Fashion Culture
Fashion is about more than clothes on a body, a mannequin or a rack. It tells us who we are – or who we want to be. As part of everyday life, fashion reflects cultural and social changes.
Current projects
Fashion Culture
The Perfect Cut: Reflections on Fashion and Film
Experts on the relationship between clothing and cinema shared their insights at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Dino Dinco discussed his photography, Zach Gold talked about making films for the fashion label A.F. Vandevorst, Alexander Fury discussed his online platform SHOWstudio, and Marc Ascoli talked about art-directing for top fashion brands. The sequal of the project took place in Maastricht during Out of Fashion: Maastricht in May and June with Cassette Playa and photographer Michael James O'Brien. We' ve got videos,...
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Forum
Re-Shaping Attitudes
Panellists looked at fashion’s growing interest in meaning, craft and sustainability amid the economic crisis at our 2009 forum Re-shaping Attitudes. View a video and read a report below.
Research
Dutch fashion: the facts
In 2005, Monique Roso examined the workings of the fashion industry in the Netherlands in a study commissioned by Premsela. Order a summary of her findings below.
Symposium
The Art of Fashion
Art influences fashion, and vice versa. Experts working at the interface between the two shed light on the subject at a 2009 symposium. The Art of Fashion was a joint production of Premsela; ArtEZ, the Arnhem Academy of Art and Design; and the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. For videos, see below.
