Hyères Festival 2014: Meet the 20 Short-listed Designers and Photographers
Photo: Filep Motwary, Liselore Frowijn
HYÈRES, FRANCE — This weekend, hordes of designers, curators, and editors gather at the 29th International Festival of Fashion and Photography, held since 1985 at Robert Mallet-Stevens’s historic Villa Noailles on the hills above Hyères, where red roofs tumble down slopes to the sea. This year’s edition features a jury of heavy hitters and a global selection of emerging fashion designers and photographers. Fashion jury presidents Humberto Leon and Carol Kim, of Opening Ceremony and Kenzo, oversee a panel that includes everyone from Chloë Sevigny to Spike Jonze to Maurizio Cattelan, while renowned fashion photographer Steve Hiett will work with figureheads of the photography world — from Cathy Rémy of Le Monde M to Photographers’ Gallery director Brett Rogers — to select the most promising young photographer. Click through our slideshow of 20 contestants in the worlds of photography and fashion, and see a preview of their work.
Liselore Frowijn: 22, Netherlands. Screen-printed lycra suit with white blocks, eggplant tunic with dragon print on velvet, Jacquard skirt.
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Liselore Frowijn: 22, Netherlands. Screen-printed lycra suit with white blocks, eggplant tunic with dragon print on velvet, Jacquard skirt.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Liselore Frowijn
Yulia Yefimtchuk: 28, Ukraine. “Oversize. Suprematist. Stark.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Yulia Yefimtchuck
Louis Gabriel Nouchi: 26, France. A jacket with fur trim, a classic menswear shirt in white silk, and pants combining classic tailoring and Japan...
Louis Gabriel Nouchi: 26, France. A jacket with fur trim, a classic menswear shirt in white silk, and pants combining classic tailoring and Japanese Hakama design.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Louis Gabriel Nouchi
Anne Kluytenaar: 27, Netherlands. “I make couture for men — this look is inspired by Chanel,” Kluytenaar says.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Anne Kluyte...
Anne Kluytenaar: 27, Netherlands. “I make couture for men — this look is inspired by Chanel,” Kluytenaar says.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Anne Kluytenaar
Marit Ilison: 29, Estonia. “My collection, Longing for Sleep, is inspired by my wish to sleep during the dark winter period in Estonia, when I kn...
Marit Ilison: 29, Estonia. “My collection, Longing for Sleep, is inspired by my wish to sleep during the dark winter period in Estonia, when I know I should be working," Ilison says."The crystal details in the coat are like sand on your side, or a pea under the mattress.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Maritllison
Kenta Matsushige: 25, Japan. A kimono coat inspired by the structure of minimalist art.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Kenta Matsushige
Coralie Marabelle: 27, France. “This outfit is based on a traditional outfit worn by Iranian sheep-shavers in 1952,” Marabelle says.
Photo: File...
Coralie Marabelle: 27, France. “This outfit is based on a traditional outfit worn by Iranian sheep-shavers in 1952,” Marabelle says.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Coralie Marabelle
Roshi Porkar: 25, Austria. “Big white poodle.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Roshi Porkar
Pablo Henrard: 23, Belgium. Henrard's submission features an organically tailored vest evoking the official uniforms of sailors.
Photo: Filep Mo...
Pablo Henrard: 23, Belgium. Henrard's submission features an organically tailored vest evoking the official uniforms of sailors.
Photo: Filep Motwary; Pablo Henrard
Agnese Narnicka: 33, Latvia. Narnicka describes her work as a “layered look mixing different materials: sequins, leather, and impregnated linen.”...
Agnese Narnicka: 33, Latvia. Narnicka describes her work as a “layered look mixing different materials: sequins, leather, and impregnated linen.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Agnese Narnicka
Anna Grzelewska: 38, Poland. “It’s hard to make this kind of photo — when somebody is crying, and it’s your daughter," photographer Anna Grz...
Anna Grzelewska: 38, Poland. “It’s hard to make this kind of photo — when somebody is crying, and it’s your daughter," photographer Anna Grzelewska explains. "But I like, in photography, when the actual situation is different from what you can see in the image.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Anna Grzelewska
Arnaud Lajeunie: 27, France. “I was fascinated by the relationship between the waves and rocks, but I wanted to interfere — not be a mere spectat...
Arnaud Lajeunie: 27, France. “I was fascinated by the relationship between the waves and rocks, but I wanted to interfere — not be a mere spectator. So I poured some liquid colorant into the water, and the color brings density to the shapes and forms.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Arnaud Lajeunie
Birthe Piontek:
37, Germany. “This portrait of a young woman with the universe behind her refers to the universe in sight, suggesting that every...
Birthe Piontek:
37, Germany. “This portrait of a young woman with the universe behind her refers to the universe in sight, suggesting that every person’s identity is as big and as a universe, and as deep — there is so much to uncover and discover.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Birthe Piontek
Charlotte Tanguy: 35, France. “I remember this day and the heat, and trying to feel if someone was coming because I was working analog, so I coul...
Charlotte Tanguy: 35, France. “I remember this day and the heat, and trying to feel if someone was coming because I was working analog, so I couldn’t see. I love photography when it reveals something that I hadn’t seen when I was taking the photograph.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Charlotte Tanguy
Lorenzo Vitturi: 33, Italy. “I had just come back from the Dalston market in London, where I found this beautiful yam.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Lo...
Lorenzo Vitturi: 33, Italy. “I had just come back from the Dalston market in London, where I found this beautiful yam.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Lorenzo Vitturi
Marie Rime: 24, Switzerland. “In these images, there is a woman who is wearing armor that I made out of household objects that I could find in my...
Marie Rime: 24, Switzerland. “In these images, there is a woman who is wearing armor that I made out of household objects that I could find in my place, constructed in an extremely symmetrical way.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Marie RIme
Marleen Sleeuwits: 33, Netherlands. “My work is about interiors, detachment, and materials. This photograph shows silver insulation material, whi...
Marleen Sleeuwits: 33, Netherlands. “My work is about interiors, detachment, and materials. This photograph shows silver insulation material, which I pulled off the wall and then stuck to the wall again — so I actually turned the room inside out.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Marleen Sleeuwits
Orianne Lopes: 25, France. “In these photographs, the idea was to play with the cliché of the black female body, which for me emphasizes a...
Orianne Lopes: 25, France. “In these photographs, the idea was to play with the cliché of the black female body, which for me emphasizes all the problematics of femininity.” Photo: Filep Motwary; Orianne Lopes
Osma Harvilahti: 30, Finland. “For one of my photographs, someone was reading a red-covered book on the beach, and I saw the wind lift one of the...
Osma Harvilahti: 30, Finland. “For one of my photographs, someone was reading a red-covered book on the beach, and I saw the wind lift one of the pages and create this nice form. I asked the person to step away for a moment, and I stood there for 15 minutes, waiting for the wind to touch the page that way again.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Osma Harvilahti
Virginie Rebetez: 35, Switzerland. “I work a lot around death and what is left behind in death, and I like to explore this territory between life...
Virginie Rebetez: 35, Switzerland. “I work a lot around death and what is left behind in death, and I like to explore this territory between life and death, death and oblivion.”
Photo: Filep Motwary; Virginie Rebetez
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