Acreati x Forza Fashion House XMAS Pop-Up

Acreati x Forza Fashion House XMAS Pop-Up 
1-18 December
at Entre Deux Maastricht

Looking for unique Christmas presents with a story? From Thursday 1st December untill Sunday 18th December, fashion platform Acreati will present its XMAS Pop-up Shop & Exhibition at Entre Deux (Level 2) in collaboration with Forza Fashion House Maastricht. Centrummanagement Maastricht will provide an interesting cultural program as part of the Magic Cultural Festival in Maastricht.

The pop-up features an outspoken selection of independent fashion designers together with contemporary photography. With a special storytelling approach Acreati and Forza Fashion House introduce you to a new shopping experience, where you get an insight on designers’ collections through photography and art.
Visit the shop and discover hard-to-find designer items!

THE DESIGNERS: Bluedenîmes + Ebby Port + Roche Rouge + STRIKKS + ESP + Ling-Ling + LZL + marlich + MEES Verena Schepperheyn + Narrative Made + Ratna Ho + Studio Mulder + Tomcsanyi
THE PHOTOGRAPHERS: Berber Theunissen + Luca Pernini + Jeremy Audet + Ingeborg ten Hoopen (artist) + Paula Faraco + TJ Tambellini + Saskia Boer + Pauline van Beusekom + Cat Stevens + Nina Raasch + Naomi White + Peter Holliday + Ling Lin + Samuel Zeller.

MEET PHOTOGRAPHER VALENTINA VOS 18 DEC: 14:00-15:00
Fashion photographer Valentina Vos (30)will be giving a Fashion Photography Talk on Sunday 18th of December at the XMAS Pop Up & Exhibition. Valentina studied at the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts & Design. She has worked with various leading fashion magazines such as Glamour NL, L'Officiel NL, Glamcult, JFK Magazine, Vice, news papers suchs as Volkskrant and Het Parool, and companies Tommy Hilfiger, CitizenM Hotels, Men at Work, Hema, Ace & Tate and many more. She is known for her elegant polished fashion snapshots, combined with humor and originality.

http://www.forzafashionhouse.nl/xmaspopup
https://acreati.com/

all images by Karen Kikkert

All lights on Marlou Breuls

FASHIONCLASH shines lights on designer Marlou Breuls on RTL 4 programme 'Puur Geluk'

For the visitors of Show 5 at this years FASHIONCLASH Festival it was perhaps a strange moment when one more collection, that was not scheduled, came out on the runway. For Marlou Breuls the shock was even bigger, while she thought her surprise was to sit with her mother and boyfriend on the first raw, she was stunned when she saw a model wearing one of her outfits on the runway. And another two models, until the fourth model, the Dutch top model Kim Feenstra came out and walked towards her.
But the surprise did not end here, Marlou was not aware that everything was filmed with hidden camera's for the Dutch RTL4 tv show 'Puur Geluk'.
The aim of the show was to put one promising designer in the spotlight. We choose to put spotlight on Marlou Breuls, talented fashion student at AMFI institute in Amsterdam. She is talented, hardworking and modest and the pleasure is on us to give her the stage.

Here are some behind the scenes images. All images are by Team Peter Stigter

Tabula Rasa - Maastricht Colours You

Tabula Rasa 'Spectrum' performance for Maastricht Colors You

Last weekend, June 20, city of Maastricht had to the honor to host Roze Zaterdag (Pink Saturday). Under the title 'Maastricht Colors You' all over the city festivities and events where organized around the context to celebrate diversity.
For this occasion we presented the Tabula Rasa dance performance at Centre Céramique.
Project Sally Maastricht, FASHIONCLASH and designer Mieke Kockelkorn started a partnership with the aim to provide the awareness and transcend conservative gender roles in our society and a message of freedom. In a range of workshops, transgender youngsters are working with Mieke and Project Sally to create a collection that will be reflected through various dance performances. Tabula Rasa is a gathering of different people who clash dance and fashion with purpose to engage a dialogue with the society.

Project Sally Maastricht organizes Choreographic Residencies Maastricht, and for Tabula Rasa they invited promising Franch choreographer Martin Harriague to develop a performance based on the FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 theme of gender and the festival's campaign. The first presentation took place during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015. The aim is to develop the project further and to invite more choreographer, designers and dancers to engage with the project.

