Groeten uit Maastricht Exhibition

Greetings from Maastricht: a look at innovative entrepreneurship

Starting on 11 November until 7 January, you can visit the restored Eiffel building and step into the world of Maastricht’s makers. Rediscover the history of the oldest industrial city in the Netherlands. Take a look behind the scenes at Maastricht’s leading production companies and marvel at the products and services that are putting Maastricht on the global map. Join these entrepreneurs who speak passionately about their companies, about the opportunities and challenges, the renewal, and the innovation. The expo is open to entrepreneurs and professionals, job seekers, students, and, of course, all of Maastricht’s many residents and visitors!

FASHIONCLASH is featured in the exhibition module 'Ondernemende Ontwerpers' (enterprising designers). In this installation FASHIONCLASH is presented with its main creative partners, Studio Stad (spatial design) and Studio Noto (graphic design and visual identity). Together these disciplines shape the platform that is offered with FASHIONCLASH Festival. -> program

http://groetenuitmaastricht.nl

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Ebby Port represented FASHIONCLASH at FashionPhilosophy Fashion Week Poland in Łódz

Column by Tim Prins (Studio Stad)

After quick check-in at the Double Tree Hilton Hotel Laurens and I dive into the domain of FashionPhilosophy Poland, Łódź. He gives me a quick update on compact communication, show scheduling, media badges and FASHIONCLASH ‘hashtagging'. You know ‘serious stuff’. First show? Here we go.

The music roars. Our stomachs resonate with the heavy bass. Shows are alike and up tempo. The style is hard, almost physical and so are the collections. On the front row we join the experts from Kaltblut Magazine, ModaLisboa and Dash Magazine. For four days we only exist as an audience lingering in between shows, markets, dinners and coffee breaks.

On the second day Ebby Port arrives, FASHIONCLASH’s latest promise. She is invited to show her work. Her designs differ from the masculinity of the Polish trend by being juvenile. In the morning we assist her with the fitting and immerse ourselves in the real life of the show, the reality of the stress, the hard work and not to forget: the excitement.

It is time to choose her models. They stand in line bare and clean. The beauty of youth has such potential. Suddenly fashion revealed its true form, it comes alive.

Only 15 minutes before her show and we are all backstage. Not as experts, but as Marcel, Tiago, Laurens and Tim. We want to feel the anticipation, let it get under our skin. Translators yell, dresses fly and shoes hurt. The final match of clothes is made. Ebby instructs the models: “I want ‘happy’, but not Mariah Carey. Be frisky and enjoy the clothes.”

Her collection doesn’t want to be heavy. Color is not a detail of the designs, but an element worn by the models. The garment is eccentric, but leaves space for character. Green eyes accessorize the look. Slits accentuate the wearer’s flair. Her last piece, a beautiful green dress with silkscreen print, exhibits the strong, voluptuous woman underneath. It all comes together on the catwalk. FashionPhilosophy Fashionweek Poland inhales her work.

She returns with praise, interviews and a future photoshoot. On Facebook Philippe Pourhashemi sums it up nicely: #SMILE.

http://ebbyport.com
http://fashionweek.pl

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 Nomade

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht celebrates its 5th edition and therefore the fashion event will last for nine days this year. 

As it is the 5th edition we are in a nostalgic mood and are looking back to turbulent years. Five years ago no one considered Maastricht as a place where you can find avant-garde fashion. We created FASHIONCLASH with a strong desire to create a clash with fashion as a starting point. ‘Clash’ stands for an inspiring encounter of different designers, disciplines, cultures and audiences. 
Today, Maastricht is a place where once a year emerging talents from all the world gather to show their visions and dreams.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 - temporary settlement for Nomads from all over the world

Fashion is a discipline that like no other captures the spirit of time and manages to translate it to form. The world is in crisis and more than ever, the upcoming talent needs a stage. Not only to show their beautiful creations but mainly because it tells us something about our contemporary world. As nomads the young talents are traveling through countries and cities, driven by hope and uncertainty and looking for venues to tell their story. Based on this concept we have created the 2013 campaign image. We created a symbolic persona as a statue for the young talent.
More than hundred emerging designers and artists from all over the world will gather during the 5th edition of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht.

Looking back to 5 years of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht

In between time we are working very hard to make everything possible.
Here are some 'in between snaps' from our office.

show participants wall

 collaboration with Studio Stad

expo