Lenka Sršňová at FashionLIVE! Bratislava

Lenka Sršňová
'BonBon' 2016 collection

FASHIONCLASH team attended the third edition of FashionLIVE! Bratislava. The only designer we knew is Lenka Sršňová who participated at FASHIONCLASH Festival in 2012. Back then we did a interview with her (read here). Since 2012 a lot has changed in her career, in a good way. She has developed her brand in such way that she we still see her authentic style. Next to creativity in her work she has also managed to create a line of clothes people actually can wear. She likes to experiment and innovate and also in this latest collection she tried out printing on silk.

Her hard work paid off, Lenka Sršňová was awarded best collection.

http://www.lenkasrsnova.com

Joelle Boers show at FashionLIVE! Bratislava

Joelle Boers has been invited to show her collection at the 3rd edition of FashionLIVE! Bratislava on behalf of FASHIONCLASH.

http://www.joelleboers.com

Sangue Novo at ModaLisboa SS2016

Tânia Nicole winner of ModaLisboa / FASHIONCLASH Award 

On Friday evening, ModaLisboa "The Timers" SS2016 edition opened with a new wave of talent. Sangue Novo (New Blood) is a platform for young Portuguese designers who get the opportunity to show their work within a collective fashion show. Among the selected designers FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 participant Carlotaoms from Spain has been chosen to show their collection. Nine Portuguese designers where selected to show their collections. Most of them have already been part of the Sangue Novo collective show, Carolina Machado and Sara Santos where the two new names. Sara Santos debut was already awarded with success, taking home the ModaLisboa for her collection "Teentakeover" inspired in 60's street subculture and the traditional style of Mod culture from "the rebels without a cause".
The ModaLisboa Award is a Master Level Certificate in the fashion area, a five weeks workshop in Milan offered by the DOMUS Academy and a scholarship awarded by Vulcano, to cover expenses related to the course.
Tânia Nicole has been chosen to represent ModaLisboa during the next edition FASHIONCLASH Festival in Maastricht (June 30 - July 3). Tânia's collection "Individuality" is inspired by "Men's Dress Reform Party" group, which joined several London artists and doctors in the late 1920's. A manifesto of comfort as wall as individuality and practicality.

Previous winners of FASHIONCLASH / ModaLisboa award Inês Duvale and Patrick de Padua where again part of the Sangue Novo show. Designers Cristina Real, David Catalan, Inês Duvale, Banda and Ruben Damasio where the other names completing the schedule.

FASHIONCLASH exhibition in Chengdu - China

FASHIONCLASH presents: Fashion Maastricht
An exhibition curated by FASHIONCLASH, during the Dutch Days in Chengdu (23 – 28 September, 2015 Chengdu – China )


Under the umbrella of the Dutch Days Chengdu, the city of Maastricht celebrated the third anniversary of its sister city relationship with Chengdu by organizing a Maastricht Day. During this days the city of Maastricht will showcased its cultural strengths with presentations, workshops and the FASHIONCLASH exhibition.

This multidisciplinary exhibition represents the quality of craftsmanship and a broad spectrum of fashion design aesthetics of talented designers who are linked to Maastricht by origin or education. The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cultural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of the 2015 fashion design graduates, a group of promising designers who present themselves under the name of ‘About 11’.

In addition to the exhibited fashion designs video’s where on display showing highlights of the 7th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival – The Gender edition – including the performance ‘ Tabula Rasa ‘, developed by FASHIONCLASH in cooperation with dance company Project Sally Maastricht and designer Mieke Kockelkorn with the aim to provide the awareness of – and transcend conservative gender roles in our society. Tabula Rasa is a message of freedom. The theme of gender is also expressed in the performance ‘ The mutants’ by Lotte Milder, a student at the famous Maastricht Theatre Academy. The surprising clash of fashion and textile design, video and performance offers an impression of the unique interdisciplinary approach of FASHIONCLASH.

Featured designers: Anna Gregor, Ebby Port, Joelle Boers, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Linda Friesen, Marlou Breuls, Rachel Prijs, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Schueller de Waal, Strikks

Presented Films:
- FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 by WEDOVOODOO.TV
- MAFAD Graduation Show 2015 by WEDOVOODOO.TV
- The Mutants by Lotte Milder Tabula Rasa ‘Spectrum’ Performance (choreography Martin Harriague, costume Mieke Kockelkorn)

This exhibition is made possible by the city of Maastricht and its policy ‘Fashion Maastricht’ and is curated by FASHIONCLASH.
www.fashionmaastricht.nl

FASHIONCLASH Spot On! Successful Crowdfunding campaign

Yeah! We have made it!
FASHIONCLASH Spot On! crowdfunding project is a fact!

