Meet The Writer: Fashion Makes Sense

Fashion Makes Sense is FASHIONCLASH’s ongoing participatory program dedicated to social design, inclusion, and education. With this initiative FASHIONCLASH connects professionals and non-professionals — especially young people — in collaborative creative processes.

The exhibition on the third floor of Centre Céramique presents results from several participatory projects, including Mensen Dragen Mensen (People Carrying People) developed with Noah Jansen and partners for Heiligdomsvaart Maastricht. Over 100 participants — aged 3 to 70 + — co-created costumes, banners, and objects made from recycled textiles collected via Rd4 Reinigingsdiensten. The documentary, created by Sem Dumont (Opulence Films), about the project premiered during the festival.

Also featured: presentations byEcopolitan Magazine,Kunstbende FashionwinnerTara Smit, and students fromAMFI’s Hypercraft Program, developed in collaboration with FASHIONCLASH. Upcycling workshops will take place throughout the weekend, and on Sunday 16 November theFashion Makes Sense Talk, moderated byCarmen Hogg, brings together participating designers and artists (Yala Claessens, Arva Bustin,Laisy de Andrade Rodrigues en Wievien Alberts).