FASHIONCLASH MAASTRICHT 2011

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2011
International and interdisciplinary fashion event
10, 11 and 12th June 2011
www.fashionclash.nl
www.fashionclash-maastricht.blogspot.com

Take your agenda to save the date for the international fashion event 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht'.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is a unique platform in particular for 'young’ and talented designers / artists to present their work to a diverse (inter) national audience. For visitors this is a unique opportunity to discover new talent, make contacts, and to be inspired by the art of fashion.
More than one hundred international talents will show their work during 'FASHIONCLASH Maastricht' from 10 to 12 June 2011. This year the event will take place in a new location, SAMdecorfabriek, the Decor Factory of Mosa, located on the Meerssenerweg, just behind the Central Station.

PROGRAM
FASHIONCLASH creates CLASH with a diverse program, a creative and cultural encounter of different designers, disciplines and cultures around fashion.
See the full list of participants: http://www.fashionclash.nl/program/participants/

FASHION SHOWS
There are fashion shows where upcoming fashion talents will present their collections. Fashion designers, Karishma Shahani (IND), Luciana Teixeira (PRT), MEM Couture (SVN), Ti + Hann (BE), Branko Popovic (NL) and Kosenec (SR) and MINNAPALMQVIST (SE)
The OFFER Berlin (DE) presents six designers from Berlin, including Tata Christiane, Manikó and Von Bardonitz.
The fashion shows will be organized in collaboration with Sessibon Bookings (models and production), M.A.C Cosmetics and Toni and Guy are responsible for hair and make-up.

EXHIBITION
In the exhibition, various works with a link to fashion will be exhibited. Works like photography, video, textiles and jewellery. Fashion label fORS (NL), Nynke Eggen (NL) and Daphne van den Heuvel (NL) will present their fashion collections in the exhibition, Wieteke Opmeer (NL) and Lore Langedries (BE) will present their jewellery and the collective Studio Noir will present photography inspired by the concept ‘fashion clash’.
You can also see in the exposition the work of Ulrik Martin Larsen (DK), Natascha Plum & Aleksandra Žiravac (SR) and Maite Catti NL.

CLASH PROJECT
Ten non-fashion designers are invited to design a fashion outfit. Textile designer Jane Bowler (UK), furniture designer Frederick Färg (SE) and designer HEYNIEK (NL) will translate their vision on fashion into an outfit for the catwalk.

ABKM SHOW
Sunday, June 12 is the special ABKM day, with fashion shows of the fashion and textile department of the Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht. ABKM show is as always a spectacular show with the work from 2nd and 3rd year fashion students and of course the graduation collections as a highlight. http://www.abkmaastricht.nl/

FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession
In cooperation with Heiligdomsvaart Maastricht and the ABKM (Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht) FASHIONCLASH is organizing a Fashion Procession.
A procession with models showing the creations based on the liturgical garments and textiles.
On June 5, the weekend before the event a unique fashion procession will go through the streets of Maastricht. The creations are also shown on the catwalk during the opening night of "FASHIONCLASH Maasticht 'weekend.

For more information: http://fashionclash-maastricht.blogspot.com/2011/03/fashionclash-fashion-procession-2011.html

New Location SAM decorfabriek
http://fashionclash-maastricht.blogspot.com/2011/03/fashionclash-maastricht-2011-location.html

PARTNERS / SPONSORS / FUNDERS & FRIENDS
"FASHONCLASH Maastricht 2011' is powered by great from partners, sponsors, funders and friends, including the Province of Limburg, Gemeente Maastricht, ABK Maastricht, Toni & Guy, M.A.C Cosmetics, Sessibon Bookings, Team Peter Stigter, P-EN-M Architects, APG, VVV Maastricht, Maasmechellen Village, Drukkerij Pietermans and Soopl.
FASHIONCLASH Fashion Procession is made possible by Limburg BV /Zicht op Maastricht and Hogeschool Zuyd.

FASHIONCLASH is an initiative of Branko Popovic, Laurens and Hamacher and Nawie Kuiper.

More information: http://www.fashionclash.nl/








photos credits :

1. foto Peter Stigter en Lisa Klappe
2. Branko Popovic
3. Leonneke Derksen
4. Swantje Langeheine Picture Peter Stigter
5. Ulrik Martin Larsen Picture Peter Stigter