Blauwdruk is an organization in Amersfoort that organizes a big exhibition each year for artist in and around Amersfoort, The Netherlands. During this exhibition there are different artist that get the chance to showcase their work. Blauwdruk also has a part were young upcoming artist get the chance to be seen with their work and also to show who they are. This part of the exhibition is called the future.

Second skin is the collection we chose to show for the exhibition in Amersfoort in 2023. This collection is a combination of the well known Denim 2.0 collection from 2020 and new items. The concept was to make people experience clothing a different way than just on models or mannequins. We got the space and we got the items, so what now? Well, the collection is streetwear and we want no limits for people so we decided to hang the collection up in the air. This way people will be able to see, touch and also walk trough the collection. By doing this we created movement in the collection because it’s an open way of showing this collection.

Clothing is a second skin, it shows who you are and it says something about you. If you are having a bad day you will probably wear dark clothing while for being happy it’s the opposite and you are more likely to wear bright colors. So that being said, that’s how we came up with the name second skin.

As said before, second skin is a combination of multiple collections. We wanted to show a combination of handwork, details and patchwork all made with denim. Denim is one of the most unsustainable fabrics in the world, this is because a lot of toxic chemicals are released during the proces of making and painting the denim. However, denim is a beautiful fabric to work with. And by giving it a second change by reusing it, youu can do so much more and it doesn’t take any chemicals during the re-using proces which is a win.