Thanks to everyone who donated and supported the campaign at voordekunst.nl

Now we can invest in basic equipment that will enable us to go mobile and tour with our platform.
We can present designers in various events and throughout the year. We can pop-up with performances and fashion presentations on various surprising location in Maastricht but also elsewhere.

Thanks to all funders, voordekunst.nl, Provincie Limburg, friends and supporters.

http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-spot-on-crowdfunding/

MIJNshop & MIJNcollectie at Amsterdam Fashion Week

Zalando presents 10 Days Downtown during MBFWA

Presentation of exhibition “MIJNshop & MIJNcollectie” at Tolhuistuin,
project developed in collaboration Framer Framed for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam


POP-UP SHOP: MIJNshop & MIJNcollectie (6-14 July)

For the year of the mines three southern-Limburg designers Linda Friesen, Ebby Port and Gabriel Guevara present their 21st century version of mineworkers clothing during MBFWA. The collection excist of five unique haute couture pieces and a ready-to-wear line. All pieces are interpretations of former mineworkers clothing and inspired by cultural communities who worked in mines (Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Morocco, Spain and Friesland). Youngsters of 100% Heerlen made ten unique pieces which are presented during the temporary MIJNshop in the IJzaal next to Framer Framed in the Tolhuistuin.

Location: IJzaal in Tolhuistuin

Followed program on fashion, identity and sustainability Fashion lives on the street, in the media and on the many assets of our society. With our choice of clothing we tell stories about who we are. During ‘MIJNshop & MIJNcollectie’ a special programme was organized about fashion, identity and sustainability on the 8th of July.
From 12:00 to 18:00 there was a workshop-afternoon with the youth of 100% Heerlen printing 'textile miners. Following there was a panel discussion with, among others stylist Majid Karrouch, Willa Stoutenbeek (W. Green) and designer / illustrator Ikram El Messaoudi on the relationship between clothing and identity.
The designers of the MIJNshop collectie, Linda Friesen, Ebby Port & Gabriel Guevara, where present and talk about their designs!
Léon Kruijswijk of Framer Framed moderated the discussion.

This event is official part of MBFWA downtown programme. http://www.fashionweek.nl

“MIJNshop & MIJNcollectie” is a project developed by FASHIONCLASH, SCHUNCK and 100% Heerlen in the context of M2015 (Jaar van de Mijnen 2015, Heerlen).

http://schunck.nl/agenda/mijnshop-mijncollectie/
http://www.m2015.nl/nl/programma/mijnshop-mijncollectie

CARLOTAOMS wins at 080 Barcelona Fashion

Congratulations to CARLOTAOMS, who showed their collection at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015.
The young promising brand CARLOTAOMS is the winner of the national prize for the best Emerging Designer at 080 Barcelona Fashion Week. The prize is presented by the Government of Catalonia.

http://www.carlotaoms.com/

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

Ebby Port at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015

Meet Ebby Port, one of our talented local designers at FASHIONCLASH Festival.
Ebby Port is born in Tilburg but moved to Geleen (Limburg) where she feels more like home.
After studying in Rotterdam and Brussels Ebby decided to live in the area that makes her the happiest.
So now she shares a studio in Sittard with a close friend, Alexander Claessen. Ebby has been designing clothes since 10 years now, since she had her first sewing class.

How would you describe your work ? 
For me my work is always about freedom in a way, or/and a reflection of the time we live in. I get inspired by various aspects of life. But it is always very personal. It is about emotions, what I see around me and the world turing around. I use silkscreen printing technique to develope my fabrics. For me this is a way to express my thought and I enjoy to use this very physical technique. It feels like sculpting in a way.
Have you presented your work before?
I have shown at FASHIONCLASH Festival already too times now.

What do you aspire to be?
I aspire to be a good person and to help others.

What is your most name worthy achievement up to now in relation to fashion ?
My most worthy achievement in relation to fashion is spread out in different moments, it is the time I see someone wearing my design with love and that for a moment I forget it is my design. Another moment is when I take off the silkscreen window of the fabric right after printing and the color combination suprises me. Another worthy achievement is our beautiful studio, everytime, if it is in the morning or at night I feel so happy and grateful to be there.