H O W L by Maria Glück at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014

Meet, Maria Glück is from Bilbao, Spain, but lives in Berlin. She studied Fine Arts and specialized in sculpture. Eventually, she decided to follow the path of fashion. Her label H O W L by Maria Glück was founded in Berlin and offers menswear and womenswear with a sustainable approach.
Her collection will be presented during the fashion show program, the Designer Market and the FASHIONCLASH Side Program.

Within the FASHIONCLASH Side Program H O W L by Maria Gluck FW14-15 collection is available at Mayfair 12 - 15th of June.

Encounter with Maria Glück

What inspires you in general?
 Everything! Sometimes the most unexpected things. I guess that being so much of a city-neurotic, nature references always play a big role at the beginning of my collections. This is also because I have a great attraction to raw, basic and essential materials (not necessary textiles).

What place or city do you find inspiring?
Any place, but I guess that where I live and work (Berlin) impregnates the character of how I work, and how my collections shape up. In any case, sometimes it’s a new thing that catches my eye, or a new book or city. But often it’s actually what is always there, day-to-day, which at some point gets all my attention as if I’d re-discover it.

What is it like to be a young designer in your city/country?
 I find working and creating in Berlin very interesting due to the great artistic environment and the many possibilities of interaction. It is also more affordable in terms of space compared with other big European capitals. The rhythm and the calm paths of the city also help to be creative. On the other hand, it’s quite hard to make your way in a place that is still not a fashion industry city. There are certain supports, but given the difficulty of this creative field and the high costs of it, maybe not enough yet.

What attracts you about the FASHIONCLASH platform?
The amazing selection of great young fashion creators as well as the idea behind it and its character. It is such a great fashion and creative platform that should not be missed by any means.

What is the concept behind your latest collection?
Pure materials combined with ‘wood embroidery’ in designs that feature birds’ migration.

Describe you collection in three words: Minimal, Conceptual, Sustainable

Your collection is called "Nomadic Collection". What inspired you for this collection? 
I went to watch birds migrate on a tour outside Berlin. I learned that birds fly away to the South not to escape from the cold but due to the lack of light. These birds’ migration images (sky prints) and the idea of total light (white) and total dark (black) shaped the collection.

Did you always want to work in the field of fashion?
 No, even if I was always attracted to it, I always neglected certain things of the industry. I was more driven to Art, particularly sculpture and video/photo. But given how I feel while working in my fashion-designs, maybe I should understand that my artistic drive was a meta-construction and I always wanted to do fashion…

Can you remember the first piece you designed? 
I remember making some pieces for my dolls when I was a kid, out of my mothers’ fabric leftovers (she is a seamstress). Then I remember making a black dress in my sculpture class at Art school.

Do you have a muse? If yes, who is it and why?
Yes, ha ha! It is Christian Carlsen. He is not my muse in terms of “I would love to dress him”, but he is my inspiration because of our walks and challenging conversations. I guess he helps me to bring out my own concepts by discussing other concepts.

What is on your playlist when you are working? 
 Very minimal Jazz. That is my favourite music to work on. Essential instruments, some trumpet, a “silence with sound” kind of thing.

Who is your favourite fashion designer?
Hard to say, I have many favourite designers that I admire for different reasons. The more I discover designers and their work, the more I broaden my admiration. This also happens with cinema directors and artists, but surely I admire more those whose work motivates me to keep on working and creating.

What has been the greatest experience in your career so far?
I guess doing fashion shows is a great emotional experience, and it’s a group work. They represent everything: the most exciting moments and the most terrifying ones.

What can we expect from you in the future?
More artistic fashion shows displays; new fabrics, materials and combinations; a development on my style; artistic and group collaborations.

