History
The idea behind Fresh Fish arose in 2005 when founder Ali Davoodi wanted to create a concept that focused on unestablished artists and designers from different genres. The purpose was to provide a platform for interaction between the culture and business worlds, as well as the general public. Fresh Fish is the overarching name for a wide range of ideas and operations, some of which are yet to be fully developed. The central idea is about providing a platform for and supporting unestablished designers and artists by using a number of different approaches. The fashion aspect of Fresh Fish was the idea that first took shape. This resulted in Fresh Fish arranging its first fashion show and competition in Exercishuset in Gothenburg on the 5 and 6 May 2007. Since then, exhibitors from across Sweden have annually displayed their creations in the clothing, accessories, and jewellery categories. In 2009 the fashion show moved to Eriksbergshallen and added a third day. From the start, the show has appointed winners for best design. A jury comprising experienced designers from both fashion and design select a winner each year during the closing fashion show on the last day of the event. The previous winners of Fresh Fish are:
Clothing is a collective term for items worn on the body. Clothing can be made of textiles, animal skin, or other thin sheets of materials put together. The wearing of clothing is mostly restricted to human beings and is a feature of all human societies. The amount and type of clothing worn depend on body type, social, and geographic considerations. Some clothing can be gender-specific.
A fashion accessory is an item used to contribute, in a secondary manner, to the wearer's outfit, often used to complete an outfit and chosen to specifically complement the wearer's look. It has the capacity to further express an individuals identity and personality as there are accessories that come in different, shapes, sizes, hues etc. The term came into use in the 20th century.
Jewellery or jewelry consists of small decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a western perspective, the term is restricted to durable ornaments, excluding flowers for example. For many centuries metal, often combined with gemstones, has been the normal material for jewellery, but other materials such as shells and other plant materials may be used. It is one of the oldest type of archaeological artefact – with 100,000-year-old beads made from Nassarius shells thought to be the oldest known jewellery. The basic forms of jewellery vary between cultures but are often extremely long-lived; in European cultures the most common forms of jewellery listed above have persisted since ancient times, while other forms such as adornments for the nose or ankle, important in other cultures, are much less common.
- 2007 Sabina Bryntesson
- 2008 Hanna Lindström
- 2009 Anna Falck
- 2010 Thorhildur Johannesdottir
- 2011 Tamara Simonovic (Accessories/Jewelry) & Linda Stjärnehag (Clothes Design)
- 2012 Sandra Lundblad & Carolina Baldal (Accessories/Jewelry) & Akharadet Ekchanok (Clothes Design)
- 2013 Mike Årsjö (Accessories/Jewelry) & Carolina Rönnberg (Clothes Design)
The first prize has included, among other things, some of the winner designer's creations being produced by and sold at one of Sweden's largest fashion stores. Among the companies that have participated with previous Fresh Fish winners are MQ and Nelly.
Fresh Fish Gallery is so far the only other aspect of Fresh Fish to have become operational. Fresh Fish Gallery had its first exhibition on 12 February 2009 at Stampgatan 9 in Gothenburg with the artist Oscar Gard Montàn. Since then, Fredrik Åkum has exhibited his work and exhibitions from Johnny Roy and Malin Heikenberg are planned for later on in 2010.
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organised presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition hall, or World's fairs. Exhibitions can include many things such as art in both major museums and smaller galleries, interpretive exhibitions, natural history museums and history museums, and also varieties such as more commercially focused exhibitions and trade fairs.
A cocktail dress is a dress suitable at semi-formal occasions, sometimes called cocktail parties, usually in the late afternoon, and usually with accessories.
Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such as bracelets and necklaces. Because of the time required to bring a garment onto the market, designers must at times anticipate changes to consumer tastes.
The indie design movement is made up of independent designers, artists, and craftspeople who design and make a wide array of products − without being part of large, industrialised businesses. The indie design movement can be seen as being an aspect of the general indie movement and DIY culture.
