Salina van Miert

About last weekend: Saloné della Moda 2016

Last weekend I have been exhibiting some of my work at the event Saloné della Moda.

I will first give you an introduction to the event; Saloné della Moda is an independent fashion/ lifestyle event which took place 27-28-29th of May in Rotterdam, Delfse Poort. It is an event for talented designers, brand and other creative's. During the event there are drinks exhibitions and fashion shows. Everyone is welcome and is able to buy a ticket.
http://www.salonedellamoda.com/

Photo by: Hans Lachman

My first impressions of the location Delfse Poort was; ''this is amazing''. What a beautiful building and great location right next to Rotterdam Central station. The first day we build up our spot in the middle of the floor, where I could present my new menswear collection. Instead of mannequins I had real life models as you can see on the pictures. My main goal is the event to let the people meet with my new menswear collection. Nevertheless I also wanted to show them my old collection which I exposed as well, and even sell now! (If interested send me a message)

Characteristic of my work is that it always has a deeper meaner that just clothing. This is the story of my menswear collection;

GHOST FiSH

This is a story about a man with no name. Dreaming on the streets. How people see him is created from the moment he was born. He is trapped in a reality where ‘’free speech’’ is the thing which isn’t even free.

His thoughts are about the imbalance in the society. Thinking about shrunken brains and fools who can’t see this. He feels like a fish spinning and spinning in this endless boil which he can’t escape from.

He feels like a ghost because people can’t see him, can’t feel him.

Soon more photos will follow and I will also give you an update of my favourite shows from Saloné della Moda!

And a big thanks to my awesome models: Ibrahim Ndiba, Lorenzo Marcelino, Randall Harrevelt, Colin Koster and Benjamin Dessaline Smith.

I also want to thanks Jerry Luxenburg (creative director) and Saphira Peeters for giving me this great opportunity!

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Discovering Berlin

After London I took a straight flight to Berlin. We stayed in the hostel Industrial Palast at WarschauerstraBe. This hostel was established in East-Berlin, the rawer part of Berlin, but of course the most interesting part. What I noticed that you still have a obvious punk culture in Berlin.

The first thing we did was a tour of alternativeberlin.com. They showed us the places that they don't show in the normal, ''touristic'' tours. The guide showed us the Raw Temple it is a very cool area, with a vegan restaurant skate hall and some clubs/bars.

The one thing that amazed me is a tree house. You would think okay what is interesting about a tree house, but check out the picture under this paragraph. Yes that's the tree house. The guy who owns the house made it in the time of the Berlin wall. It was even next to the Berlin wall. Normally you are not allowed to just make a tree house with a yard but for him the Germans made an exceptions.
He made the house of anything that he could find on the street and he is even still living there!

My friend and my wanted to go to a concentration camp. So we decided to go to Sachsenhausen a few kilometers out of Berlin. It was really impressive and I think everybody should visit it.

Of course I went to a museum again, this time to the Bauhaus museum. It is a small museum but also very interesting.

Berlin is famous for his nightlife, so of course we had to check it out. The first night we went to Watergate. Watergate is a techno club next to the water, no photographs allowed and it's starting very late. We went to the club at one but in Berlin it's getting crowded at 3 or 4 a.m. The next day we went to Suicide Circus at the Raw Temple. This time we did go at 3 a.m. I think almost all the clubs in Berlin are techno clubs so also this one. It was a totally dark club with only flashing light all the time. And the last night we went to Berghain, no explanation needed, I think it is the most famous one. Remember for the clubs you have to pay around 10-15 euro's entrance so bring enough money!

After a night partying you can you a bit of relaxing right? What did we do? We went to the coolest beach of whole Berlin. YAAM!! Yaam is a reggea beach, where you can eat, drink, sit and relax.

In Berlin you see a lot of old photo boots, so if you see one take a pictures it's fun to do, because you don't get how it works in the beginning and you get some funny pictures!

For my collection I found a really beautiful beats shop. This shop is established in Berlin Mitte. THE area to shop. Don't go to Alexanderplatz, it is not that interesting..

The last thing you should visit is of course the Berlin wall, the East Side Gallery. You can check out some really nice paintings there!

Links:
- Hostel: http://ip-hostel.com/
- Tour: http://alternativeberlin.com/
- Concentration camp: http://www.stiftung-bg.de/index.html
- Bauhaus museum: http://www.bauhaus.de/
- Beats shop: http://www.tukadu.com/de
- Club Watergate: http://www.water-gate.de/
- Club Suicide Circus: http://www.suicide-berlin.com/
- Club Berghain: http://www.berghain.de/

Warschauer strasse

Eastern Market - Alexanderplatz

Holocaust Memorial

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Studytrip to London

Three weeks ago I went to London for a study trip. This was my second time in London and I just love this city! I have no problems at all with seeing myself living here in a few years. I experienced a lot during my ten day stay, so I will do my best to tell you everything.

