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Backstage at @tessvanzalinge 

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amsterdam fashion week: tess van zalinge

(images via team peter stigter)

another participant of the lichting 2012 exhibition at the s/s 2013 edition of amsterdam fashion week, i must confess i was a little saddened that designer tess van zalinge didn't get as much media attention as some of her peers.  to be sure, she was named in various articles--such as one for couturekrant--about the event, but homegirl wasn't on the receiving end of quite as much individual love. 

but no matter.  we'll try to give her some of that just now, yes?  anyway, and fortunately for us, the lichting site took the time to question each of the designers about their individual performances, writing up just what they said.  "The concept of this collection is inspired on the urge I have to create my dream identity. The unlimited possibilities did not comfort me and my craving for careless decisions increased. Guidance is what I was looking for," is how ms. van zalinge began her explanation. 

"What if I believed, what if I had a religion? Would that limit the astonishing possibilities?" she continued by asking.  "Choices and decisions based on faith, choices that were complicated, would than seem straightforward. The reasoning within religion behind why you should do or should not do brings you guidance, peace and consolation. I am looking for what I want to be. This guidance I find in the faithful, chaste and old Dutch folklore in combination with the colorful, free and uninhibited African culture."

"This collection presents my dream identity. A collection that contains two different sides of my story, on the one hand pure and unwritten pieces that express the feeling of unlimited possibilities and on the other hand my personal interpretation of my dream identity. Consisting graphic ethnic prints, chaste silhouettes and delicate laces. The color palette shows a lot of ochre yellow combined with different shades of deep purple, soft pink, coral, bright blue and mint green. A peek into my interpretation on how the two worlds of folklore come together," she concluded, on a beautiful and vibrant spring range (see additional show images at fashionising & amfi).