For the first presentation of Tabula Rasa, Martin Harriague developed a striking contemporary dance performance 'Spectrum'. Mieke Kockelkorn designed the costumes and dancers Patrizio Bucci and Morgane Michel brought the performance to live.

http://www.projectsally.nl
http://www.martinharriague.com
http://www.miekekockelkorn.nl

all images are courtesy of FASHIONCLASH

Fashion Maastricht goes online

Maastricht reveals Fashion Maastricht website and campaign.
FASHIONCLASH designer Linda Friesen was invited to design the campaign dress.

Maastricht is a small pittoresque town worth visiting for many reasons: food, relaxation, craftsmanship, quality, elegance etc. But also for fashion and lifestyle. Last year the city started to develop a policy around fashion, 'Fashion Maastricht'.
The aim is to promote Maastricht as a fashion destination for shopping, a town with emerging creative industry but also where you can discover fashion talent.

FASHIONCLASH, the most important fashion initiative is a major partner in this project, providing international exposure and trendsetting events.

The website features latest fashion news that are happening in Maastricht and around and includes also a section where you can discover Maastricht linked fashion makers. Many of the makers are FASHIONCLASH designers and partners.

http://www.fashionmaastricht.nl/

Concept / Image: Bureau Caramel / Rob Truijen
Dress Creation: Linda Friesen | Video: Strictua

Chapeau Grande Fête 2014

About 11 talents of MAFAD academy showed their work at Chapeau Grande Fête at Château St. Gerlach

http://www.chapeaumagazine.com

ellen:truijen brandstore opens in Maastricht

During the openingweekend ellen:truijen takes part at FASHIONCLASH Side Program. For this event Ellen Truijen and artist Sanne Vaassen did a collaboration which will be shown from June 12 - June 15. On thursday June 12 both artists will be present. The store will be open all weekend from 1pm - 5pm.

The ellen:truijen store will keep brands such as POPcph, La Fille d’O, KOMONO and Maastricht based labels Lena Berens, Lisanne Janssen & Gabriel+Guevara. New in and desirable are Kiyoko lip balm (100% natural), chocolate from Mast Brothers and brand Brosbi, down to earth sweaters and shirts for men and women. The collection in the ellen:truijen store stands out in the combination of simplicity and richness in materials and detailing and focus on local designers, honest products and quality.

ELLEN:TRUIJEN BRANDSTORE
frankenstraat 195

OPENING HOURS
Thursday 13.00 / 21.00
Friday 11.00 / 18.00
all other days only by appointment or ring the bell and find out if we’re in

 http://www.ellentruijen.com

FASHIONCLASH Side Program 2014

During the FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014, we are not just offering amazing fashion shows, a mind-blowing exhibition, and an exciting Designer Market. No, the whole city of Maastricht is participating in the FASHIONCLASH Side Program. Pop-up stores, exhibitions, lectures, movies, special events in selected boutiques and cultural spots will be spread across Maastricht and turn the FASHIONCLASH Festival into a truly unforgettable event. 

On the 12th of June, the side program will be officially opened with a fashion show at the Bijenkorf at 7pm. After the fashion show, you will be able to relax in the dark rooms of the Lumière Cinema that will show a selection of fashion films during the Fashion Film Night Out. But besides that, what will happen during the Side Program? Let me warn you, it’s going to be busy, so grab your walking shoes and follow the guide! 

Noir Maastricht x Carlotta Actis Barone

During FASHIONCLASH Festival Side Program NOIR Maastricht is hosting a fashion show on Friday 13th of June between 4pm - 6pm.
Designer Carlotta Actis Barone & Noir will show their new collections during this show. Carlotta Actis Barone collection will also be sold in our store during the fashionclash festival!
Prosecco / Cute Music / Models & Fashion.
Best way to start you weekend!

More information about the event -> here

http://www.shopnoir.nl

The FASHIONCLASH streetstyles: part 2

Part 2 of our Maastricht Streetstyles series! This week again, discover some of the wonderful people of Maastricht. Café Zondag and Take 5 are still on the list, and sorry people, but Uggs are apparently a serious no-go!

Marsha Kessels Jewellery

Marsha Kessels is a jewellery designer from the Netherlands and based in Maastricht. She designs objects and jewellery inspired by nature. The forest is her favourite playground. Her collection will be presented at the FASHIONCLASH 'designer' Market.

