Issue 21 – In Conversation with .. 10!

Can you explain the selection process for participants
in the FASHIONCLASH Festival and what you look for
in their work?
I have already said this in different words in
the previous questions. Selection process is via
open calls and in most cases we select ourselves.
Sometimes we call in external expertise and lately,
as with New Fashion Narratives, we invite the
designers themselves to participate in the selection.
Since last year, we have been investigating how we
can make selection processes more accessible and,
above all, more inclusive.
We try to look broader than aesthetics, because
who actually decides what is good and who
deserves a platform?
In principle, everyone who signs up is good enough
and has meaning in their own context or for
someone. What we do look at is what a designer's
motivation is, what values ​he uses and what he
wants to be responsible for.
And finally, we mainly look at whether we think
FASHIONCLASH will be able to provide a good
platform. Can we make it happen and is there
potential for a longer-term relationship?
Finally, we are paid by public money and have
a social responsibility, including to use our resources
sustainably.
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