We spent most of our time in Shoreditch, that is in East-London. It is one of my favorite areas in London, because here you can find graffiti and alternative people everywhere. There are also some really amazing shops and a sensational nightlife around here.

With this study trip we had the opportunity to visit impressive creative companies, like Typetasting, YCN and some ad-agencies. We learned among other what kind of influence a font can have and how you can create an opportunity to learn new skills. We also attended two book readings, one was about how a book can change someone’s life. The other one was about sustainable fashion. These kind of book readings are held often, which are definitely worth a visit.

I visited a lot of shops, I don't even remember them all. You should check this site for the top 100 most interesting shops in London. One I really liked was Pitfield London, this is a shop, café and gallery in one. At that moment they had a really nice exhibition about Mark Oliver's ''The Litter Bug''.

In London you can find a big range of museums and galleries. I visited the National Portrait Vallery, the Serperntine gallery, the V&A museum, the Barbican art Gallery and the Design museum. I have seen some amazing things here. From very personal portraits to Italian fashion, they have it all. My personal favorite was the exhibition: “Hello my name is Paul Smith” at the Design museum. In this exhibition Paul Smith shows you his journey from the beginning until present.

I could talk about my trip forever, but I don't want it to be a long and boring story so here are some tips if you are planning to go to London:

- Shoreditch Highstreet or Kingsland road: if you are searching for some great bars to hang out check these streets
- Berwick Street: the street full of fabric shops
- Cloth house London: The fabric shop I liked the most (yes, I bought some new fabrics for my upcoming collections)
- Jamie's Italian: an affordable Jamie Oliver restaurant!
- Hyde park: I highly recommend you to take some time to relax in the sun in this beautiful park!
- Street art tour London: If you are interested in street art, like I am, than you definitely should do this tour.
- Tate museum for Modern art: One of the most famous museums in London.
- Borough Market: If you like food, go here it is heaven!

Stay tuned! Soon I will tell you all about the cool places in Berlin.
- Salina van Miert

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Fabric Hunt

My friends and me decided that it was time for a small break from the small city Herning. So we planned a weekend to Copenhagen to go fabric hunting.

Last week it was finally time to go to Copenhagen. It took us four hours by bus from Herning to Copenhagen. It is always interesting to see the long bridge from Jutland to Copenhagen, how did they ever build that. Another funny part of that bridge is a small island in the middle, with one house. I'm always wondering who lives there..

Because we are poor students we decided to stay in one of the most awesome hostels in Copenhagen, Downtown. The hostel is established in the middle of the centre, so perfect for a fashion designer like me.

On Saturday morning we started with our hunt. We went the shops very early because in Denmark everything closes early. Yes even in the big cities. Okay it is less than in Herning but still. So..

We went to one of my favorite shops in Copenhagen, Skindhuset. I'm sorry to say but it is a leather/fur shop. Different than in the Netherlands, Danish people love leather and fur. I bought two big pieces of lam leather and two small pieces of goat leather.
Because in my new collection I'm going to take the risk and make a real leather jacket!

After that we went to a few other shops were I bought some left over fabrics. I don't even know what material it exactly is. Also I bought some glasfiber, what looks like the mosquito net.

I bought a lot more but be patience and wait for my new collection.

Next week I'm going to London, so stay tuned and wait for my next trip!!

Places you should visit in Copenhagen:
- Hostel DownTown. The staff is friendly and willing to help, perfect for young people who want to meet other open minded persons. If you're not staying here still try the Chai Latte Tea. http://www.copenhagendowntown.com/
-Christiania. Christiania is one of the places you won't find in the normal tourist books. It is a neighborhood with his own rules. You can see it as a left over village from the hippie time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania
-Skindhuset. This is the leather/fur shop. The shop is specialized in this and the staff knows all what you want to know. http://www.skindhuset.dk/
-District 66. District 66 is an industrial district. Here you find a few clubs in Copenhagen, from gay clubs till a chique lounge. My favorite bar is Bakken. http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/block-66-gdk787937
-Nova restaurant. This is a perfect place for dinner you can eat choose a lot of different dishes, from steak till sushi. But remember to take the cheesecake as dessert because it is the best cheese cake I ever had! http://www.restaurantnova.com/
-Tivoli. This amusement park is very expensive but definitely worth visiting. http://www.tivoli.dk/
-Copenhagen card. If you are going for a few days to Copenhagen I recommend you to buy a Copenhagen card. Denmark is an expensive country so If you want to visit something the change is big you have to pay. With the Copenhagen card you can visit different castles, museums and other interesting places, like the tower in the exact middle of Copenhagen and the Design museum. http://www.copenhagencard.com/

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