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The Art of Knitting

Knitting! at the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden is an exhibition on the art of knitting. On show everything from historical patterns to the latest designs. Traditional Frisian baggy caps, retro fabrics from the 1950s and hooded sweaters from the 1980s, garments by fashion designers (such as Bas Kosters and Stephen West) and knitted installations by international artists.

Knitting! can be seen until 28 August 2016.

(Thahanks Mrs Hartman!)

Europe Regional Finals International Woolmark Prize 2015/16

The International Woolmark Prize is an annual fashion award-show hosted by the Woolmark Company. Round 1: A selected group of promising fashion designers/brands, (70 labels nominated from 23 countries) will first compete within their region for the chance to win the Woolmark Prize at the International Finals. Both finalists (mens- and womenswear designers) will receive about €33,900 to execute the collection which they will compete with at the international final shows. Round 2/Finals: The menswear final will be held at the Pitti Uomo in Florence, in January 2016, and the womenswear final in New York in February 2016. Prize: The 2 winning collections will be sold at a.o. the I.T. Store at Harvey Nichols, MyTheresa and Matchesfashion. The winners will receive €67,800 (approx.) for the development of their brand. Last year’s winners were Marcia Patmos (womenswear) and Public Schoo l (yes, menswear) both from the USA.

the European finalists, see names below in text

the European finalists, men

the European finalists, women

Kaat Debo, Director of the MoMu

Ingrid Oomen, Woolmark Company BeNeLux, on the right; the international group of judges.

Fabrizio Servente, The Woolmark Company Global Strategy Advisor

Nanna van Blaaeren

Jonathan Christopher

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Fabrizio Servente, Walter van Beirendonck, the Winners and A.F. Vandervorst

Jonathan Christopher and Nanna van Blaaderen are very happy

Jonathan Christopher’s outfit

Nanna van Blaaeren’s outfit

European Finals at the MOMU in Antwerp. Yesterday, July 13, it was time to choose the European finalists. They showed one finished outfit and were also judged by their designs, on paper, for the capsule collection of 6 outfits, all will be made in Australian Merino Wool.
We, at Mimi Berlin, were rooting for Dutch Designers Nanna van Blaaderen and Jonathan Christopher to win a spot in the Final competition…. And they did! WOW! They both were selected for Round 2: The Final Shows held in 2016!!

We shared a coach on the train with the winners on our way back to Amsterdam; they wondered if there ever were final shows with 2 Dutch designers. We didn’t know, couldn’t remember……….But if Nanna van Blaaderen and Jonathan Christopher àre the first, which is not unlikely, that would be SO extra special!

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