ModaLisboa VISION

FASHIONCLASH was invited again to attend the ModaLisboa VISION edition. During our visit we have concluded our future collaboration with ModaLisboa.
It has been a wonderful and inspiring weekend in Lissabon.

One of our highlights was the Sangue Novo (New Blood), show where 8 young designers showed their latest collections. One of them, Catarina Oliveira will be showing her collections at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014.

See some impressions below

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.

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014 Selection

Last week we have completed the selection process. We have received more than 200 submissions from 44 countries.
It has been a very tough to choose the participants from all the applications. There where many interesting proposals. We where in particular very pleased that many applied for the themed exhibition. In some cases we had to refuse some beautiful proposals that where not as suitable for the theme of 'age'.

We would like to thank everyone for sharing their  inspirations and work with us and for submitting.
Looking forward to keep in touch!

Design Contest - The Silhouette of 2039

Modemuseum Hasselt Design Contest "The Silhouette of 2039"
The Modemuseum Hasselt (Fashion Museum of Hasselt) celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exhibition 'Collection 02(5)' and with a design contest 'The silhouette of 2039'. Design the silhouette of the future (2039) and enter for a chance to win a fantastic price: 2500€!

Send your design sketches to the following address no later than April 30 2014 to:
Otwerpwedstrijd (Design Contest)
Modemuseum Hasselt
Gasthuisstraat 11
3500 Hasselt
Belgium

The competition is accessible to everyone (from 18) and will take on sketches until the 30th of April 2014. A jury shall select five designs and announce the 5 finalists on May 15 2014. The 5 finalists shall each make a prototype of their design to be submitted no later than September 1st 2014. A professional jury shall select the winner.
The winner shall be awarded the Prize of the City of Hasselt, worth 2500€ in cash.
JBC awards the JBC Public Award worth 500€ and Issa-Moda will give an Incentive Prize worth 250€. All finalists will receive a goodiebag.
For more information mail modemuseum@hasselt.be or call 0032 11 23 96 21.

You can download the Design Contest Regulations here:   http://www.modemuseumhasselt.be/bestanden/downloads/186370_REGL3_OntwerpwedstrijdEN1_proof_REV.pdf http://www.modemuseumhasselt.be/bestanden/downloads/INSCHRIJFFORMULIER.pdf

http://www.modemuseumhasselt.be

CHAPEAU! Magazine

Have you seen the great new issue of Chapeau Magazine, with wonderful announcement of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014.
The magazine also features a stunning editorial with work of Jolka Wiens and Romy van Eijk. The editorial is shot by Hugo Thomassen and styled by Miranda Reijnders.

CHAPEAU Magazine is an official media partner of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014.

http://www.chapeaumagazine.com

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014 campaign

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014 campaign image, inspired by the theme 'AGE'.

Credits:
Photography: Lisa Klappe
Make-up: MAC Cosmetics
Hair: KEVIN.MURPHY
Design: Studio Noto
Models: Karen Kikkert, Veronique Obrie, Josien Hennen

Jessica Lange for Marc Jacobs Beauty

Jessica Lange lands the Marc Jacobs beauty campaign aged 64!
The iconic multi-award American winning actress is photographed by David Sims for the cinematic campaign.

The concept of ‘age’ is the theme of the 6th edition of the FASHIONCLASH Festival -> Read More

http://marcjacobsbeauty.com

4 Year Old Fashionista

4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom, and her mom shares the designs on her Instagram account
@2sisters_angie
Read more here

The concept of ‘age’ is a theme that will be expressed through several projects at the 6th edition of the FASHIONCLASH Festival.
 For example, the FASHIONCLASH Exhibition will be curated under the theme of ‘age’. read more

The Art of Aging

IRIS APFEL FOR MAC COSMETICS

The concept of ‘age’ is the theme of the 6th edition of the FASHIONCLASH Festival.

Age is omnipresent in our society. It is a multi-layered concept and widely discussed. It seems that we could debate endlessly what aging means in the 21st century. There is the societal debate concerning the aging population in Western countries. What can be done to the evident age gap between the old and the young? What kind of actions can be done to prevent the isolation of elderly people in society? The developed health care system means that people will live longer and are able to stay active longer. There is the value debate concerning the adoration of youth, which contrasts the appreciation and respect we often show towards the elderly people. What will be the role of elderly people in the modern society? Has the modern-day obsession with youth made us formulate certain beliefs concerning appropriate behaviour for elderly people? Some say it is inappropriate for an older woman to show off skin. Whatever is your position in the debate concerning age, it is something that you can relate to. Have you ever considered, for example, how does your age translate to your actions and the way you express yourself? Often it is claimed that certain designs are representative of a certain age only, but is it really so? Equally, art and design provide a number of means to break down boundaries that are related to the stereotypes concerning age. Fashion is capable of discussing whether certain types of clothes are limited to a specific age or how age can be implemented in design.

Open Call for VERWEVEN 2014

Open call for designers for project VERWEVEN 2014 by Theatre Performer Nina Willems

Since few years FASHIONCLASH has been working with theatre performer Nina Willems.
 (2013 Q&A with Nina Willems --> read here)
For the 2013 edition of FASHIONCLASH festival Nina created the concept for the special VERWEVEN Project. In the years to come, FASHIONCLASH will continue to collaborate with Nina Willems to realize the project “VERWEVEN”. In this project, we will tell the stories of ordinary people behind the clothes they wear. We ask them to show us their wardrobe and interview them about their lives and the importance of fashion in it. This will result in a series of short films about the influence of fashion on their daily lives.

OPEN CALL for designers for VERWEVEN
We would like to have a new outfit designed for each person that we interviewed. Therefore we are looking for 5 designers who see this as a challenge! Your challange is to create a new outfit for this person, inspired on the stories he/she tells in the film. To combine your own style as a designers with their style and stories. And to create a brand new piece that tells new story. There are no rules for your design, apart from the fact that it must be wearable on the catwalk. We are open for experimental ideas and designs.

VERWEVEN 2013 at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2013

EXPOSURE 
Your outfit will be shown on the catwalk during the FASHIONCLASH festival 2014 (13 - 15 June). It will be shown by the person you designed it for. In addition to the show, the outfit will be exhibited in the FASHIONCLASH exhibtion at the main venue.
On the website of VERWEVEN (currently in development) you will have your own page with information about you as a designer, professional photo’s of your design and photo’s of the FASHIONCLASH Festival.

Furthermore the purpose of VERWEVEN project is to travel to other festivals and exhibitions and in that context your work may be part of many events to come.

If you are interested in participating, send your resume+portfolio before the 10th of MARCH to verweven@fashionclash.nl

Hope to welcome you as a designer for VERWEVEN 2014!

More about Nina Willems:
http://www.ninawillems.com