12th edition FASHIONCLASH Festival Due to the lockdown that has been announced on the 13th of October 2020 by the Dutch government, FASHIONCLASH has decided to postpone the initial FASHIONCLASH Festival, originally planned from 27-29 November 2020.The 12th edition of the international and interdisciplinary FASHIONCLASH Festival will take place from 26 –28 February 2021.During this three-day festival, a new generation of designers and (performing) artists from home and abroad will have the opportunity to show their work digitally to a diverse and international audience. The 12th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival will not only contain of digital exhibition tours, films, video reports and performances but will also contain live elements such as live fashion talks. The fourth edition of the Fashion Makes Sense Award Will also be presented during the digital edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival. Digital public program and online live presentations are all accessible for everyone on 26 + 27 February through www.fashionclash.nl The Clash House| Saturday 27 February, 20:00This editions program includes a new show program component that focuses more on performative experiences in which designers are challenged to actively experiment with forms of presentation and inclusive audience participation.Designers participating in this program will enter into dialogue with performing artists Mami Izumi and Giovanni Brand to create a unique presentation form for their new collections.In addition, there is a substantive consultation with the show production partner Sessibon.Participating designers are Berend Brus, Marlou Breuls Creative Studio, NEO Design, MAARTEN VAN MULKEN, Rena Jansen, The Nightmare Disorder and a special presentation by XHOSA in collaboration with Black Harmony.The Locals| Saturday 27 February,17:00On Sunday, November 29th, several local designers will present their work during the collective show The Locals. In this show designers from Maastricht and the region are showing their new collections. The Locals features TEUN, MICHI’M x MAXNIEREISEL, PAERS, STUDIO | HEEYand Turtlehorn.4thFashion Makes Sense AwardShow + Talk | Saturday 27 February, 14:00FASHIONCLASH presents the fourth edition of the Fashion Makes Sense Award, a recurring stimulation prize for a new generation of designers with innovative and sustainable ideas for the future of fashion. Two prizes will be awarded as part of FMSA: an audience prize of € 1000 and a jury prize of € 2500.Finalists will present their work during the Fashion Makes Sense Award Show on Saturday 27thof February during the digital 12thedition of FASHIONCLASH Festival.This is an online live event moderated by Anne-Ro Klevent Groen(marketing and communications director Fashion for Good, Editor-at-Large Sustainability Vogue Netherlands).During this online presentation, Liselot Hoekstra Will present her project ‘Deadstock Island’ and the FMSA award winners will be announced.
FMSA Finalists are: Arívan Twillert, SANKIM, ESRA COPUR, Kevin Pleiter, MARKO FEHER, Andrea Grossi, Mathilde Rougier, MATTHEW NEEDHAM and Saskia Lenaerts.www.fashionclash.nl/fmsa-2020Living Exhibitions @ Marres | Friday 27 February, 20:30In collaboration with Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, a number of designers and theater makers have been invited to create new work with an emphasis on crossover and interactive presentations. Work by The metadonas, SCHUELLER DE WAAL and Luca Tichelman will be on display.New Fashion Narratives| Friday 26February,19:00+ Saturday 27 February, 18:30The fashion designers at the heart of New Fashion Narrativestake fashion as a mission. They belong to a generation of designers who are exploring the boundaries of their discipline and questioning the system and the fashion industry. Their works move between the transdisciplinary domains of fashion, social design,visual art and always work with the ultimate user/consumer. In this way they introduce contemporary themes such as inclusivity, gender, consumption and with that new narratives for fashion.Class of 2020| Saturday 27 February, 15:30As part of the festival, a selection has been made of a number of graduation projects of the Dutch fashion academies. These are presented in the form of an exhibition, not a “best of”, but a translation of the zeitgeist of the 2020 generation.And there is a lot more | Individual eventsThe program consists of individual presentations by designers, artists such as Anouk van Klaveren, LLIS and Chiron Floris.In addition, the program contains collaborations with educational institutes ToneelacademieMaastricht and iArts Maastricht.The fourth edition of Talentlab, the talent development project of Toneelgroep Maastricht and VIA ZUID, that took place in November. Among the participants in this project is Carlijn Veurink. PROGRAM OVERVIEW:All times are in +1 GMTFriday26 February 18:00 | Decolonization Dialogue, iArts Maastricht –this is not alive stream, Sign up19:00 | FASHIONCLASH Festival Opening, in conversation withFASHIONCLASH co-founders/directors 19:30 | New Fashion Narratives, exhibitiontourPhilippe Pourhashemi in conversation with designers20:30 | Living Exhibition, performances @ Marres 21:00 | Fashion Makes Sense Award: in conversation with, hosted by MUMSTER Saturday 27 February 14:00 | Fashion Makes Sense Award Show + Talk hosted by Anne-Ro Klevent Groen 15:30 | Class of 2020, exhibition tour + Talk, designers in conversation with Rolien Zonneveld17:00 | The Locals, show presentation+ talk, designers in conversation withStephanie Afrifa 18:00 | Individual Events part I, video portraits and event reports18:30 | New Fashion Narratives, exhibitiontourPhilippe Pourhashemi in conversation with designers19:30 | Individual Events part II, video portraits and event reports20:00 | The Clash House, show presentation + talk, designers in conversation withStephanie Afrifa.
