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Hello,
Belgium is teeming with talent, a fact proven once more in the
september edition of the Mintred Newsletter that you see before you:
interesting shop concepts, talents in fashion and photography with a
bright future ahead of them, expositions worth a visit and fashion
collections that make you dream...it’s all there for you to enjoy and
explore, to write about and who knows, to import to your own country
/city at some point.
As usual, contact info is supplied with every
subject, so you can contact them directly if you wish.
If you know of
talented designers, events, expositions and other things that you feel
deserve a place here, please let us know. We’re as curious as you are!
Lambermontplaats 26, B-2000
Antwerp
Tel / fax +32-3/237.33.82.
E-mail: mintred@pandora.be
Copy &
concept: Ninette Murk (www.mintred.be)
random
titbits: Mischa Bludts (www.guerilla.be)
Layout
& Design: T-kila (www.kila.be)
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Kimiko Yoshida - 'Who's afraid of Kimiko?'
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Fifty One Fine Art Photography in Antwerp presents the first exhibition by Japanese artist Kimiko Yoshida in their gallery from september 10th until october 16th. The show will feature works from her series 'Intangible Brides'. Each of Kimiko's images tells a tale. For instance Princess Bamboo, a famous Japanese legend recounting the saga of an impossible marriage. Or she deals with an emotionally charged situation where the theme is the inaccessible: the veil, desire as expressed by the mouth, the folded-arm gesture implying resistance, autumnal colour. All are pieces of a private jigsaw puzzle, with its semiotics of colours: blue, the symbol of ice, but also of death and eternity; white, the symbol of purity but also of banality and the quest for love; yellow, the symbol of sun and light; abd finally red for passion, pain, blood and other
organic matters.
The 'bride series' had a sensational debut at the photography fair 'Paris Photo' in 2002, and was acclaimed by journalists and curators from all over the world.
Kimiko Yoshida has exhibited at the Centre National de la Photographie, Paris; the Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris and L'Ecurie de Delvaux, Brussels and last July she had a solo exhibition at 'Les Rencontres Photographique ' in Arles.
Info: Fifty One Fine Art Photography, Zirkstraat 20 , 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
Tel : + 32-3-2898458 ;
Fax: +32-3-2898459
www.gallery51.com
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For men only
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After designing hats and accessories for women for over twelve years, Brussels creative
multi-talent Christophe Coppens felt that the time was right to concentrate on men for a change. The result is
the 'Have a proud life' collection, consisting of ties, belts, hats, scarves, caps and 'manchetknopen'.
Coppens wants to distance himself from the 'two collections a year' fashion system for his men's lines,
as he feels they shouldn't be trendy , but stylish. For the same reason, he'll always use four classic colours only:
black, white, dark blue and brown. There will be a basic collection for winter and for summer and he will expand from there,
meaning that your favorite pieces will still be there after the season is over- an idea that many men will embrace.
Coppens describes his first men's collection as 'Erroll Flynn meets the bohemian lifestyle in the shop around the corner.
Boring is sexy.' All done with a firm wink of the eye, of course.
Christophe Coppens, Le Shop, corner rue Dansaert/rue Leon Lepage, 1000 Brussels.
Tel. 02/538.08.13.
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New photography talent: Joke Hermans
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After graduating at the Academy of Antwerp (previously she studied at
Hogeschool Sint-Lukas in Brussels) Belgian photographer Joke Hermans
(°1977) did an additional year at the Hogeschool Brabant (The
Netherlands).
Her work is all about dualism and contrast, fragile yet hard,
sour-and-sweet, nonchalance with sharp contours. She focuses on
every-day
life, being either captured in portraits or landscapes and hopes to
find an
opening to indivual thought through emptiness.
Poetry in pictures, but
not
without a doubt.
In 2003, she participated in group exhibitions 'Zeitraum' in Berlin and
'Quarantaine' in Rotterdam and this year she did a 6 page fashion
shoot for Belgian monthly mochi, resulting in the cover you see
pictured here (photo at left).
A name to be reckoned with!