Pictures: Christoph Neumann, Maria Glück
Maria’s website: www.howlhowlhowl.com


Mayfair Maastricht: http://www.mayfair-maastricht.nl

FASHIONCLASH Side Program 2014

FASHIONCLASH Side Program 12 – 15 June
 - various location in Maastricht

FASHIONCLASH Side Program is an accompanying program of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014 spread across various locations in Maastricht with pop-up stores, exhibitions, lectures, Film Fashion Night Out and events in selected boutiques and cultural spots in Maastricht. FASHIONCLASH Side Program is a bouquet of what ‘Fashion City Maastricht’ has to offer. The program will be opened with a fashion show at the de Bijenkorf on June 12 (from 7 p.m. /  free entrance).
Afterwards you can enjoy fashion short films at Film Fashion Night Out at Lumière Cinema. (tickets are only available at Lumière)

OFF STRAND at FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014

OFF STRAND next stop is Maastricht

The 6th edition FASHIONCLASH Festival offers a various activities in the whole city of Maastricht within the FASHIONCLASG Side Program.
FASHIONCLASH Side Program is an accompanying program spread across various locations in Maastricht with pop-up stores, exhibitions, lectures, Film Fashion Night Out and events in selected boutiques and cultural spots in Maastricht. FASHIONCLASH Side Program is a bouquet of what 'Fashion City Maastricht' has to offer.

One of those is the hot spots is the OFF STRAND Pop-up Store, that will be located in the Mosae Forum from the 12th until the 15th of June.

The Maastricht edition of OFF STRAND will feature many great new designers: Julie Eilenberger, Pitchouguina, Maud Traon, Lana Siberie, Arlette Ess, Caiti Betterton, Francesca Valorsa, Niza Huang, Myia Bonner, Sara Gunn, Vita Gottlieb, Apujan, Yui Atelier.

Vita Gottlieb

OFF STRAND is an independent initiative to create a collective pop-up showcase for young London based fashion, jewellery and accessories designers. Its aim is to offer a place in which designers, bloggers and the general public can meet and communicate. At the pop-up store in the Mosae Forum, the designers will present their current collections that will be available both for purchase and pre-order.

If you want to discover more of the work of those young and talented designers, don’t forget to pay a visit to OFF STRAND, Mosae Forum, 6211 Maastricht, open on the following days and times: Thursday 12th of June: 11am – 6pm
Friday 13th of June: 11am – 6pm
Saturday 14th of June: 11am – 10 pm
Sunday 15th of June: 11am – 4pm

In the mean time, like the OFF STRAND Facebook page to stay updated on the designers participating, and have a look at their website! http://offstrand.tumblr.com

www.fashionclash.nl

Maud Traon

Niza Huang

YUI ATELIER

ABOUT 11 Concept Market

ABOUT 11 is are the 3rd year fashion design students of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Maastricht. They are organizing an event today where everyone is invited do some vintage shopping, take a look at their designs and enjoy some enjoy home made cake and snacks.

They call them selves ABOUT 11. They are a group of 11 young fashion students, eager to meet the world and show their promising work.

"The main objective of our group is to make clear that it´s about 11 different people; with 11 different point of views, backgrounds, dreams, styles and opinions. By working together as a group and combining our strengths the results are going to be very interesting."

They are: Maarten Van Mulken, Verena Klein, Paula Reichert, Julia Aumann, Carina Schulte, Natalie Barschewski, Mona Steinhaeusser, Anna Klinkenberg, Reinder Schmidt, Rachel Prijs and Sara Alves Poeira.

They will also show their work during FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014, 12 - 15 June.

ABOUT 11 Concept Market takes place March 20 at ABK Maastricht

Location:
Connection Room Herdenkingsplein 12, Maastricht

More Informartion:
* Facebook page
* Tumblr

ABOUT 11 lookbook video

Antoine Peters - Ceci n’est pas un sweater

Photography: Harry Heuts

Ceci n’est pas un sweater

Antoine Peters at Kiki Niesten Maastricht

To celebrate arrival of his new collection at Kiki Niesten, Dutch designer Antoine Peters created a sweater with the world's longest sleeves. At this moment you can have a look at this special sweater at Kiki Niesten store, where Antoine Peters had the honor to create an installation for  the window display.
In the meantime this may lead to a world record, while an application to the Guinness Book of Records is still ongoing.
 Among the sweater with the longest sleeves you can find his new collection. Several pieces are marked with an qoute by René Magritte 'Ceci n’est pas un sweater'.

