Fashion Stage at Open’er Festival has become an important place for Polish designers to meet and exhibit their works. Theaim of this place is to intrigue, to inspire, to show the best and the most cutting-edge in the rapidly-changing world of Polishfashion. This year, the following designers will take part in Fashion Stage: the exquisite Anna Poniewierska, Ima Mad- inspired by female experience, the true-to-himself Jakub Pieczarkowski, the detail-focused JarosÅ‚aw Ewert, the thought-provoking male fashion author Kamil Sobczyk, the mysterious MART, Neogotik - a brand for "elegant bums" and theentirely unisex Klu_by Edyta Jermacz. The stage is created in partnership with Viamoda school of design, who willpropose additional collections, workshop and activities, while LASEM group will animate it with its wereable works ofart.
Playing against the rules of such a strange fashion market as Polish market is - that seems to be Anna Poniewierska’s trademark. Shenever shows collections that look fabulous only on the catwalk. Even viewed through a magnifying glass, her ready-to-wear clothesprove their immaculate quality. Fabrics are unique, stitches are highly professional. Poniewierska never announces her ambition toconquer the world, let alone talking about success. Self-promotion is not her thing, she just works really hard. All her collections hitthe major trends of the season – orient, graphics, gymnastics… Her fashion shows are more like art installations than a vanity fair, sothey do not attract a largenumber of celebrities. The designer and her fans do not mind at all…
"IMA", taken from Hebrew, can be translated as "mother", "mad" is taken from English. Ima Mad is an experimental project, whichcombines two different design approaches. It uses design as a tool to describe reality, and at the same time tries to seek the source ofour excitement and fascination. The theme of our collections is the Woman, who considering her age, or gender weakness, firmlyshows the endurance and spontaneity of her sacrifice. The main aspiration is to find the source of the female behaviour, whenconfronted with a society that forces strict rules and behavioural mechanisms.
Jakub Pieczarkowski, born in 1987. This year received a Master in University of Arts in Lodz on faculties of clothing design andfootwear and leather gallantry design. A winner of the Award of Creativity by KMAG magazine for his last collection“consequences”. He publishes in many magazines in Poland and abroad (Elle, Viva moda, Exklusiv , 1883 magazine, etc.). He triesto create in line with current trends, however without looking back at others – just not to get paranoid. His clothes are on the thin linebetween kitsch and good taste.
All ideas from Jarosław Ewert include courage in structure, originality of used material and a fresh approach to fashion. He is afashion designer and enthusiast. Participant in numerous fashion shows and contests, repeated prize winner. His use ofunconventional material and forms, throughout years of designing, allowed to develop a unique and recognizable style.
Operating since 2011, the brand addresses their work to courageous men who value their independence. Presented cuts are well-fittedto every body type. Attention to details , uniqueness and the choice of best textiles makes them a great alternative to mainstreamshops. In his current collection, MANDU, Kamil Sobczyk obtains the structures that do not deform a silhouette and thedetails shall, in a brave but not exaggerated manner, add variety to the classic forms.
Self-described, MART = casual + streetwear + dark + ambient + past + no + future + fun + dreams + you + me + LOVE
Neogotik was created for "tramps" who appreciate luxury and elegance. Our clothes are inspired by the street and the style ofsubculture members associated with all kinds of rock music (with all its prefixes). Paulina Połoz is the head designer of the brand.
Klu. by Edyta Jermacz is a fashion project to make people (even if not many) fall in love with her clothes. Every season, Edytamatches highfashion and minimal streetwear. A minimal collection is based on geometric lines and unstructured pieces. The garmentscreated are designed to be mixed with each other at will, without creating pre-defined combinations, but leaving the wearer free will.
VIAMODA INDUSTRIAL University is a new school of fashion and design of international character on thePolish education market. The University was established in response to the needs of dynamically growingenvironment of professionals in the fashion sector in Poland and the only one to be engaged in every aspect offashion. As Fashion Stage partner, Viamoda proposes many activities. Their collections will feature university-related designers: young graduate Elżbieta Banasik with her collection Whispers of the Night, sixmodels in the shades of black and deep green, inspired by the dark world of illusion; partner school FUA(Florence University of the Arts) student Mariane Fernandes with a colourful collection of Brasil- andretro inspired projects, as well as prospective young designer Mariusz Brzeziński. The Viamoda area willalso feature photos by students of prestigious Polimoda Institute in Florence. All photography lovers cannow "Become a Fashion Stage photographer", thanks to a Viamoda competition.
Olga Niescier, designer, artist, instructor, graduate of the Art Institute in Åódź and Polimoda Institute will propose trend prognosisworkshops. Olga lives and works in Tuscany as consultant and designer for Giorgio Armani, Fratelli Rossetti, Burberry, Thes&Thes.
LASEM blend fashion and painting in tone innovative formula - clothes that are cut out of paintings. Artists invited by LASEMcreate paintings that are then exhibited on an art exhibitions, during which the paintings are cut out from the frames and turned intoclothes in front of the public. Those quasi-exhibitions create a touch point between pure art and applied art, between painting andfashion, between a piece of art and a product. Clothes cut out of paintings retain the uniqueness and the element of cult, whilst stayinga fully functional piece of clothing.
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Open’er Festival - Gdynia, Poland, 3 – 6 July 2013
Ticket prices:
4-day tickets (03.07 – 06.07) - PLN 470 (approx. EUR 115)
4-day ticket w/6-day camping (02.07 – 07.07) - PLN 550 (approx. EUR 134)
Day tickets – PLN 189 (approx. EUR 46)
SKM ticket - PLN 23 (approx. EUR 6)
Camping fee - PLN 120 (approx. EUR 30)
Camper ticket - PLN 400 (approx. EUR 98)
Please note: exchange rate is correct at the date of publishing but subject to change.
