FASHIONCLASH Festival 2015 – The Gender Edition
by Adriano Batista
FASHIONCLASH believes that fashion as an art form can critically discuss current controversial issues which are discussed in society. This year’s overarching theme during the FASHIONCLASH Festival is GENDER. This theme shapes the campaign and the overall festival but is mostly visible in the exhibition area, various performances as well as several locations situated in and around Maastricht city centre.
The concept of gender refers to sociocultural implications that define our biological sex – simply put the roles that differentiate between masculinity and femininity. The past few months we have seen many fashion designers, such as Vivienne Westwood, Dries van Noten or Givenchy, decide to break the traditional gender stereotypes in fashion. For instance presenting male’s skirts, which are still viewed as solely reserved for women, or the rise of unisex as the new androgynous. Even Selfridges has pioneered with a pop-up store offering genderless clothing. This has led us to imagine a world without gender. A world where all restrictive boundaries regarding gender roles and identities don’t exist. Is this a possible reality?
FASHIONCLASH FESTIVAL 2015 would like to invite you to celebrate the diversity of people and stimulate them to express their true self, whether that be provocateurs or conformists.
The 7th edition of the international and interdisciplinary fashion festival takes place on June 11th – 14th in Maastricht. The 4-day festival program complete with fashion shows showcasing upcoming creative talent, exhibitions, fashion film, theatre and dance performances, pop-up stores, lectures, workshops and a dynamic Side Program, gives promising young professionals from across the globe the opportunity to present their work to a diverse international audience and industry professionals.
See you all in Maastricht!
Campaign credits:
Photography: Lonneke van der Palen
Graphic design: Noto
Make-up: Pebbles Gravee at M.A.C Cosmetics
Hair: Kelly Derks at KEVIN MURPHY
Costume: Mieke Kockelkorn
Model: Merel Visschedijk
Baptiste Giabiconi by Magdalena Lawniczak
VIKTOR
From October 14 to 18, Regent’s Park will once again become one of the most exciting meeting points in the international art world.
Director Thomas Nuijten and photographer Dion Bal explore performing masculinities in a new project, featuring Levi Overvest, in an exclusive for Fucking Young!
Kim Jones OBE has announced the launch of KIM JONES, his eponymous label and a major new chapter in his career.
Eva Mesropyan of Archeave Official wins the Fashion Scout Armenia Award 2026 at Yerevan Fashion Week.
Gardouch’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection continues the Anneaux de Saturne (Rings of Saturn) narrative, unveiling a lighter wardrobe of 31 looks.
Pigmentarium has introduced Paradiso Extrait, its first extrait de parfum, revisiting a fragrance that has become an essential part of the house’s collection.
Octobre Éditions celebrates ten years with a limited edition revisiting four iconic pieces in Harris Tweed, Japanese denim and Piedmontese wool.
Levi’s has introduced its Fall/Winter 2026 Blue Tab collection, the most sophisticated and exclusive expression of its denim universe.
With a warm, gourmand fragrance, the candle expands a collection rooted in botanical notes and evocative aromas.
Karl Lagerfeld has announced a new footwear collaboration with G.H.Bass, marking the American brand’s 150-year shoemaking heritage and the 90th anniversary of its Weejuns penny loafer.
BYREDO reopens its Madrid boutique with a new visual identity, just as its latest fragrance, Future Memories, asks us to think about the moments we are living now and the memories they might become.
Discover The 90s: Art and Fashion at Tate Britain, bringing together art, fashion, photography and nightlife from 1990s London.
Milano Centrale: the archetypal train station. Arrivals, departs. People that come, people that go.
Rooted in slow summer days and timeless sportswear, the collection draws from football, rugby, bowling, and classic collegiate style.
There’s a difference between clothing made for a season and clothing that earns its keep over decades. EDWIN and Spiewak both understand that.
SOREL and Aries return with the Daystorm Chukka Boot, a limited-edition take on the Caribou with shearling lining, pony hair details, and a Vibram sole.
Telfar Clemens returned to the runway with a large fashion event in Brooklyn, presenting his SS27 collection alongside a publicly announced livestream viewing in Paris.
Barrie has partnered with British artist Damien Hirst on an exclusive seven-piece cashmere wardrobe, arriving 14 October.
Situationist has presented a fresh direction for Spring/Summer 2027, experimenting with garments, colours, and structures.
For Spring/Summer ICICLE explored the everyday through a wardrobe designed around changing rhythms and moods.
Artur Pastorio photographed by Misael Belt and styled by Juan Pablo Velez, in an exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
The 90s: Art and Fashion runs from 8 October 2026 to 14 February 2027 at Tate Britain in London.
Pull&Bear is welcoming Offprint to A Coruña, bringing books, magazines, and fanzines to La Esquina.
Photographer Anthony Pomes brings us a selection of looks photographed outside the Lacoste show set at the iconic Rolland Garros during Paris Fashion Week, in exclusive for Fucking Young!
Manumission returned to Ibiza with a twelve-hour, five-stage production at 528 Ibiza, recreating the Manumission Motel and the summer of ’98.
Dior has shared a preview of its Cruise 2027 campaign, photographed by Sam Rock at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Concept Korea brought a cinematic perspective to Paris Fashion Week with the premiere of How to Walk, a fashion film by Korean director Ock-seop Yi.
Niccolò Pasqualetti’s SS27 collection approaches the garment not as a static object, but as an encounter between form, perception, and the physical self.
Lacoste SS27 at Roland Garros revisits the moment tennis loosened its dress code, with relaxed tailoring, clay-marked hems and a wardrobe built for movement.
Oleg N photographed by Lee Chae Young and styled by Jung Yu Rim, in an exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
