Category: fashion

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  • Thursday at the church

    Thursday at the church

    Eusebiuskerk — Arnhem

    Today felt unexpectedly quiet and atmospheric inside the Eusebiuskerk in Arnhem.

    The church carries a weight of history that is not loud or dramatic, but present in its stone, in the proportions of the space, in the way light moves across the interior. It creates a sense of stillness that encourages you to slow down without effort.

    Rather than telling stories directly, the building seems to hold them not as explanations, but as traces of time embedded in structure and material.

    Walking through it, I became more aware of how architecture can shape attention. There is a kind of beauty here that does not ask to be consumed quickly. It asks for a pause.

    Leaving the church, I realised it was not just a visit to a historical space, but a brief experience of how silence itself can feel designed.

    Fashion exhibition Ontrafelde Roots

    Ontrafelde Roots — Fashion Exhibition

    In the heart of the Eusebiuskerk, the exhibition Ontrafelde Roots brought together 25 designs by graduates of Artez University, spanning from 1999 to 2025.

    Placed within the quiet weight of the church, the garments felt suspended between disciplines — part fashion archive, part personal memory. The contrast between contemporary design and the historic setting created a tension that was subtle but present throughout the space.

    Rather than reading as a chronological collection, the exhibition felt like a layered conversation about identity, experimentation, and the evolution of creative language over time.

    What stood out most was not only the diversity of the designs but the sense of continuity between them — as if each piece was part of an ongoing search rather than a finished statement.

    In that environment, fashion was not displayed as a trend, but as a process: unfinished, reflective, and deeply connected to the question of where ideas come from and how they transform across time.

  • Preparing for the 4Daagse

    Preparing for the 4Daagse

    The preparation for the 4Daagse march began with colour.

    Blue Tuesday, Pink Wednesday, Green Thursday, and Orange Friday. Each day has its own atmosphere, rhythm, mood, and physical demands.

    I paid close attention to fabrics, choosing cotton and viscose for their lightness during the high temperatures. Comfort became essential, but so did the emotional relationship between clothing and experience. Even the simplest garments begin to absorb memory after hours of walking through crowds, music, exhaustion, and celebration.

    I paid close attention to fabrics, choosing cotton and viscose for their lightness during the high temperatures. Comfort became essential, but so did the emotional relationship between clothing and experience. Even the simplest garments begin to absorb memory after hours of walking through crowds, music, exhaustion, and celebration.

    By the end of the marches, the colours no longer felt symbolic or decorative. They had become connected to effort, atmosphere, and the collective energy moving through Nijmegen during those days.

    Perhaps clothing always changes its meaning once the body carries it over a distance.