SHOW ANTWERP 2010 - 1ST AND 2ND BACHELOR!

On June 10th, 11th and 12th 2010, the Fashion Department, Artesis Hogeschool presents its annual fashion show at Hangar 29 in Antwerp. The annual graduation show of the Fashion Department, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen is a celebration of fashion, bringing together some 6.000 spectators from all over the world, not only to judge and/or admire the collections of our students, but also for the unique atmosphere of this grand defilé. Once a year, the building is filled with friends, fashion enthusiasts, manufacturers, former students, fashion designers, styling agencies, culture buffs and the press. The show is repeated three evenings in a row. Students from all four years show their work on the catwalk. An international jury of experts in fashion and creativity judge their collections & installations.

1ST BACHELOR

The 1st Bachelor in fashion design is composed around three main artistic subjects. The most important course is the one of fashion design. The other two main courses are graphics and tailoring/ pattern design. In addition to these three main subjects, the curriculum contains two specific subjects. One of these is the history of dress, starting with the earliest design courses. The course on fashion and textile forecasting familiarizes the students with various forms of communication in the fashion industry: professional jargon, material and colour sample charts and descriptions of general trends and impressions. Various assignments are given in all these artistic disciplines. The students are expected to work on them using as much creativity as possible and with an emphasis on experiment model, a unique discipline which is taught in all departments and years. The curriculum further contains theoretical courses covering the humanities and artistic-theoretical sciences such as the history of art, world literature, philosophy, sociology and psychology.

2ND BACHELOR

The same three main artistic subjects are taught in the second year. Fashion design, graphics and tailoring/ pattern design. From the rich history of dress until 1940, each of the students has to choose a historical figure with a costume typical for the period. Then, they have to do thorough research on the historical figure they have chosen and on his or her period, including the political, cultural and social
structures of the time, as well as a detailed study of the fabrics, materials, patterns and characteristics for the age. The students then spend the first term recreating this historical costume down to the smallest details, including underwear, accessories, hair and make-up. This rather time-consuming technical assignment prepares the student for the work they will have to do during the next two terms, in which the emphasis lies on the more creative aspects of the main assignment, which is: the creation of an ‘avant-garde’ fashion collection of five silhouettes. This consists of drawing and making complete outfits and selecting colours and materials, inspired by the research carried out in the first term. The drawing course covers two specific subjects: the history of dress from the Renaissance to the present, and modelling/ draping. In this course the students acquire the skill of modelling and draping, working with materials directly on live models or dummies, without the aid of pencil and
pattern paper. Not that the two disciplines are incompatible, quite on the contrary: by using materials to create forms and volumes directly, the students acquire a more direct knowledge of the art of tailoring, which they can then use in two-dimensional pattern drawing. Seminars on shoemaking, millinery or glove-making and other projects add variety to the programme and may also be useful in the students’ later careers. Finally there are theoretical subjects: contemporary art, art history, philosophy, sociology and psychology.

PRACTICAL INFO
SHOW2010
June 10, 11 & 12 2010
Hangar 29, Rijnkaai 150, 2000 Antwerp
Doors: 7PM – Start Show: 8PM
Tickets: € 30,00 (seats) / € 10,00 (standing)
Presale at www.ticketantwerpen.be or +32 (0)70 34 46 46
Start ticketsale May 7th 2010