Lidewij Edelkoort news and archive

New York Textile Month spotlights Belgian design, curated by Lidewij Edelkoort

New York Textile Month with see a special exhibition celebrating the craft of Belgian design, curated by Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip Fimmano. Titled The Gift to be Simple, the exhibition features nine designers, who work with a variety of fabrics and textiles, from leather and raffia to hand-threaded linen rugs and clay lamps. Belgium has long...

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Stones, sand and antique sculptures: Lidewij Edelkoort finds autumn 2023 trends in the world of archeology

Today’s world is not always a pleasant place to live in. Pandemics, war, inflation… In recent months, the bad news just keeps piling up. Whenever Lidewij Edelkoort is at a loss for words, she prefers to dive into the past. “Then I look at what mankind has done,” she said. “We have designed a way of life, invented tools, invented clothing and...

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Polimoda collaborates with trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort

Florence-based fashion school Polimoda has collaborated with trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort to create a change in fashion design and modern society. As part of the collaboration, Polimoda will launch a two-year Master in Textiles from Farm to Fabrics to Fashion in Autumn 2022. The objective of the master is to provide students with the...

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A new roaring twenties? What fashion can expect

Trend forecasters Christine Boland and Lidewij Edelkoort have used the words 'new roaring twenties' to describe the coming trends and Belgian designer Raf Simons also hinted at the possibility. If it can all be done safely, will people go wild, or will they still keep a certain amount of decency as soon as things reopen? And if so, what will...

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Li Edelkoort on fashion post-corona: “The blank page starts in SS22”

The world yearns for perspective, for a glimpse of what is to come in a post-corona world. Live from Normandy, trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort shared her vision on the Spring/Summer 2022 season during an Appletizer webinar. On the screen appears a happy Edelkoort who looks toward the future, enjoys the break the world is in and is excited...

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Lidewij Edelkoort: Green will be the trend color 2021

Green will be the fashion colour of summer 2021. At least, that's what trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort said last Monday during her semi-annual trend presentation 'Green Wave'. The event, organized by Appletizer, was styled with decor representing nature, scenes of gorgeous Dutch landscapes, ironically with a bustling highway in the distance....

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Trend forecasting expert Lidewij Edelkoort: "Brown is the new black"

Amsterdam - “Black is always in style.” That’s what people often think when they aren't sure what to wear. According to Dutch trend forecaster, Lidewij Edelkoort, that will soon no longer be the case. She predicts we will see black’s go-to reputation disappear in order to make way for brown. During a trend seminar hosted in Amsterdam last week a...

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Anti_Fashion Project: pushing for a more circular fashion industry

Stéphanie Calvino is championing transparency and positive change in the fashion industry with the creation of the Anti_Fashion Project. The project, which is an extension of the manifesto of Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, aims to bring together a large group of actors in the fashion world and to make them aware of a more responsible...

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Lidewij Edelkoort: ‘Folklore is becoming a trend; the tunic is a universal piece of clothing’

Amsterdam - In forecasting the trends for summer 2020, Lidewij Edelkoort follows the script of her previously published Anti-fashion manifest. Slowing down, connecting, humanity and equality; these subjects were all covered in ‘Li’s’ biannual Appletizer trend seminar in Amsterdam’s Muziekgebouw on the IJ river. The fashion guru was unwavering on...

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Lidewij Edelkoort: ‘Folklore is becoming a trend; the tunic is a universal piece of clothing’

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Lidewij Edelkoort: “We’re moving towards a wider silhouette”

Indian summer, brighter colors and the impact of technology in our daily lives: these are some of themes that will mark Autumn/Winter in 2019-2010, according to Dutch trendwatcher Lidewij Edelkoort. She led a trendwatching seminar in Holland this week, organized by international forecaster, Appletizer. FashionUnited attended the event and shares...

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Li Edelkoort on the opening of her art gallery in Paris

Lidewij Edelkoort presented her new art gallery to the industry on Thursday 18 January at 30 Boulevard de Saint Jacques in Paris. The inaugurating exhibition in the new gallery, named "The Gift To Be Simple”, highlighted five young designers developing in the area between the vintage and the modern. Although the concept is new, the address...