Saaibestrijding

zondag 21 september 2008

Zeventien

Neck cover by Melissa Halvorson (Tivoli, US)

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: near Kanne, Belgium

Zestien

Wide linen skirt, designed by myself.
Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: Foret de St Hubert, Belgium

Vijftien

Arm warmers by Jeannieknits (Rocky River, US)

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer

Veertien

Asymmetric pants (which cover only one leg) and wide sleeve, both designed by myself.

Photographer: Marlieke Meyer
Location: HuismethetHandje, Maastricht, NL

Dertien

Renaissance-inspired shoes by Gert Buurman, Wageningen, the Netherlands

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer

Twaalf

Inspired by medieval men: Short pants on white legs. Pants designed by myself, white tights industrial made.

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: Foret de St Hubert, Belgium

Elf

Pantalon primitif, (skirt for a man). Designed by myself.

Photographer: Marlieke Meyer
Location: Attic of HuismethetHandje, Maastricht, NL

zaterdag 20 september 2008

Tien

Textile shoes by Neta Amir, Tel Aviv, Israel

Photographers: Gonnie Meijer & Paul Tieman
Location: near Limbourg, Belgium & HuismethetHandje, Maastricht, NL

Negen

Pantalon primitif
reused fabric of coffeebean bags and black linen. Skirt and shoes designed and made by myself.

photography: Gonnie Meijer
location: Ardennes, Belgium

vrijdag 12 september 2008

Acht

Asymmetric skirt with one leg outside.
Designed and made by Neeltje Calli (Maastricht, the Netherlands)

Photographer: An Mampaey
Location: Antwerp, Belgium

Zeven

Double fingerless glove, asymmetric pants and high platform shoes. Shoes from Demonia (US). Pants and glove designed and made by myself.

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: Ardennes, Belgium

Zes

Asymmetric pants, inspired by 18th century pants. Redesigned by myself.
Shoes remade by myself out of industrial ones.

Photographer and objects: Marlieke Meyer
Location: HuismethetHandje, attic

Asymmetric pants, inspired by pants of the 18th century, and renaissance inspired shoes with wide ankle strap. Pants and shoes redesigned industrial products.

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: Ardennes, Belgium

Vier

Male skirt
Designed and made by Brenna Foster / Sutaraclothing (Sarasota, US)

Photographer: Gonnie Meijer
Location: Hautes Fagnes, Belgium

The Saaibestrijding project

Some first steps toward the re-introduction of colourful and creative men's clothing, after two centuries dominated by black, grey, boring mass clothing. That is what Saaibestrijding is about. Often in cooperation with creative designers, makers, photographers and other enthusiastic people I try to trace new paths in male clothing. I am not a fashion designer. Not at all. My mother considered it necessary for her son that he learned how to use a sewing machine, but it was the central theme of my artwork that made me curious about, for example, the question why millions of western men are wearing day after day a tie around their neck. An extremely weird habit if you think further about it.

The Saaibestrijding project wants to inspire, to encourage everybody to leave the rude dictatorship of the fashion industry and its commercial power behind. Everybody is creative. You are not? No problem: There's no copyright on Saaibestrijding. Feel free to use my ideas and designs to copy them, to be inspired by them, to distribute them on the internet wherever you want.

Me and my wife are curious about your comments!