Camiel Fortgens
| Industry | Fashion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Camiel Fortgens |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Camiel Fortgens |
| Products | Apparel and accessories |
| Website | www.camielfortgens.com |
Camiel Fortgens (born 1992, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion designer, he founded his eponymous fashion label in 2014.
Background
Camiel Fortgens graduated at the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2014. With his first clothing collection, he was nominated for the Keep An Eye Grant,[1] this unusual graduation specialization was initially discouraged by his tutors. Shortly after his graduation in 2015, he made his show debut at Amsterdam Fashion Week, the show was an extensive version of his graduation collection.[2] Since then, Fortgens has been presenting its new collections through showrooms and small shows in Amsterdam and Paris.[3][4]
His clothing is worn by A$AP Rocky, Famke Louise and Pusha T, among others. Although 'he prefers more likely to dress his neighbor' according to Fortgens in an interview with i-D Magazine.[5]
Fortgens wasn't trained as a fashion designer at the Design Academy Eindhoven, therefore his trial and error process became part of his way of working. By questioning the standards within the fashion world and alienating everyday items, the standard for this job will become more visible. As a result garments are imperfect and not completely finished, seams are not stitched straight and items contain small errors.[6][7]
Exhibitions
- 2019 - ‘’We're in this together’’, group exhibition, Museum Arnhem[8]
- 2015 – ‘’As Is’’, group exhibition, Het Nieuwe Instituut [9]
References
- ^ Keep an Eye Foundation (October 19, 2014). "Award Ceremony Keep an Eye Grant 2014". Keep an Eye Foundation.
- ^ Bregje Lampe (January 22, 2015). "Five young Dutch fashion designers". Volkskrant.
- ^ Marcelo Horacio Maquieira Piriz (January 20, 2019). "Usually, it all departs from love: CAMIEL FORTGENS FW2019". A Shaded View On Fashion.
- ^ Grace Wang (March 1, 2018). "Press & Fold magazine's fresh thinking on fashion". Stack Magazines.
- ^ Lianne Kersten (May 4, 2019). "Camiel Fortgens kleedt liever zijn buurman dan Kanye West". i-D.
- ^ Dutch Design Daily (May 18, 2018). "Camiel Fortgens interview". Dutch Design Daily.
- ^ Victoria Anastasyadis. "Stimuleringsfonds Talent". Stimuleringsfonds.
- ^ "We're in this together - Museum Arnhem". www.museumarnhem.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-10-27.
- ^ "Camiel Fortgens - as is". 11 September 2015.
External links
- Official website