Designers
2008-2009 Biographies
Bruno Antognini
Founded in 1975 by Suzy Cordeel, the Belgian ready-to-wear fashion house Bruno Antognini runs 15 shops under its own name in Belgium and one in the Netherlands. It also sells to boutiques in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Denmark. Bruno Antognini offers a simple and relaxed ready-to-wear collection for women, whether they are 25 or 50 years old. The use of specific colour groups allows items to be combined in a variety of different ways. Sophie Renard and Tommy Fjordside are the company’s
designers.
http://www.b-antognini.be
Elodie Thiry
Elodie is in her third year at the Haute Ecole Fransisco Ferrer in Brussels, in the styling and modelling department. Elodie's main passions in life are reading and art. Her ambition is to make a name for herself in the fashion industry. She would like to set up a company and create her own brand, initially for a female clientele.
Charlotte Saliba
Charlotte is in her third year at the Haute Ecole Fransisco Ferrer in Brussels, in the styling and modelling department. Since she began designing clothes, Charlotte has been particularly attracted to the world of performing arts and its sumptuous costumes. She is currently completing an internship at the Théâtre Royal de Bruxelles. Her dream is to work for a large French opera house, such as the opera in Lyon, or in the movie industry.
Yara Reis
Yara is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion techniques at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liège, where she is educated on a technical as well as an artistic level. This education gives her the chance to follow the creation of a collection, from the preliminary sketches to the making of the garments. After a few year of fashion experience, she hopes to have acquired enough experience to open her own boutique. Yara likes to open up to the world and discover. Her interests are
travelling, meeting people and learning.
Alexandra Rauw
Alexandra is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion techniques at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liege. Alexandra would like to work for a major women’s ready-to-wear clothing brand as a stylist or workshop supervisor. She would then like to set up her own company.
Lindsay Petré
Lindsay is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion techniques at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liège. She wishes one day to be able to dress people that think they don’t need anything anymore. Her goals are: innovation, originality and exclusivity. She is fascinated by new techniques and she would like to travel, meet new people and learn a lot.
Aline Ghysel
Aline is in her third year at the Haute Ecole Fransisco Ferrer in Brussels, in the styling and modelling department. Aline is determined to get through the third year of her fashion design course so she can get the chance to gain expertise in all aspects of the job. Her ambition is to create her own line of clothing and accessories and, perhaps one day, to gain some measure of fame in the world of fashion design in Belgium and - why not - worldwide.
Pierre De Greef
Pierre is in his third year at the haute Ecole Fransisco Ferrer in Brussels, in the styling and modelling department. When he finished secondary school, Pierre spent one year in the US where he found himself rubbing shoulders with artists. The two loves of his life are India and making jewellery. In addition to this already lucrative occupation, he is completing an internship at the fashion house Essentiel.
Vinciane Collignon
Vinciane is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion techniques at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liege. Her personal qualities are: curiosity, creativity, perseverance and precision. Her ambitions and goals can be defined as follows: first to work for a well established company, and then, depending on the experience gained, to start a company alone.
Evelyne Kleinen
Evelyne is currently studying for a bachelor’s degree in textile and fashion techniques at the Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liège. Evelyne initially wants to work in the theatre or in the movie industry, but she also aims to create her own collection of clothing, cuddly toys and accessories as a part-time self-employed designer. She would then like to open her own shop, which she would decorate herself to create a unique atmosphere that reflects the individuality of her collections and her world.
Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer in Brussels
The fashion design department of the Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer offers a three year bachelor’s degree in creative and practical design. The course teaches students to develop their own identity, operate professionally and work efficiently. The Ferrer art and design department aims to ensure that its graduates offer companies solutions which are appropriate to their image and their objectives. Students identify with current trends and use their skills to plan and prepare collections. The teaching staff comprises a team of leading experts with over 20 years’ experience in training professionals to help companies adapt to changes in fashion and prepare for the future. Each season, secure in the knowledge that training is complete and up-to-date, the Ferrer art and design department promotes its young designers at a fashion show which marks the end of their studies.
http://www.he-ferrer.eu
Haute Ecole Libre Mosane in Liège
The close tuition received by students for the Bachelor’s degree in textiles: fashion and design techniques enables them to offer their future employers the following skills: a feel for trends and designs, technical competence in implementing these, the ability to identify the requirements of the market and create the right conditions for commercial success, an understanding of sales and marketing techniques and an ability to communicate with the company’s various partners. In other words, the young designers leave the course with a full complement of skills from the initial sketch to bringing the product to market. The college, established eight years ago, regularly participates in national and international competitions and also assists students seeking work abroad.
http://www.helmo.be
Hogeschool Gent – KASK in Ghent
KASK, the fashion department of the Hogeschool Gent, aims to teach young designers advanced theoretical and practical skills and so encourage them to create their own models, which are both coherent and contemporary. Fashion is seen as their personal response to society in all its facets. By considering the various different aspects of a design, such as form, material, content and emotion, students learn to make personal choices and create their own vision. The department offers a three year bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree.
http://www.kask.be/index.php?/mode