Tefaf Art Fair 2014

Last week during Tefaf there was special attention for fashion in the context of 'Maastricht Modestad'.
FASHIONCLASH was there with the designers from the 'Designer/Entrepreneur' project and other fashion professionals.
City of Maastricht has chosen to focus on development of 'Maastricht Modestad' (Maastricht city of Fashion) policy for the years to come.
We are cheering this as we have lobbied for this since our very beginning and we are looking forward to put Maastricht further on the map.

Antoine Peters at Kiki Niesten

Ceci n’est pas un sweater -

Antoine Peters at Kiki Niesten Maastricht

To celebrate arrival of his new collection at Kiki Niesten, Dutch designer Antoine Peters created a sweater with the world's longest sleeves. At this moment he took over Kiki Niesten store with an installation in the window display.
It leads to an unofficial world record, while an application to the Guinness Book of Records is still ongoing. Among the sweater with the longest sleeves you can find his new collection. Several pieces are marked with an qoute by René Magritte 'Ceci n’est pas un sweater'.

Photography: Harry Heuts

www.kikiniesten.nl
www.antoinepeters.com

Maastricht Modestad on Tour

Maastricht Modestad Team & designers on tour 

 In context of the Ontwerper/Ondernemer Project (Designer/Entrepreneur project), Munincipality of Maastricht organized an inspiring trip to Belgium Limburg. We started the day with a visit to Flanders Fashion Makers by Mopan in Alken. Following we drove further to C-Mine Genk where we attended a presentation by IDE (Innovatie & Design Euregio) and MIC (Microsoft Innovation Center). Last destination of the trip was the visit to Fashion Museum Hasselt (Modemuseum Hasselt) where we where welcomed by museum's director, Kenneth Ramaekers, who gave an encouraging talk about our local hero's and Euregional potential. In addition we where able to tale a look at the current exhibition in the museum 'Moda - Made in Italy'.

Open call for submissions for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2014

Open Call for submissions for FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014

6th edition of the international and interdisciplinary fashion festival

12 — 15 June 2014 in Maastricht (Netherlands)

FASHIONCLASH is happy to invite you to sign up for the 6th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival.

FASHIONCLASH Festival is an inspiring fashion festival based in Maastricht, the Netherlands. FASHIONCLASH Festival shows the art of fashion in the broadest sense of the word. FASHIONCLASH Festival is a platform where young and upcoming designers and artists from various disciplines get the opportunity to present their work to a broad and various audience, national and international press, industry leaders, etc.
Since the 1st edition in 2009 more than 700 talents from more than 30 countries have joined the festival and were given the opportunity to show their talent and work. Some of their careers really took of from there!

You can download the application form and find more information here.

Jaarboek Maastricht 2012-2013 Presented

Maastricht Yearbook 2012 - 2013 was presented this evening at SAPPI.
Theme for this edition is "Made in Maastricht" and FASHIONCLASH is featured as one of the key players in the creative industry sectors among Fablab, Muziekgieterij and Bureau Zuiderlicht and others.

Opening of FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Store Maastricht

This Thursday evening, October 31st, FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Store opened doors again. FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store is open from November 1, the end date is not known yet but you can for sure visit the store in the next three months.
FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store designers: Danielle Vroemen Jewellery, JOELLE BOERS |STUDIO, Marsha Kessels, Nawie Kuiper, Gabriel+Guevara, BRANKOPOPOVIC, Linda Friesen, ebby port, MIEK

Location: Maastrichter Smedenstraat 5, Maastricht 

More information: http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-pop-up-store

 Here is an impression of the opening.

FASHIONCLASH Invito Shoe Design Challenge Winners are

the three winners:
Malou Fool,  Monique Schraven and Chris van den Elzen

In collaboration with Invito, FASHIONCLASH invited talent to develop a shoe concept where creativity and sustainability are coming together. The Shoe Design Challenge was born as a platform to contribute to the development of new (fashion) talent.

Ten designers, Malou Fool, Marleen Huijsmans, Lotte van de Laar, Judith van Vliet, Wendy van den Ham, Chris van den Elzen, Sarah El Mahi, Milou van den Berg, Monique Schraven and Milou Hillegers, where selected to work out their concepts.

