New date for digital edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival

After a few weeks of investigating the possibilities to create a COVID-proof 12th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival, we are pleased to announce a new date for FASHIONCLASH Festival, the digital edition:

26-28 February 2021

The full program of this digital edition will be announced in due time and we will continue to introduce you to all the participants and share behind the scenes stories via our Instagram account.

Keep me posted about the digital program

Keep me posted about the digital program for FASHIONCLASH Festival

A special thanks goes out to all the participants, our partners & sponsors and volunteers; the current circumstances challenge everyone to appeal to their resilience and it is fantastic to see how everyone involved moves with us in this!

Campaign image credits:
Concept and design - Iris van Wees
Graphic Design - Ivo Straetmans | Via Story

FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020 will be postponed

On Tuesday the 13th of October, the Dutch Government has announced a ‘partial lockdown’, to control the COVID-19 virus, for a minimum period of 4 weeks. Within the capacity of our team we are currently reviewing the initial program of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020 and we are investigating the possibilities to postpone this year’s edition with the intention to organize a digital event in early 2021. We do our utmost to still create the best edition, given the circumstances and the challenges we are facing. A special mention and thank you to all the participants, our partners & sponsors, volunteers for being there and moving with us through these times. You are all part of the FASHIONCLASH Family! 

 - Branko, Nawie, Laurens, Jessie, Nieke & Els

Campaign image for the 12th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020

12th edition of the international & interdisciplinary FASHIONCLASH Festival will take place 27 - 29 November 2020 in Maastricht (The Netherlands).

During this three-day festival, new generation designers and performing artists from all over the world get the opportunity to show their work to a diverse, international audience. The program for the 12th edition contains not only exhibitions, fashion performances, fashion talks, cross-overs with theatre and dance – but will also stage two new program components: The Fashion Makes Sense Award Show and The Clash House. This year’s festival program will not contain a runway show as in previous editions of the festival but focuses more on performative experiences in which designers are challenged to actively experiment with presentations forms and inclusive audience participation.

“In this current time of uncertainty, FASHIONCLASH aims to continue supporting the current generation of designers and artists by offering a platform, both nationally and internationally. We are working hard on creative solutions for the current and future situations and to give young designers and artists the attention and support they deserve.’ ”

— FASHIONCLASH Team

Campaign image in collaboration with Iris van Wees

The campaign image for the 12th edition was developed in collaboration with virtual fashion designer Iris van Wees, who graduated from AMFI in 2019. With her graduation project she stood out and conquered a place in the Lichting 2019 selection and won the Fashion Makes Sense Award audience prize.

“I want to stimulate and surprise people that there are other possibilities to create or to design clothing. That’s why I use a lot of bright colours, to get attention, and to distract people. Distraction is also one of my main goals in life, so people can get out of their daily routines. I think sometimes people can get stuck in their way of doing things, their way of being, or their way of thinking, but when they see something which is really out their comfort zone, it will trigger them as well to rethink their way of working.’ ”

— Iris van Wees

Do you want to be a part of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020? 

The deadline for submissions is Wednesday the 10th of June 2020. For more information about FASHIONCLASH Festival and to download the application form, please click on the button below. You can also apply for the Fashion Makes Sense Award.

Campaign image credits concept and design: Iris van Wees, Graphic Design: Ivo Straetmans | Via Story

Just released: Open Call for submissions for FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020!

The Open Call for submissions for the 12th edition of FASHIONCLASH Festival on 27-28-29 November 2020 has been released!

In this current time of uncertainty, FASHIONCLASH aims to continue supporting creatives by offering a platform, both nationally and internationally. Team FASHIONCLASH is working hard on creative solutions for the current and future situations and to give young designers the attention they deserve.

Do you want to be a part of FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020? Please head over to the Open Call page for more information and to download the Application Form. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday the 10th of June 2020.

If you have questions about applying for FASHIONCLASH Festival 2020, please read the FAQ before you get in touch via e-mail: fcf2020@fashionclash.nl

We look forward to receive your application!

All the best,
Team FASHIONCLASH