Fashionclash Maastricht celebrates its 5th edition and therefore the fashion event will last for nine days this year. Besides the regular program including fashion shows, exhibition and performances, exhibition Fashionclash at Museum Aan Het Vrijthof, an extensive Side Program will take place with several Pop-up shops, workshops and presentations held on several locations in Maastricht. Moreover, you have the opportunity to see the 2012 film program of Berlin fashion Film Festival.

Fashionclash Maastricht is an international and interdisciplinary fashion event mainly focusing on ‘young’ designers and artists, active within a broad range of disciplines. The event gives them the opportunity to show their work. The work shown, are related through a clear link with fashion: fashion collections, textile, photography, video, jewellery, accessories etc. The event includes work by over a hundred talents from all over the world!

Fashion Shows: There are fashion shows where one can see various fashion collections of emerging labels. From avant-garde and haute couture to ready-to-wear women's and men's fashion, but the catwalk also makes room for theatre performances and presentations. Fashion designers from the Netherlands Jef Montes and A.J. Mets will show their newest collections on the catwalk. Furthermore, one can see collections by Squat // Young at Squat, Franziska Michael and Tata Christiane,Tom Van der Borght, Bona Kim, &theGang, Dioralop, Marko Marosiuk, Petra Ptáčková, and many more. 

Exhibition: The former décor factory of Mosa will temporarily be transformed into an exhibition that shows the art of fashion. Creations and designs from several disciplines linked with fashion will be presented in one space. Beside fashion collections from designers like Jivika Biervliet and Yvonne Laufer, jewellery from Lucie Houdková,textile of Andreea Mandrescu and Jolijn Pasmans, installations by Marije Hellwich, Ellen Sampson, Gerda Postma, Hana Frišonsová...

Theatrical Encounters and Clash Project: As the name already suggests, Fashionclash stands for a clash with fashion. From this concept we have created interdisciplinary projects as the Clash Project which involves non-designers who express their vision of fashion in a fashion creation. This year’s edition include photographer Madame Peripetie and designer Maria Jeglinska. Theater makers like Nina Willems and Sophie Mantel are clashing with fashion designers in the project Theatrical Encounters.

More information concerning program, participants and tickets please visit www.fashionclash.nl