Mode Made Man - a fashion picture forest @ Wintersalon/Amsterdam Museum

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For the third time, Salon/ presents a fashion-salon-tour through Amsterdam. Six locations show fashion installations, photography, film and fashion concepts on Wintersalon/ 15-30 january 2011, every day from 11:00 h - 17:00 h. Tickets a 10 euro via www.salon1.org. 

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photo-expo 'MODE MADE MAN' by Philippe Vogelenzang & Majid Karrouch @ Wintersalon/ahm

On the public courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum photographer Philippe Vogelenzang and stylist Majid Karrouch created the project Mode Made Man, part of the main exhibition A'DAM - Man & Fashion. 

Central for this special project is the concept of reality versus fantasy. Vogelenzang and Karrouch took pictures of 29 'real' men and their authentic styles, but placed them in an unrealistic context, a strory-frame the duo directed. To underline the personality of each men, the men wrote a word under the picture what characterised their personal story best. 

Will the authenticity of these men remain in an unnatural setting, or will it vanish by the artificial fashion shoot? 

Edging the contrast of two photographic techniques, raw portraits versus polished fashion shoots, is characteristic for the black and white Mode Made Man pictures of Vogelenzang and Karrouch. 

Two lady visitors of the museum walked somewhat abstinent through the fashion picture forest. I heard their conversation and asked what they liked or dislikes of the images. The middle aged women felt scared by some of the younger portrayed men, provocatively looking into the camera. The portrait of a sailor looking man was their favorite, because it was peaceful, friendly and 'lighter' than the others. 

Emotion is key if it comes to pictures. Personality and emotion is what nails the portraits of Mode Made Man, I think. Very well done. 

Go see the picture forest freely on the courtyard of the Amsterdam Museum to see - and feel- what you think of the real-fantasy contrasts. Until 30 january 2011. 

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Stylist Majid Karrouch (left) and photographer Philippe Vogelenzang (right), a young and talented duo

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Het filpje over man en mode is online! AVRO's modemaand is gestart

De kunstportal van omroep de AVRO heeft november uitgeroepen tot Mode Maand - Ode aan Mode. Onder andere besteden zij aandacht aan de mode van de man, na aanleiding van de lopende tentoonstelling 'A'DAM MAN & MODE' in het Amsterdams Historisch Museum. 

Gedurende het voortraject van deze expositie heb ik met mijn medestudenten van ArtEZ Fashion Masters Amsterdamse mannen op straat benaderd en gefotografeerd, want wie of wat is nou een Amsterdamse Mode Man?

Speciaal voor de AVRO fotografeerden ik en twee anderen nogmaals modemannen op straat, maar dan in de straten van Arnhem. 

Vandaag is dit filmpje over Man en Mode te zien....en ik dus ook! Fantastisch om jezelf terug te zien en je mening in beeld te horen geven over mannenmode. Dat smaakte naar meer.
Het is m.i. een geslaagd item over Man & Mode geworden, want naast onze interviews is ook mannenmode-ontwerper Sjaak Hullekes (winnaar Dutch Fashion Awards 2009) aan het woord en legt de modeconservator van het Amsterdams Historisch Museum Anne-Marie Den Dekker de kijker in het kort uit wat kenmerkend is voor de modegeschiedenis van mannenmode, toen en nu.