FMSA Finalists are: Arívan Twillert, SANKIM, ESRA COPUR, Kevin Pleiter, MARKO FEHER, Andrea Grossi, Mathilde Rougier, MATTHEW NEEDHAM and Saskia Lenaerts.www.fashionclash.nl/fmsa-2020Living Exhibitions @ Marres | Friday 27 February, 20:30In collaboration with Marres, House for Contemporary Culture, a number of designers and theater makers have been invited to create new work with an emphasis on crossover and interactive presentations. Work by The metadonnas, SCHUELLER DE WAAL and Luca Tichelman will be on display.New Fashion Narratives| Friday 26February,19:00+ Saturday 27 February, 18:30The fashion designers at the heart of New Fashion Narrativestake fashion as a mission. They belong to a generation of designers who are exploring the boundaries of their discipline and questioning the system and the fashion industry. Their works move between the transdisciplinary domains of fashion, social design,visual art and always work with the ultimate user/consumer. In this way they introduce contemporary themes such as inclusivity, gender, consumption and with that new narratives for fashion.Class of 2020| Saturday 27 February, 15:30As part of the festival, a selection has been made of a number of graduation projects of the Dutch fashion academies. These are presented in the form of an exhibition, not a “best of”, but a translation of the zeitgeist of the 2020 generation.And there is a lot more | Individual eventsThe program consists of individual presentations by designers, artists such as Anouk van Klaveren, LLIS and Chiron Floris.In addition, the program contains collaborations with education alinstitutes ToneelacademieMaastricht and iArts Maastricht.The fourth edition of Talentlab, the talent development project of Ton eelgroep Maastricht and VIA ZUID, that tookplace in November. Among the participants in this project is Carlijn Veurink. PROGRAM OVERVIEW:All times are in +1 GMTFriday26 February18:00 | Decolonization Dialogue, iArts Maastricht –this is not alivestream, Sign up19:00 | FASHIONCLASH Festival Opening, in conversation with FASHIONCLASH co-founders/directors19:30 | New Fashion Narratives, exhibition tour Philippe Pourhashemi in conversation with designers20:30 | Living Exhibition, performances @ Marres 21:00 | Fashion Makes Sense Award: in conversation with, hosted by MUMSTER Satyrday27 February14:00 | Fashion Makes Sense Award Show + Talk hosted by Anne-Ro Klevent Groen 15:30 | Class of 2020, exhibition tour + Talk, designers in conversation with Rolien Zonneveld17:00 | The Locals, show presentation+ talk, designers in conversation with Stephanie Afrifa18:00 | Individual Events part I, video portraits and event reports18:30 | New Fashion Narratives, exhibition tour Philippe Pourhashemi in conversation with designers19:30 | Individual Events part II, video portraits and event reports20:00 | The Clash House, show presentation + talk, designers in conversation with Stephanie Afrifa
Sunday 27 February The Sunday program is only accessible for the participants.The program Community Talk en Meet the Industry.Overview and information about the program and participants: www.fashionclash.nl FASHIONCLASH Festivalis an initiative of the Maastricht (Netherlands) based FASHIONCLASH Foundation, an interdisciplinary showcase and development platform for fashion and fashion culture and a worldwide network of new generation fashion makers and (performing) artists. Since 2009, the FASHIONCLASH Foundation has realized more than 200 projects in the Netherlands and abroad, including China, Portugal, South Africa, Malta, Germany, Belgium, Poland, etc. www.fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-festival
