On Tuesday January 22nd 2008 the Dutch Fashion Foundation and Mercedes-Benz presented the fourth edition of the exclusive fashion salon ‘Prelude’ with the presentations of the Autumn/Winter 2008-2009 collections of Sjaak Hullekes, Sebastic, Mada van Gaans, Corné Gabriëls and Conny Groenewegen, hosted under the hospitality of NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.
The ‘Prelude’ fashion salons are a fashion incubator platform consisting of an overall assistence and the possibilty for a designer to participate in the fashion salons for four fashion seasons. Through this platform designers receive the opportunity to present their collections to the network of the Dutch Fashion Foundation, consisting of press, companies, and fashion and creative professionals. The ‘Prelude’ fashion salons were held twice a year on the eve of the Amsterdam Fashion Week.