On
Thursday the 7th of June I went to Arnhem to see the
runway show of the collections of the graduates of ArtEZ, the
Institute of Fine Arts. Yes, we have to be proud Dutchies. Damn,
there's a lot of fashion talent in The Netherlands. Respect for the
Bachelor Fashion Design graduates of 2012. Their final work is only
just the beginning of their fashion future. And there was some real
coolness and style for my eyes at that runway. I bet there is a big
talent in 2012's bunch.
The
show was held at a massive old building at an industrial park in
Arnhem. A really cool setting: it was rough, yet stylish. The show
started off with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Year Collections followed by, the highlight of the evening, the
catwalk show of the collections of the 20 graduates. A cool mix of
fashion: some renewing, some really outspoken, some bold, some classy
and some rough.
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Of
course you will always have your favourites on a night like this. The
once that caught my eye were the collections of Eefje Wijnings and
Maxime Cartens.
Eefje's collection is called 'Hemiphere' and showed
black and white pieces with brown details and amazing graphic work in
shape and simple print. The collection was outspoken, but with tons of elegance.
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Maxime's collection, named 'FIKA', on the
other hand showed us cool use of fabrics in bold pastels with cool
transparent detailing. This collection is wearable, but special. Because of the use of different fabrics and the amazing fit the overall looks really panache.
Julian
Stips also needs a shout-out for his fun collection called 'Mood
Mosaic'. Maybe it's because of my Spanish half (it's not a tan, I'm half Spanish), but his feminine
high-class toreador inspired collection really stood out in the
bunch.
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The
graduates who have shown their work to the world on Thursday the 7th of June contribute to the fashion of tomorrow. How
freakin' cool is that?! It is fashion future.
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Wow great pics!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenMaxime Cartens was also my favorite!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenyay, that's me, walking in the back at the first picture ;-)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenKeep sharing your article in future also and keep updating your knowledge and shared it.
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