SPOT ON! OPENING – CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY The official opening event of the festival with fashion presentations and performances directed by Joost Horward in cooperation with Nina Willems, and students of Theatre Academy Maastricht Nora Ramakers and Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe. The evening featured costumes by Tiel Janssen, ethnical costumes from the students of KABK The Hague and Antwerp Academy Fashion Department and preview of FCF2016 participants. With live music by Oriental Nights and Liana. Thanks to students from Theatre Academy Maastricht and Vasilis Apostolatos (light design). Hair and make-up: Kevin Murphy and M.A.C Cosmetics. Photography by Team Peter Stigter.
SpotOn! 'Fashion Maastricht' Expo
Spot On 'Fashion Maastricht'Pop-Up exposition curated by FASHIONCLASH
This multidisciplinary exhibition represents the quality of craftsmanship and a broad spectrum of fashion design aesthetics of talented designers who are linked to Maastricht. The presented work stands out for its textile and material research, innovative tailoring or the conceptual approach. This exhibition gives a glimpse of authentic ideas offered by a new generation of visionaries that are shaping the new history of Maastricht, a city with a long tradition of arts and crafts and known for its sense of style, quality of life and dynamic cul- tural scene. Most of the featured designers are alumni of MAFAD, the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Among them you can see pieces of designers that are successfully emerging and work of the latest generation of fashion design graduates.
Participants: Anna Gregor, Bluedenîmes, Danielle Vroemen, Ebby Port, Edmeé Jongen, Gabriel Guevara, Jessie Beurskens, Joelle Boers x Sofya Samareva, Julia Aumann, Julia Schmitz, Marsha Kessels, Maarten van Mulken, Lotte Milder, Linda Friesen, Linda Maissan, Marlou Breuls, Mieke Kockelkorn, Mona Steinhaeusser, Minou Lejeune, Reinder Schmidt, Renate Cuiper, Strikks, Verena Klein and Sem Shayne.
28 November | 10:00 — 17:00 29 November | 11:00 — 17:00
Location: VVV/ Dinghuis Maastricht
Free entrance
Thanks to: VVV Maastricht, Gemeente Maastricht, Centrummanagement Maastricht, Studio Noto and All SpotOn! contributors.