Today the jury came together at Museum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht, where all the design where exhibited.
The jury, existing of Bas Kosters, Invito and FASHIONCLASH awarded three designers. Men's shoe by Malou Fool and women's shoe by Monique Schraven will be taken into production and will be sold in Invito stores in 2014. Chris van den Elzen received an honorable mention for his innovative and inspiring shoe design.
We are very proud of this project and all ten designers who accepted this challenge.

All ten nominated designers and their designs

Ontwerper/Ondernemer Project

Doe je ogen dicht en denk aan Maastricht - Eén van de eerste dingen die je dan ‘ziet’ is winkelend publiek in de sfeervolle straten van onze karakteristieke stad en mensen die een drankje doen op het terras gelegen aan een gezellig plein.

Maastricht Winkelstad, we kunnen ons er alles bij voorstellen. Winkelen en mode hebben alles met elkaar te maken. Maar toch is het concept Maastricht Modestad nog niet zo duidelijk te zien.


Het antwoord: Ontwerper/Ondernemer Project
Het concept Maastricht Modestad is nog niet sterk gevestigd terwijl hier wel mogelijkheden voor zijn. Daar wilt Gemeente Maastricht in samenwerking met FASHIONCLASH wat aan doen.

Gezamenlijke ambitie: mode in Maastricht versterken gericht op een reputatie en een dynamische modesector van Maastricht als modestad. Hoe? De academie in Maastricht is een bronpunt van veel talent. Maar slechts weinigen worden succesvol ondernemer. Hierdoor komt veel talent niet tot volledige wasdom. FASHIONCLASH en de gemeente Maastricht slaan de handen ineen en bieden een gezamenlijk programma aan: Ontwerper/Ondernemer.
Dit zakelijk begeleidingsprogramma leert ontwerpers op persoonlijke wijze de basisvaardigheden van het ondernemen waarmee ze hun eigen modeonderneming kunnen ontwikkelen.
Er is nog een lange weg te gaan maar de ingrediënten en de enthousiasme zijn er.

Deelnemers 'Ontwerper/Ondernemer': Joelle Boers, Mieke Kockelkorn, Gabriel Guevara, Linda Friesen, Danielle Vroemen, Ebby Port, Marscha Kessels, Branko Popovic, Nawie Kuiper, FASHIONCLASH.

FASHIONCLASH and De Bijenkorf for Maastricht and Euregio 2018

On Friday, 6 September, the European jury will decide which Dutch city will become the European Capital of Culture in 2018. In that light, the members of the jury visited Maastricht and the Meuse-Rhine Euregio today. around 3000 people gathered at the Vrijthof in Maastricht to show support.
FASHIONCLASH teamed up with De Bijenkorf Maastricht and gave a small fashion performance  on the square. Following to that models gave a performance in window display as a opening of the mini exhibition that you can enjoy this at De Bijenkorf Maastricht.
Now let's pray and hope that we win the title Maastricht for European Cultural Capital in 2018!

Presented designers are from Euregio Meuse-Rhine: Saba Tark, STRIKKS, Noir Near Future, Linda Friesen, Marlou Breuls, &TheGang, Branko Popovic, Nawie Kuiper.

Hair and Make-up: Nina Stevens, Bas Aarts, Dominique Cordaro

Check out the images!
© FASHIONCLASH 

Meet the nominees for Shoe Design Challenge

nominated designers and jury

After weeks of collecting submissions we have now chosen our 11 talented designers for the 'FASHIONCLASH Shoe Design Challenge Powered bu Invito.

We are very exvcited to announce our nominated designers are: Malou Fool, Marleen Huijsmans, Lotte van de Laar, Julia Skergeth, Judith van Vliet, Wendy van den Ham, Chris van den Elzen, Sarah El Mahi, Milou van den Berg, Monique Schraven and Milou Hillegers .

The nominees will now develop their shoe ideas further in the coming months. In this process they will be coached by a professional team consisting of Nienke Rutting (Brandmanager Invito),  Fer van der Pas (marketing director and E-commerce Macintosh) and Ingrid Weijer Manager Corporate Responsibility & Innovation of Macintosh).
As of September 14, the designs can be seen at the Museum aan het Vrijthof during two weeks. During the finale in October, the final three winners will be announced by the judges (FASHIONCLASH team, Bas Kosters and Jasper Den Hartog) and one or more winning designs will be taken into production.


 Here is an impression of the press conference and a wonderful kick-off day at Rokin 75. The event has been provided by Fuse Communication.