Photography: Harry Heuts

www.kikiniesten.nl
www.antoinepeters.com

www.antoinepeters.com

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Open Call for submissions for FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014

Hello designers, artists and all fashion related talents:
Open call for submissions for the 6th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2014, the international and interdisciplinary fashion festival is online.
FASHIONCLASH Festival is taking place from 12 to 15 June 2014 in Maastricht (Netherlands).

FASHIONCLASH is happy to invite you to sign up for the 6th edition of the fashion festival “FASHIONCLASH Festival”. FASHIONCLASH Festival is an inspiring fashion festival based in Maastricht, the Netherlands. FASHIONCLASH Festival shows the art of fashion in the broadest sense of the word. FASHIONCLASH Festival is a platform where young and upcoming designers and artists from various disciplines get the opportunity to present their work to a broad and various audience, national and international press, industry leaders, etc.
 Since the 1st edition in 2009 more than 700 talents from more than 30 countries have joined the festival and were given the opportunity to show their talent and work. Some of their careers really took of from there!
You want to join? You can download the application form and find more information here.

FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Store Opening

This Thursday evening, October 31st, FASHIONCLASH Pop-Up Store opened doors again.

FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store is open from November 1, the end date is not known yet but you can for sure visit the store in the next three months.

FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store designers: Danielle Vroemen Jewellery, JOELLE BOERS |STUDIO, Marsha Kessels, Nawie Kuiper, Gabriel+Guevara, BRANKOPOPOVIC, Linda Friesen, ebby port, MIEK 

Location: Maastrichter Smedenstraat 5, Maastricht http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-pop-up-store

 Here is an impression of the opening.

FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store

FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store open from November 1 

To strengthen the Maastricht fashion industry the City of Maastricht is organizing the project Designer/Entrepreneur, a business coaching project. In seven sessions at the Institute for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Instituut voor Midden- en Kleinbedrijf (IMK)), talented young designers are being trained to become entrepreneurs with a well-developed business plan. In addition to these workshops, the designers are being supervised by an advisory team.

FASHIONCLASH Pop-up Store designers are participants in Designer/Entrepreneur project: Danielle Vroemen Jewellery, JOELLE BOERS |STUDIO, Marsha Kessels, Nawie Kuiper, Gabriel+Guevara, BRANKOPOPOVIC, Linda Friesen, ebby port, MIEK

Location:
Maastrichter Smedenstraat 5, Maastricht

http://fashionclash.nl/fashionclash-pop-up-store

Stijl Fashion Event in Maastricht

 

Yesterday I attended the Stijl Fashion Event at SAM decorfabriek in Maastricht. It was nice for change to attend an event that is actually not orginized by us (FASHIONCLASH).
Stijl Fashion Event is initiated by Stijl Maastricht, which is a one of the better stores in Maastricht. There are two stores, Stijl Maastricht and Stijl Wyck. This fashion event was a celebration of the 5th anniversary of Stijl Maastricht and 1st anniversary of Stijl Wyck. Stijl is known for representation of sophisticated Scandinavian fashion brands like Won Hundred, Tiger of Sweden, Selected Femme but also Dutch labels like StudioRUIG, Land and The Boyscouts.
The show was elegant and the whole event very well organized.It is clear why Stijl is successful and this show proves another smart move in client engagement.
On the other side, this kind of events are positive happenings in the context of 'Maastricht Modestad' development. Having said that, there is still a long way to go for Maastricht.

Congratulations to Stijl!

