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17-25 October 2026

Smeltkroes

What happens when visual elements from different subcultures are melted together in new garments?

Hosted by Stitching Stories

This project is now archived and was part of DDW20

Event type

Exhibition

GROUP
GROUP
Nathalie Westerveld
The dresscode of certain subcultures has been merged in to new designs, in order to visualize the differences and connections as a new harmony. This provides the insight that a person can belong to different groups at the same time.
Visual cultural anthropology always is the inspiration for Stitching Stories, the different stories we tell through the way we dress and the mutual differences and connections between diverse societies. What is the meaning and feeling behind the choice in
GROUP
GROUP
Nathalie Westerveld
Hennsuit
Hennsuit
Nathalie Westerveld - Daan De Keijser
verdraaide supporter
verdraaide supporter
nathalie westerveld
SAMEN STERK
SAMEN STERK

About Stitching Stories

Cultural anthropology is the inspiration for Stitching Stories: We all tell different stories by the way we dress. There are mutual differences, but also similarities between different societies, which is expressed in clothing styles. Stitching Stories stitches and merges the stories of various subcultures in her designs.

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