Painted Secret performance by Painted Series

Painted Series presents 'Painted Secret' collection during WinterSALON 2012.
Painted Secret is a limited edition of 24 related tops and shifts. Painted Secret is a series of delicate, fully fashioned knitted camisoles and 'shifts' in silk/cashmere yarn, worn as a secret to the skin. The pieces stem from the same pattern, machine-knitted in different colour variations. They have evolved into unique pieces, by the addition of Bulgarian handlace and woven clothing elements. The various hands and the machine complement each other in this work.

Painted Secret is presented in a video performace 'Dance me your secrets' with dancer Natascha Dejong and the band TOVERSEX. Led by Dutch designers Saskia van Drimmelen and Margreet Sweerts, Painted Series is a collective that blurs the lines between fashion and performance, and expands the idea of what a garment can be.
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Painted Game

At the opening of 'Out of Fashion:Maastricht Edition' in NAiM/Bureau Europa, Saturday 14 May, Painted presented their recent and previous work with a performance 'Painted Game'. For this performance Painted collaborated with students from the Toneelacademie Maastricht.



Painted is a collective led by Saskia van Drimmelen, Margreet Sweerts and Desirée Hammen.
They believe in the strength of collaboration. They work together with masters in nearly forgotten crafts like needlepoint lace from Bulgaria and beadwork of the Assiniboine tribe from Northern America. By sharing knowledge and the joy of making, traditional techniques breathe new life.
http://www.paintedseries.com