Fashioning the future: Slow Fashion meets Contemporary Ballet

Fashion and dance have long been intertwined, since the first of sultana skirt by Paul Poiret, who was modeled by Ballets Russes! Very early one century ago fashion designers all suddenly became interested in dance! Dance came into fashion scene as a medium of choice, blurring the lines between the runways and the dance floor! Since then ballet costumes inspired the fashion trends, having materials such as chiffon, silk tule and organza, which came into fashion collections and our everyday garderobes!

Paul Poiret, Gareth Pugh, Christian Dior, Coco Channel, Christian Lacroix, Jean Paul Gautier, Karl Lagerfeld, Iris van Herpen and more have worked within the realm of dance!

We are lucky and privileged to have Catalina Jitaru as our guest for our Creative Talk at the premises of Holland House Brussels!

Since 2007 Catalina had designed for several fashion brands internationally and in 2016 she created her own company Catalina J, which is now based in Brussels, focusing on sustainable solutions, choosing responsible creations and committing to slow fashion!

Catalina underlines modern, urban and feminine spirit of contemporary women, who are always “on-the-go”, have no time to rest!

Both of us have been dancing for many years and are eager to share our experiences on this topic, in order to dive deeper to the essence of the “marriage” between slow fashion and contemporary ballet nowadays!

Come and enjoy some unique pieces from Catalina J. collection, which was inspired by dance movements and our body needs!

The doors of are open at 18:00 and we start with our Creative Talk at 18:30! Networking drinks will following with “Bessarabia” wines, which will be kindly provided by our dear friend and colleague Inesa Ciornii, who is originally from the region, as Catalina herself!

By invitation only! The organizers reserve the right of admission!

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