culture, dancers, artists like MJ, and for this collection E.T. the Extra Terrestrial was a main influencer. The collection which I will show during FASHIONCLASH Festival in June is inspired by the feeling of being alienated from this world. It's about authenticity and the longing to escape, it's about being yourself.

Finding your own voice is difficult, where and how do you find your personal creativity (before you start designing; during the design process)? 
I use my intuition.

"To me fashion is about sharing feelings, having fun and sharing your world. As a child I always dreamed of having my own planet with a rollercoaster in my backyard. Though fashion I can build that backyard."

What was the most important thing your parents taught you, that you now bring into your work? 
Never forget where you come from

Have you recently experienced something that totally blew your mind? 
My little 8 month old nephew Vince James smiling at me.

Which item in your wardrobe really typifies you and why? 
My XXXL black coat which makes me look even more shorter. I'm 1.56m tall. Regularly people tell me that I'm small, but I don't feel small at all.

What is your most favorite accessory and why? 
My Surinamese pendant (ogri ai) which protects me, I can't remember when I was not wearing it.

What is your most favorite brand and why?
Henrik Vibskov because of his insane installations and every show that I fell in love with. He's a genius. The same goes for Craig Green, I especially love his designs.

Are you a people's person or a loner? 
Both. I can get so much energy of partying and laughing with my friends or meeting new people. But I also love to be on my own, be on my own planet, get back into my own world, to feel what I feel.


What do you strive for in your work?
Inspire people with my vision.

What are the key factors in your designs? 
Humor, outspoken materials, conceptual & clean silhouettes.

What makes your items different from others (What is your designing philosophy)?
I believe that it is unnecessary to work with boundaries in menswear.

Fashion needs to progress year in year out, how do you keep innovating? 
Listen to my intuition and especially stay true to how I feel and see things.

What is the contemporary condition of fashion in your place of residence?
In Arnhem you find the most interesting fashion on the streets. In my opinion it's the coolest thing if people wear what they like and where they feel good in, whether it looks good or not. It expresses a personality.

What is your ultimate goal? What do you want to achieve with your projects? 
Creating more opportunity’s to share my work. I hope to have more projects with dancers and other creatives. I love collaborations, it's so inspiring to bring more forces together. And I would love to see people on the streets wearing my designs.

What are your views on gender categorization in fashion? (as in differentiating between male/female collections, is this necessary?) 
I don’t think it’s necessary because I believe that the strict boundaries which you see in men’s fashion are unnecessary. I believe it’s more interesting if you can view it in the way you want.

Do you believe the western binary gender system (male/female) will eventually disappear? 
The western binary gender system may not disappear, but I hope that there will be more equality and acceptation in the differences between gender and races.

What are your thoughts on the idea that unisex is the new androgynous in fashion? 
I think it's really cool. The differences between men and women are getting smaller and smaller, also in the way of living. My collections also contains a lot of items which are suitable for women, and it’s really surprising how stylists use my work on female models, sometimes I can’t even recognize the pieces.

What does your collection try to communicate (what is about)? 
My collection is inspired by the feeling of being alienated from this world It’s about authenticity and escapism, it’s about being yourself.

Why have you decided to participate at FASHIONCLASH? 
I already participated 3 times before. I did a catwalk show, an exhibition and last year we showed a dance performance on the runway. I especially love the positive relaxed vibe during FASHIONCLASH Festival, and working with the nice people who organise it.

What has changed/happened since your last attendance at FASHIONCLASH?
FASHIONCLASH Festival offered me the opportunity to show and expose my work during the Cologne Fashion Days. It was so much fun and I would never had missed this, I’m really thankful for every opportunity they have created for me. The distinguished dreams dance project they approached me for was also an amazing thing, I hope to do more of these projects in the future.

