Dear Diane and Shaded Viewers //
Last week Thursday, after Vienna's Applied Arts and before Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Art's academic fashion shows, I made a quick stop in Arnhem, NL to attend the graduation fashion show of ArtEZ. The school nestled in a quaint dutch town has shaped many notable names in fashion such as Viktor & Rolf, Iris van Herpen who shows on the Paris Couture calendar and a new rising star Maarten van der Horst (who is recently making a splash on the London stage with his outrageous prints) – to name just a few.
Beyond the art academy, Arnhem is home to the Arnhem Mode Biennale – most recently curated by my dear friend JOFF. Considering this, I was eager to take in the local talents and see what is forthcoming in dutch fashion.
I leave you with a quick reference of the 20 4th year students, as they walk their final walk in Arnhem:
(in show order)
Peet Dullaert // Liquorish
Maaike Bles // YDA
Inge van de Ven // Lucy
Gijsje Ribbens // Hommage a Titi
Ben Dekker // no title
Eefje Wijnings // Hemisphere
Niels Tol // Spring Awakening
Renee Bonte // Good Old Times
Maxime Cartens // FIKA
Thom Barends // Touched by Grace
Yoram Tomasowa // Arche-re-type-01
Luuk Varkevisser // Exit through the Gift Shop
Melanie Bomans // Let x = X
Hendrickje Schimmel // (truth)
Jody de Lange // Anthurium
Anne Kluytenaar // Lux is crossing
Julian Stips // Mood Mosaic
Jef Montes // Dolores
Eshther Kruyer // Triple
Anouck Klerk // Une Peau Couche // Expositie
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Best, kH // Kristopher Arden-Houser