Photo: Joke Hermans
Styling: Harald Ligtvoet
Make-up: Inneke Hullaert
Model: Nona (Vision)
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Wanted: Fish & Chips
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Until the end of september, visitors to Antwerp can have a look at the temporary shopfront that jeans
company Wrangler designed for streetwear store Fish & Chips in Kammenstraat, where Antwerp's trendy youth
congregates and spends, spends, spends. Under the moniker 'Wanted' Wrangler invites the adventurous hipsters
to discover what lies behind the crumbling facade.
The same old shop, we would guess. In this case, it's all front.
Fish & Chips, Kammenstraat 36-38, 2000 Antwerp.
Tel. 03/227.08.24.
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New fashion talent: Abelone Wilhelmsen
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Abelone Wilhelmsen lives and works in Antwerp since 2001, studied fashion in Denmark, Great Britain,
Holland and France and did work experience with designers as diverse as Véronique Branquinho, Anke Loh and Bernhard
Willhelm, artist Jan Fabre and Danish brand In Wear Martinique.
On september 16th at 9 PM Abelone presents her second
ready-to-wear collection for men and women called 'Tear to Pieces', as part of fashion event Vitrine on Paper, with an
additional show on september 18th.
Location: 22 Osystraat, Antwerp.
You can confirm your presence by phone or e-mail.
From september 16th- 26th you can also see part of the collection 'Tear to Pieces' in the shopwindows of
NUTS, 146 Nationalestraat, again as part of the Vitrine event.
Abalone Wilhelmsen,
tel. +32-494-929310.
email: abelone.wilhelmsen@antwerpen.be
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The People of the Labyrinths celebrate 1 year in Antwerp
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"ARTS AND CRAFTS" is the name of the fall/winter collection from Dutch
designers 'The People of the Labyrinths'.
The collection derived its
inspiration from old crafts and techniques from both far-away ethnical and
domestic european sources.
Fabrics range from featherlight soft voile
silks to rough wool, gold lurex tweeds, cotton teddy, soft wool checks,
cashmeres, dyed printed lambskins, merino wools, silk velvets, soft
wools, lace and soft wool fleece, to name a few.
Prints were influenced partly by spirographical techniques,
spiritual signs and sketches and drawings from the designers
themselves. Furthermore digital photo prints feature in various
themes.
Colours were inspired by fluids and range from milk to coffee, with rain, tar, burgundy, nectar, snow, syrup and poison playing a role as well.
The silhouettes are flattering body-conscious. Skirts in every length, many variations of trousers, big sweaters, cocooning wraps and digital printed shell coats with soft mink linings. A winter collection you can wear in either a soft feminine tailored or an edgy adventurous way.
This fall, 'The People of the Labyrinths' also launches its first
technical ski collection in digital printed ribstop nylon with matching
solid coloured jackets, pants and bodywarmers.
For sale in more than
100 shops all over the world, including their own shop in Antwerp,
that celebrates its one years' existence this month.
On september 23th, a special Nocturne will take place until 8 PM, to co-incide with fashion event Vitrine
(see www.modenatie.com. for more details)
The People of the Labyrinths,
Nationalestraat 42,
2000 Antwerp.
tel. 3-203.03.60.
www.labyrinths.nl
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Just what the fashion doctor ordered
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Antwerp doesn’t just deliver edgy designers, perfect diamonds and
delectable chocolates, but also interesting shop concepts. Proven yet
again by Clinic, a self-proclaimed ‘denimandstuffsupermarket’.
On 1100
square meters, creative office Pure Sang made an anti-design statement,
using recycled materials and combining an ‘arte povera’ look with high
end fashion brands and sportwear from names such as Bikkembergs, Seven
for all Mankind, Nudie jeans, Adidas, Diesel, Baby Phat, Citizens of
Humanity, Onitsuka Tiger, Converse and countless others.
Next to
fashion, accessories and shoes you can browse lifestyle books, DVD’s,
art, music and interior objects, drool over lowrider- and cruise bikes
and drink and eat yourself silly in the ‘Intensive Care’ restuarant
downstairs. All this while live DJ’s do their thing.
The shop is based
in the trendy ‘Zuid’ (south) district of Antwerp, surrounded by art
galleries, museums, bars and bistros. And what’s more, you don’t need a
prescription to visit!
Clinic, De Burburestraat 5,
2000 Antwerp.
Tel. +32-3-248.69.11.
email: info@clinicantwerp.com
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