Alexis Kirk was an American-born Armenian jewelry designer who also designed clothing and fashion accessories.
Nettie Rosenstein was an American fashion designer, based in New York City between c.1913 and 1975. She was particularly renowned for her little black dresses and costume jewelry.
Louise Nippierd is a British-Norwegian metal-and-jewellery artist, living in Oslo, Norway.
Italy is one of the leading countries in fashion design, alongside others such as France, United States and United Kingdom. Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention of dressing-up well; "la bella figura", or good impression, remains traditional.
Giorgio di Sant' Angelo , commonly known as Giorgio Sant'Angelo, (1933–1989) was an Italian/Argentinian fashion designer based in the United States. He was known for creating ethnic-inspired looks early in his career, for which he won the prestigious American Coty Fashion Critic's award in 1968 and in 1970. Using fabrics like tie-dyed chiffon, leather and cotton, he created romantic clothing that reflected the hippie culture of the era. But his innovative use of knitwear, which he continuously developed throughout his career, was often his signature and was an influence on other designers.
The Kraków Schools of Art and Fashion Design group is an umbrella group of postsecondary art and fashion design schools in Kraków, Poland. It was established in 1989 and comprise five schools: Fashion Design, Photography, Interior Design, Visual Merchandising, and Drama.
Gijs Bakker is a Dutch jewellery and industrial-designer, educated at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and the Konstfackskolan in Stockholm, Sweden.
Established in 1985, Satya Paul is India’s premier design label. The brand is acclaimed for ingenuity in its design sensibility and a vivid color palette. The brand has grown from strength to strength and is now present at over 36 locations in India and select high street boutiques abroad. Satya Paul also has a strong presence with its e-commerce portal satyapaul.com and presence on all prominent e-commerce websites namely Amazon, Myntra and Jabong.
Sigmar Berg is an artist, photographer, and fashion designer best known for founding +Beryll in Los Angeles, California in 2006. +Beryll is a luxury accessory company that specializes in designer sunglasses and other lifestyle accessories such as clothes.
In recent years, fashion in South Korea has evolved due to inspirations from Western culture, wealth, and social media practices, as well as the country's developing economy.
Israeli fashion refers to fashion design and modeling in Israel.
Steinunn Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic fashion designer. She is the founder and creative director of the label STEiNUNN, founded in 2000.
Sweden is located in the very northern part of Europe between Norway and Finland, with edges touching the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. Northern Sweden has a cold climate with year-round snow, while the more southern parts have a more temperate climate. The country has an abundance of forests and mountains. It holds the largest population, as well as the largest area within the Scandinavian countries. Due to this, it has a strong influence over the rest of Norden. Sweden, in turn, serves as the fashion capital of Scandinavia. Sweden's capital, Stockholm, is the host of the country's biannual fashion week.
International Talent Support (ITS) is a platform created to give support and visibility to young talents in the field of fashion design, design of accessories and jewelry. The most artistic-oriented designers are also challenged with ITS Artwork, a purely artistic contest.
Virgil Abloh is an American fashion designer, entrepreneur and DJ who has been the artistic director of Louis Vuitton's men's wear collection since March 2018. Apart from his work at Louis Vuitton, Abloh serves as the chief executive officer of the Milan-based label Off-White, a fashion house he founded in 2013. He entered the world of fashion with an internship at Fendi in 2009 alongside rapper Kanye West. The two then began an artistic collaboration that would launch Abloh's career into founding Off-White. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018. Abloh was featured in conversation with his friend and frequent collaborator Takashi Murakami on the cover of the fall 2018 issue of Cultured magazine.
Jessica Metcalfe runs an online boutique, Beyond Buckskin, and her blog of the same name. As member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe, she received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and has a PhD from the University of Arizona in American Indian studies. She was a managing editor and a writer for the International Journal of Indigenous Literature, Arts, & Humanities blog Red Ink Magazine. She was a professor at the Turtle Mountain Community College and state universities where she taught Native American studies, studio art, art history, literature, and anthropology.
