Dutch Fashion Foundation

The Dutch Fashion Foundation is a non-profit Dutch fashion incubator for upcoming Dutch fashion designers. It focuses on strengthening the social, economic, and cultural role of Dutch fashion on a national and international level.[1]

History

The Dutch Fashion Foundation originated out of a growing need for the development of a Dutch fashion climate. In 2000, Angelique Westerhof, co-founder and director of the fashion master course Fashion Institute Arnhem, observed that graduating fashion designers had difficulties presenting their collections to a wider audience, setting up their own labels, and connecting with the international fashion industry. She established the Dutch Fashion Foundation in 2001 to elevate the status of a collective Dutch fashion discipline and bridge the gap between Dutch designers and the global market.[2]

In May 2003, the Dutch Fashion Foundation was officially introduced after operating as a silent corporation for two years.[3] The foundation was the initiator and organiser of the annual Dutch Fashion Awards and the international campaign Dutch Touch.[4] Since 2011, it has also partnered with the Cultuurfonds to organise and present the annual Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium, providing substantial financial grants to outstanding Dutch fashion talent.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About DFF". Dutch Fashion Foundation. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  2. ↑ Mode kun je leren, Mo Veld 28 November 2001, Het Parool.
  3. ↑ Dutch Fashion Foundation krijgt eerbetoon, ANP, 28 May 2003.
  4. ↑ Getting on the double dutched bus, WWD, Rosemary Feitelberg, 5 March 2005.
  5. ↑ van den Brand, Marjolein (22 June 2022). "MAISON the FAUX wint het Mode Stipendium 2022". Vogue Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  6. ↑ PS van de Week - het Parool, Het interview: Angelique Westerhof, Bregje Lampe.
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