For more information: http://www.stijlmaastricht.nl/

Here are few highlights from the event and the show.

© Photography courtesy BRANKOPOPOVICBLOG

 

FASHIONCLASH for Maastricht ECoC 2018

On Friday, 6 September, the European jury will decide which Dutch city will become the European Capital of Culture in 2018. I have the honor to be a part of Maastricht Via2018 team that is going to give a final presentation in front of the jury.

In that light, the members of the jury visited Maastricht and the Meuse-Rhine Euregio on Sept. 4th.
It was wonderful to see around 3000 people gathered at the Vrijthof in Maastricht to show support.
FASHIONCLASH teamed up with De Bijenkorf Maastricht and gave a small fashion performance on the square. Following to that models gave a performance in window display as a opening of the mini exhibition that you can enjoy this at De Bijenkorf Maastricht.
Now let's pray and hope that we win the title Maastricht for European Cultural Capital in 2018!

Presented designers are from Euregio Meuse-Rhine: Saba Tark, STRIKKS, Noir Near Future, Linda Friesen, Marlou Breuls, Branko Popovic, Nawie Kuiper,
“& the GANG” ( fashion collective with Rebecca Fuchs [fucca] Anne-Kathrin Bannier [house of hypnos] and Milena Lehr [zwaluw-clothes].
Hair and Make-up: Nina Stevens, Bas Aarts, Dominique Cordaro
Production: FASHIONCLASH / De Bijenkorf Maastricht

performance by Designmetropole Aachen

FASHIONCLASH & De Bijenkorf together for Maastricht 2018

Scroll down for more pictures!

FAB POP-UP STORE MAASTRICHT

Fashion talent in the spotlight in the FAB POP-UP STORE Maastricht

When: December 13 – January 6
Location: Entre Deux Maastricht
Open: general shopping hours

After the success in Hasselt FAB POP-UP STORE is temporarily opening in Entre Deux shopping centre in the heart of Maastricht. Young fashion talent from the Euregio Meuse-Rhine gets the chance to showcase and sell their designs.

Something for everyone

In the FAB Pop-Up Store you'll find unique clothing, scarves, handbags, jewellery, knitwear, children's clothing and even dogs clothing. Are you looking for special gifts for the holidays then you're at the right spot at the FAB STORE in Maastricht.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013

Open Call for submissions for FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013!

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013  is in the making and it is going to extraordinary because we are celebrating our 5th edition.
FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is an inspiring fashion event that shows the art of fashion in the broadest sense of the word. The idea of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is to create an international and interdisciplinary event where upcoming designers and artists from various disciplines get the opportunity to present their work to a diverse international audience.
The program includes Fashion Shows, an Exhibition, Theatrical presentations, the CLASH project, Party, New Downtown program and more!
Because we are celebrating the 5th anniversary, FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 will be 9 days instead of 3!
You can sign up for the fashion show program, for the exhibition and for the designers in the city project (downtown program). You can download the application form here: http://fashionclash.nl/?p=5549
The deadline to apply is 22nd of February 2013!

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2013 is taking place from May 31 - June 9

* FASHIONCLASH Maastricht fashion shows & exhibition at SAMdecorfabriek Maastricht

* FASHIONCLASH Side Program 1 - 9 June / Various locations in Maastricht

Glenda Lagomarsino at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012

Glenda Lagomarsino is a 22 year old designer from a little town near Florence called Borgo San Lorenzo. She graduated from Polimoda, International Institute of Fashion Design and Marketing, in a triennial course of fashion design.
She showed her collection at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012 and made an impression.
"For this collection I was inspired by the people of Papua New Guinea, the last population of cannibals. I'm fascinated by the volumes of Shamans and by the importance women give to the head to support their clothes. My collection focuses a great deal on these waves. Many dresses in this collection are intertwined. I've studied the position that women take in some photos; taking this position, they change their silhouettes, they change their body, and I changed the proportion."


All pictures are by Peter Stigter.

