(OLD)fashion(ed) in the making

(OLD)Fashion(ed) Many older people are still proficient in a craft. They can make something with their hands -- jewellery, batik, lace, baskets or glassware. Modernization and technological developments mean that many crafts are in danger of disappearing from our daily life, whereas these crafts could be a source of inspiration for fashion designers in creating new collections. For the project (OLD)Fashion(ed), FASHIONCLASH, Museum aan het Vrijthof and the Dutch Dance Festival asked (retired) craftsmen and women to share their knowledge and skills with young fashion designers. Together, they are making a collection of clothes and accessories. The fashion shows will be choreographed by Andrea Leine, Dunja Jocic, Dario Tortorelli and Ronald Wintjens, and modelled by people aged 65 and up. Costumes will be designed by designers Linda Friesen, Anke Huyben, Romy van Eijk and Sabine Staartjes and craftsmen/women Ingrid Reinhoud, Ben van Berlo and Leo Hoegen. After the presentations during FASHIONCLASH Festival (12 - 15 June) and at the Dutch Dance Festival (de Nederlandse Dansdagen, 3 - 5 October) in Maastricht, the project will close with a special exhibition in Museum aan het Vrijthof in Maastricht. Besides presenting the costumes and films from the shows the exposition will feature the stories of the participating older dancers and craftsmen and women. (OLD)Fashion(ed) is inspired by the long-term European project Act Your Age, in which the Dutch Dance Festival (de Nederland