Painted the Party / Arnhem Mode Biennale, 2009
For this occasion Painted Series made garments for each other,
to be worn at a party;
an exploration on how to make clothing
in interaction with the future wearer
Interviewing the other,
standing by her/his own wardrobe
asking:
‘Who would you like to look like for a day?
‘Where, from which part of your body, would you like a garment to start?’
‘What is your favorite piece of clothing and why?’
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‘For which occasion in your life would you have special garments made?’
—As a garment with a soul, I grew out of dedication and adventure.
There was no plan for me in advance.
![party dress for Margreet](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ca64a74b76700decc46feaf4bc00c6ee89fad8a4b32d9145da55640bd5a2939/DSC00573.jpg)
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‘Which piece of clothing would you never throw away?’
![party dress for Desirée](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b123efb7cdd7a28faa430ccf640b48bf691f43471f8bb9ba9cd924f93832ec5/DSC00587b---versie-3.jpg)
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Seen in several places at the Mode Biennale:
- Painted the Party, a pavilion in the Eusebiuschurch being part of the exhibition SHAPE.
- Painted-à-Porter, for sale and to order at the store Coming Soon, Kerkstraat 23.
- Painted the Movie by Freudenthal/Verhagen, on view in their exhibition Holy House! at
Museum of Modern Art Arnhem
- Hands on Embroidery will take place on the 20th of June, a lecture and a workshop by
Painted in the sequence of ‘Shaping Heritage’ at Coming Soon.
![Mode Biennale Arnhem](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/60016037830d4f20633bd6ebffbb77b490d7c7e445ca19f9b45aadd5d2384c1f/20100127083722_paintedtheparty2.jpg)
![pictures by Peer Johnson](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8df376a99e5639e4f5199bc38d6d12d74cc534f080393d06715c9b1ea0f06cf8/Cole-2-323.jpg)
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