FASHIONCLASH at Cologne Fashion Days 2014

designers 

FASHIONCLASH presented Dutch fashion talent at Cologne Fashion Days 

COLOGNE FASHION DAYS 14 – 16 November 2014 at NEW YORKER | DOCK.ONE

The guest country for Cologne Fashion Days 2014 was the Netherlands and FASHIONCLASH was invited to present emerging Dutch designers. Within the „Think Dutch Space”, diversity, innovation and creativity of Dutch fashion design was on display. Presentation showcased fashion in the broadest sense of the word, next to fashion design there was shoe design, textile design and accessories.
On Saturday, November 16 the forth edition of Cologne Catwalk took place with a fashion show that featured Judith van Vliet x Chris van den Elzen and Jivika Biervliet in collaboration with designer Peter Hsieh and shoe designer Ruben Lekkerkerker.
Chris van den Elzen & Judith van Vliet are winners of Cologne Catwalk Award 2014.

FASHIONCLASH Designers: – Liselore Frowijn – Deniz Terli – Joelle Boers Studio – Ebby Port – Mevan Kaluarachchi – Jivika Biervliet in collaboration with Peter Hsieh and Ruben Lekkerkerker – Bas Kosters Studio – by Sanne Jansen – Chris van den Elzen & Judith van Vliet

More images: http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-at-cologne-fashion-days/

More information: http://www.colognefashiondays.com

FASHIONCLASH at FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week Poland

FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week Poland celebrated its 9th edition from 15- 20 October.
FASHIONCLASH presented the Dutch label Jivika Biervliet and label2 from Italy.

Both shows where very cool and brought something fresh to the event. In addition several fashion films from FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 where screened in the Fashion Film Festival preview, such as Karel van Leare film and our film ASPIRE.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 participant Ima Mad also showed new collection in the Off Out of Schedule Programme.

More information: http://www.fashionweek.pl

Here are some impressions

Sidedish event by Blacklabel during FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013

This year we have some great event in the FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 SIDE PROGRAM.
One of these special events is in the first weekend (June 1). Blacklabel is organizing an exclusive event with some major speakers. During this event you have the opportunity to learn everything about the creative and the commercial aspect of building a successful brand. We have one of the leading Dutch labels as SPIJKERSENSPIJKERS present and Carita Sutherland.
In addition a selected group of upcoming labels is present with showroom presentations
Showroom presentations labels: Arma Cutis, Ingo Binder, Tessa Wagenvoort, Jivika Biervliet, Noir Near Future, Aïcha Gerards, the fORS, Vanessa Morin and ABKM fashion and jewellery students

Saturday, June 1, 2013

09.30 - 10.15h OPENING BLACKLABEL 

10.15 - 11.00h WORKSHOP SPIJKERS EN SPIJKERS

11.15 - 12.00h MARIN LICINA

12.30h MEDIA / BLOGGERS LUNCH + MEETING ALL DAY PROFESSIONAL ADVICE CARITA SUTHERLAND

This is an invitation only event, if you would like to attend e-mail celine@blcklabel.com.
More information about the Side Program + Schedule: http://fashionclash.nl/side-program/

photo by Marc Deurloo

Arma Cutis

Jivika Biervliet

Jivika Biervliet Portrait

Jivika Biervliet - Fashion Designer from 68Stones on Vimeo.

Very nice video portrait about Jivika Biervliet.
Images from FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011

Amsterdam Fashion Week #16

16th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week took place last week and FASHIONCLASH was there. We were very proud to witness successful debuts from Jacob Kok and Jivika Biervliet.
Here is a picture overview of some highlights.
For more informaton and reports visit BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG.

Pictures by Branko Popovic.

Jivika Biervliet showing at AFW

We met Jivika last year as she was taking part at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011 with a very nice menswear collection. few pieces of this collection are sold in FASHIONCLASH STORE. She is showing at the coming Amsterdam Fashion Week, on Thursday 26th of January.
We are looking forward to her show! http://jivikabiervliet.blogspot.com/

* pictures by Peter Stigter.