YOU! Magazine - Issue 3

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http://www.independentfashiondaily.com/9451/liselore-frowijn-wint-frans-molenaar-prijs/
Liselore Frowijn
Liselore Frowijn studied a BA in Fashion Design
at the ArtEZ Institute of Arts in Arnhem, the
Netherlands, where she graduated with honours
in 2013. Her final collection “Afternoon of a
Replicant”, was met with acclaim.
This first collection was based on the juxtaposition
between sportswear and luxury, and drew
inspiration from Henri Matisse’s late cut-outs. By
using cutting and pasting techniques, Frowijn
created a modern suit for the contemporary
woman, enlisting the same bold palette that
Matisse used, but spreading it across innovative
sportswear fabrics. Alongside these suits she
designed a range of modern pieces based on
military dress codes constructed in rich, artisanal
fabrics with self-designed, hand-painted or
embroidered prints. The dominant silhouette
was voluminous and layered, while plays on
fabric transparency created an interplay
between background and foreground. A fresh,
contemporary breed of luxury was born.
This collection earned Frowijn the Frans
Molenaar Dutch Couture Award in 2013. She
was also awarded the Prix Chloé at the Hyères
International Festival de la Mode 2014, taking her
place as one of ten finalists.
As a designer, Frowijn feels the continuous drive
to capture and retransmit the energy she gets
from art, music, people, and different cultures.
For her, fashion is the best medium to weave all
these different threads together into one eclectic
outcome. Fashion is her playing field, and her
challenge is to discover the unexpected. Her
designs walk the fine line between high and
low culture, each new piece a living painting
carefully constructed to achieve the perfect
balance between aestheticism and imperfection.
Her designs are for women with a curious
heart; explorers at the core, ambitious and
independent. The concept of her second
collection, S/S 15’s “Fracture Space” was the
woman at one with herself. She moves elegantly
and dynamically, and lets no one interrupt her
energy. She instinctively courts luxury, knowing it
in its purest form. The core look of this collection
centred on tweed biking jackets and polo shirts
finished with sportswear piping. Frowijn combined
her self-developed and hand-painted fabrics with
outdoors materials, adding a touch of opulence
with rich Italian jacquards. Frowijn presented this
collection along with a new fragrance at SALON/
BIG BANG ’14 at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam.
The collection campaign was shot by talented
photographer Olya Oleinic.
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