Fashion Designer Course
Year 2, day 14
This was not december 21, but rather december 22, 2007.

We did not have class on friday this time, but instead went to the Momu on saturday. Momu is the fashion museum in Antwerp. Currently they are having an exhibition (well, "exhibition") with Bernhard Wilhelm ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course
Year 2 Day 13
This was December 14, 2007.

Rosa started with telling us about Cora Kemperman and Kris Van Assche.

Cora Kemperman is a Dutch fashion designer. She works ethically, environmentally and socially friendly. The production is done in India, with care for child labor and work conditions; synthetic and bio-cotton ( Read more... )

Fashion Desinger Course
Year 2, Day 12
This was december 7, 2007.

We started with Brigitte who told us about the work of Hilde Frunt and Christian Lacroix.

Hilde frunt makes some awesome knitwear ("Haute Tricot"), and these days works with her son, Sigi under the joint label KNIT. She has done commissioned work for designers as AF Vandervorst, Ann ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course
Year 2, Day 11

This was November 30, 2007.

Back in class, we got some interesting information. The school in Aalst went to a local company that makes "passementerie" (trimmings, basically ribbon). And this book passed through my hands: Femme Fashion: 1780-2004. Very interesting, and definately good to go on my wish list ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course
Year 2, Day 10 part 2
This was November 24, 2007. But instead of class, we went to the fashion museum in Hasselt, where an exhibition is going on with historical gowns from a Dutch lady, Jacoba de Jonge and historical fashion pictures from Marie-Jes Ghering ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course
Year 2, Day 10

This was November 23, 2007. I was not in class, because I had to attend to a work-related event. So, I have questioned my colleagues...

Moira did a piece on Dirk Van Saene. He is one of the Antwerp Six. More info about Dirk Van Saene at Belgium.be.

Our teacher did a similar piece on Mariano Fortuny. He ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course Year 2, Day 9

History: Paul Poiret

Worked at a paraplu umbrella company and took scraps of fabric home to experiment on. After a short time at Doucet and Worth, he borrowed some money from his mother and started his own company. In 1904 he made his name by making a dress for a customer with a cape embellished with fur ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course Year 2, Day 8
This was November 9. We had no class on November 2 due to a school holiday week around November 1, All saints ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course

Year 2, Day 7

We saw some pictures of the Spullenhulp fashion show, and saw the powerpoint that was used in our show in June. We did some more administrative things, like see how the trip to the Hasselt Modemuseum would go. A trip to London will be made, somewhere in December probably, to go to the The golden Age of Couture ( Read more... )

Fashion Designer Course

Year 2, Day 6
We had no class, but we went to the fashion show of Spullenhulp / Petit Reins. Spullenhulp is an organisation that collects old clothes (and other stuff) from people, and gives those to poor people. Every year, to bring themselves in the news, and to raise money for their organization, they ask some fashion ( Read more... )