Backstage at the 2011 graduation show
Photo by Boy Kortekaas
Fashion Department Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp SHOW2012
June 7/8/9
The annual graduation show of the Fashion Department, Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen is a celebration of fashion, bringing together some 6.000 spectators from all over the world, not only to judge and/or admire the collections of the students, but also for the unique atmosphere of this grand defilé. Once a year, the building is filled with friends, fashion enthusiasts, manufacturers, former students, fashion designers, styling agencies, culture buffs and the press.
The show is repeated three evenings in a row. Students from all four years show their work on the catwalk. An international jury of experts in fashion and creativity judge their collections & installations.