BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG: Lichting 2013 - G-Star Raw Talent Award

HENRIËTTE TILANUS wins LICHTING 2013 SUPPORTED BY G-STAR RAW Award

Tuesday evening, the last show of Amsterdam Fashion Week 2013 summer edition was the Lichting 2013 by G-star Raw show. This is without a doubt the highlight of Amsterdam Fashion Week.
What a great show, this was the best edition so far. All collection were good and interesting in their own way. Out of the 13 selected collections Henriëtte Tilanus, graduate from ArtEZ was awarded with 'Lichting 2013 by G-Star RAW Talent Award’
Tilanus showed her graduation collection 'Let the dust settle in', a collection inspired by her style icon Lady Edith Sitwell, a British writer known for her eccentric prevent
Lichting is a selection of the most promising graduates in Holland. All seven Dutch Academies are showing under one roof.

Designers & Academies
ABKM Academie Beeldende Kunsten Maastricht - Anna Kathryn Gregor
AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute - Anne van den Bogaard + Jazz Kuipers
ArtEZ Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Arnhem) - Anneleen Bertels + Henriëtte Tilanus
Gerrit Rietveld Academie (Amsterdam) - Duran Lantink + Nikki Milioni
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht - Anbasja Blanken + Wenda Harmsen
Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten den Haag - Loekie Mulder + Dewi Bekker
Willem de Kooning Academie (Rotterdam) - Katrien Baaij + Maartje van Hooij

Panel
The winner was chosen by a diverse group of fashion professionals and a group of leading international professionals. This year the panel was formed by Alexander Fury (The Independent fashion editor), Stefan Siegel (Founder & Director Not Just a Label), Maarten van der Horst (designer) and Robb Young (strategic fashion consultant and journalist).

Lichting is an initiative of Amsterdam Fashion Week, HTNK fashion recruitment & consultancy, Het Nieuwe Instituut, in cooperation with G-Star RAW.

http://www.lichting.nl/