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012 Day 1

If you want to feel the magic of FASHONCLASH look at this great video of Day 1.
Video by Team Peter Stigter.

more video's here: http://fashionclash.nl/?p=5108

Ivana Pilja at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012

Ivana Pilja from Serbia is coming again to FASHIONCLASH Maastricht! Her new collection will premiere on June 9th at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012.


Here is a little sneak preview.


The concept of her new collection is based on insects.
"I went a step further with exploring fashion sculptures; costumes are revived and have received a variety of colors with insects inspired prints. The collection seeks to be a representation of moving sculptures. Futuristic and a minimalistic form with oversized shapes which are straight, strong, and simplified geometrical."






More about FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012 program here.

Joyful Opening of SALON/Maastricht

Today it was a sunny June 2nd and not just because of the weather but because of the opening of SALON/Maastricht and the kick off for 10 wonderful days to come in Maastricht.
With our very own FASHIONCLASH Maastricht (8,9 and 10th of June), Maastricht is for sure a fashion town.
SALON/Maastricht is a special route through Maastricht where both young/up-and-coming talent and established designers and artists present their work on special locations spread through the city.
The route and the opening happend on a very unique location, the central station of Maastricht. Most people probably don't even know it but it is a pearl of location to showcase art. The attic of the station consists of beautiful rooms with nice light that shines through stained glass windows to the inside. And there it happend, the opening of SALON/Maastricht.
Enjoy the images but I suggest you to go and see it, the doors are open until the 10th of June.
Soon more posts!
http://www.salon1.org/

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012

In just 2 weeks, hottest weekend in Maastricht!
Tickets & Info here.

MOQUI MARBLES A/W 2012/13 by Ingo Binder

Last weekend Maastricht based fashion designer Ingo Binder presented his new collection for fall 2012/13 in Marres.
The collection was presented in an intimate setting with candlelight and live music. The collection and the atmosphere clearly refer to 'western' inspiration. It was very difficult to see the clothing in this presentation. There were slim tailored pants, coats, jackets and blouses. Striking were the big scarves with prints at some outfits. The collection is build up in matt colors like green gray and brown. In general the collection is very wearable, with basic and classic menswear.
It is a nice collection but maybe a bit too wearable.  I missed some typical Ingo Binder outfits. The presentation seemed more outspoken than the collection, so Im looking forward for the showroom to see the detail.
I follow the work of Ingo Binder for a several years now, he is one of of the few designers in Maastricht that is building up a label. He has participated at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht and with his graduation collection he was selected for Lichting 2010. After Amsterdam Fashion Week and London Fashion Week it was very nice to see a low budget or rather say 'no-budget' fashion show in my hometown. Keep up the good work Ingo!

If you have not seen the show you can go to the showroom.

Ingo Binder Showroom is at the temporary showroom at SCOPE 13.
Thursday, 15tth March 11 am - 6 pm until Sunday, 25th March 12 - 6 pm

Heggestraat 13 in Maastricht
http://www.ingobinder.com/

Open call for participation at FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012

Designers and artists wanted for the 4th edition of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht 2012 / 8, 9 & 10 June 2012 in SAMdecorfabriek Maastricht

FASHIONCLASH Maastricht is an international and interdisciplinary fashion event where upcoming designers and artists from various disciplines get the opportunity to present their work to a diverse audience.
FASHIONCLASH shows the art of fashion in the broadest perspective; fashion, textile, photography, design, jewellery, art, video, performance, illustration, etc.
FASHIONCLASH gives platform to upcoming talents by organising projects such as the successful event ‘FASHIONCLASH Maastricht’.
More than three hundred talents from all over Europe have already participated in the past editions.

The application forms for the fashion show program and the exhibition are available for download here: www.fashionclash.nl 

You can sign up until 20 January 2012.

Take a look at www.fashionclash.nl  for previous editions of FASHIONCLASH Maastricht.