The ‘Fashion & I’ 2021 One-day Online Fashion Festival was held on June 15th 2021 with a live-stream hosted from Felix Meritis in Amsterdam celebrating 10 years of Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium and 20 years of Dutch Fashion Foundation.
It was a day filled with memorable hot topic talks on fashion we had with our dream line up, including Suzy Menkes, Vanessa Friedman, Bethann Hardison, Isabel Marant, Jérôme Dreyfuss, Barbara Franchin, Bliss Foster, JOFF and all our amazing panel members from the Dutch fashion field, and of course the ceremony of the Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium.
Event
PROGRAMME
FASHION & I – 15 JUNE 2021
MORNING
09:00 – Starting the day with:
Dimitry’s Fashion and Food Philosophy – Breakfast
09:30 – A word of welcome by Angélique Westerhof
09:45 – Online conversation on Shifting Dynamics of Fashion with Suzy Menkes (UK)
11:00 – Celebration of the 10th Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium
Rijksmuseum Curator of Costume in online conversation with 10th CFMS recipient
AFTERNOON
11:50 – Taking at break: Dimitry’s Fashion and Food Philosophy – Lunch
12:35 – Online conversation with Isabel Marant (FR) followed by a live Q&A
13:25 – Online conversation on Ethical Luxury with Jérôme Dreyfuss (FR)
14:15 – Panel conversation on Digital Fashion
15:15 – Online conversation with Vanessa Friedman, New York Times (USA) with a live Q&A
16:30 – Presentation by JOFF, Parsons MFA Fashion Design & Society (USA) followed by a live panel conversation on education
18:00 – Online conversation on Fashion Activism with Bethann Hardison (USA) followed by a live Q&A and a panel
EVENING
‘Love Energy Machine’ by Studio Bas Kosters
19:25 – Dimitry’s Fashion and Food Philosophy – Dinner
19:40 – Online conversation on ITS ARCADEMY with Barbara Franchin, ITS (IT)
20:15 – Panel conversation on Participation in Fashion
21:00 – Online conversation on Fashion Futures live with Bliss Foster (USA)
The day was laced with many more special guests and conversations, about Digital Fashion, Fashion Participation and Fashion Education, among others. Re-watch the on-demand segments on the Dutch Fashion Foundation YouTube-Channel.
And don’t forget to follow our Instagram to stay in the loop.
SPEAKERS
VANESSA FRIEDMAN
Fashion Director and Chief Fashion Critic for The New York Times
“I am really interested in what’s going to happen after COVID, that’s the big question. And what the kids think is going to happen. Will it change how we dress? How we think about shows and the system? And also, the question of global versus local is a big issue.”
Vanessa Friedman @ New York Times
TWITTER @vvfriedman
INSTAGRAM @vvfriedman
BETHANN HARDISON
American fashion activist and model
“Change, what does that mean ‘Change’? Things are simply in motion, and this is just another phase. But I do think things will never go back to how they were before, and that is a good thing. We better get prepared to look ahead.”
www.bethannhardison.com
INSTAGRAM @bethannhardison
BARBARA FRANCHIN
EVE President, ITS Founder, ITS Contest & ITS Arcademy Director
“I wish for fashion to become deeper, slower, producing with a higher quality and in a more
inclusive way.”
www.itsweb.org
INSTAGRAM @itsplatform
ISABEL MARANT
French fashion designer and owner of Isabel Marant
“The industry has evolved with time and being a fashion designer has become a race against time. The life of a fashion designer is no longer sex, drugs and rock’n’roll.
Today, as in my early days, what motivates me is to take people out of their daily lives, to make them dream with clothes. More than ever, I want to do cheerful and sparkling things.”
www.isabelmarant.com
INSTAGRAM @isabelmarant
JÉRÔME DREYFUSS
French fashion and accessories designer and owner of Jérôme Dreyfuss
“Creating useful pieces for contemporary women using leather that is durable, reparable and recyclable with a sip of French humor.”
www.jerome-dreyfuss.com
INSTAGRAM @jeromedreyfuss
BLISS FOSTER
American Fashion Critic
“Fashion designers weave intricate stories into their collections. Their runway shows and clothes are an art form, and should be treated as such. I research the inspirations, references and cultural ideas behind your favorite designers, then interpret them on my YouTube channel. Fashion is not shallow. Clothes are not trite.”
INSTAGRAM @blissfoster
YOUTUBE @Bliss Foster
JOFF
Associate Director MFA Fashion Design & Society at Parsons School of Design
“The most progressive thing we can do in fashion today, is to become truly inclusive of diversity. Not only from a representational perspective but an actionable one that purposely dismantles the many oppressive systems eliminating and silencing the beauty of this world and the people that inhabit it.”
fashiondesignandsociety.com
@parsonsfashionmfa
INSTAGRAM @joffofoffjoff
PANEL MEMBERS & MODERATORS
Conversation on the Shifting Dynamics of Fashion with Suzy Menkes (UK)
Interview and moderator: Guus Beumer
Conversation with Isabel Marant (FR)
Panel: Claes Iversen, Erik Frenken
Moderator: Aynouk Tan, Angélique Westerhof
Conversation on Digital Fashion
Panel: Suzanne Mulder (Studio PMS), Joris Suk (Maison the Faux), Mary-Lou Berkulin (Monument Magazine), Fleur van Maarschalkerwaart (STUDIO ULTRADELUXE)
Moderator: Aynouk Tan
Conversation with Vanessa Friedman (USA)
Panel: Bodil Ouédraogo, Dylan Westerweel, Lieselot Elzinga, Joris Suk, Ninamounah
Moderator: Mo Veld
Conversation on Ethical Luxury with Jérôme Dreyfuss (FR)
Interview: Angélique Westerhof
Education with JOFF (USA)
Panel: Oscar Raaijmakers, Sanne Karssenberg, Lenn Cox, Mark van Vorstenbos
Moderator: Mo Veld
Conversation on Fashion Activism with Bethann Hardison (USA)
Panel: Bas Kosters, Irene Ha, Darwin Winklaar
Moderator: Stephanie Afrifa
Performance: Love Energy Machine by Bas Kosters Studio
Conversation on ITS ARCADEMY with Barbara Franchin (IT)
Interview: Angélique Westerhof
Conversation on Participation in Fashion
Panel: Pascale Gatzen, Margreet Sweerts, Elisa van Joolen, Saskia van Drimmelen
Moderator: Andrea van Pol
Conversation on Fashion Futures live with Bliss Foster (USA)
Panel: Ronald van der Kemp, Gabriel Maher, Twan Janssen, Dylan Westerweel
Moderator: Guus Beumer
Dimitry’s Fashion and Food Philosophy by Dimitri Krul
partners
Fashion&I GIF by @studioultradeluxe, fashion design and photography:
Bas Kosters © Peter Stigter, Monique van Heist © Petrovsky&Ramone, FRENKEN © Fleur Bult, KEUPR/vanBENTM © Cometti