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Asbjorg likes to keep up to date with all the latest trends
and debates in the UK and European fashion world. She attends
many conferences, exhibitions and shows which give her inspiration
and also extend her already vast knowledge of fashion from
all perspectives; academic, creative and practical.
This page is not updated daily.
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An
Indulgence Evening, the New Orleans Boat in Henley.
As part of a fundraising event a group
of professional make-up artists, colour me beautiful and stylist
Asbjorg will be giving hands on advice and tips on make-up,
colours and personal style. The event will take place on the
9th of October.
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Cancer Research,
Duke Street, Henley on Thames
This afternoon, in the name of beauty,
a working stylist, make-up artist and a couple of hairdressers
will give hands on advice and styling, for the sake of a good
cause.
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Pampering Event,
Langtree School, Reading Road, Woodcote
This is a pampering sessions for mothers.
Make-up artist, nail beautician, hairdresser, stylist
Asbjorg Dunker and a super nanny will all be there to give
you any advice you may desire.
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Royal College
of Art, Kensington, London
Asbjorg attends these graduate shows as
a fashion editor. It is a wonderful way of keeping up
to date on the skills, techniques and talents that will be
hitting the fashion world in years to come.
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Talk on Style,
Trinity School, Vicarage Road, Henley on Thames
Using props, anecdotes and humour
Asbjorg makes style approachable. You willl get many tips
and food for thought. One thing is certain, you will not look
at your own wardrobe with the same eyes as before.
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Talk on Style,
Valley Road School, Valley Road, Henley on Thames
Using props, anecdotes and humour
Asbjorg makes style approachable. You will get many tips and
food for thoughts. One thing is certain, you will not look
at your own wardrobe with the same eyes as before.
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Rejuvenating Evening,
Harringtons Hairdressers, Henley on Thames
Consultations and
demonstrations by;
Natara Jackson, Aesthetic Nurse Practioner,
Sameer Patel, Dentist
Asbjorg Dunker, Personal Stylist
April 2008 Newspaper Interview,
Kjerteminde Avis, Denmark
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HYF Gala Show,
Kenton Theatre, New Street, Henley on Thames
On Saturday the 15th Asbjorg and her
team of design competition winners has again created an event
in the presenting of garments. The theme is decadence; the
corruption of purity.
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Design Workshops,
Chiltern Edge School, Reades Lane, Sonning Common
On the 6th and 7th Asbjorg and her
competent team will be running design workshops, introducing
techniques on how to manipulate garments and surfaces.
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Design Workshops,
Gillotts School, Gillotts Lane, Henley on Thames
On the 27th and 28th Asbjorg and her
competent team will be running design workshops, introducing
techniques on how to manipulate garments and surfaces.
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Design Workshops,
River & Rowing Museum, Henley on Thames
On the 13th, 14th and 15th Asbjorg
and her competent team will be running design workshops, introducing
techniques on how to manipulate garments and surfaces.
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Talk on Style,
Shiplake School, Memorial Avenue, Henley on Thames
Using props, anecdotes and humour Asbjorg
makes style approachable. You will get many tips and food
for thought. One thing is certain, you will not look at your
own wardrobe with the same eyes as before |
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Manish Arora,
Fashion in Motion, V&A, London
Known for his vivid palette of riotous
colours and kitsch motifs. His garments combine contemporary
silhouettes with traditional Indian craft methods. He studied
at the National Insitute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi,
setting up his eponymous label in 1997.
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London
Graduate Week, Battersea Park, London
This event attracts fashion scouts
from the UK and overseas, looking for that unique quirky Britishness.
The prestigious River Island Gold Award, an incredible £20,000
prize, is presented for the most outstanding collection in
the Gala Show. It is a one of its kind award within UK Fashion
Education.
http://www.gfw.org.uk/
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Graduate
Fashion Show, Royal College of Art, London
Catwalk presentations by graduating
fashion students in Menswear and Womenswear, as well as static
displays of Accessory and Footwear designs. Tickets must be
bought in advance by calling 020 7590 4566 or click here to
buy online.
http://www.rca.ac.uk/
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Design
workshops: Christ Church Centre, Henley on Thames
Asbjorg is a personal stylist and an
experienced lecturer in the UK and Continental Europe. She
will be running four workshops on how to create an innovative
ball gown, recycling materials such as plastic, cardboard
and fabrics. “It is great to work with the creative
minds of young people. Fashion and design seem to catch their
interest and I enjoy providing some of the knowledge they
can unfold their creativity on.”
http://www.hyf.org.uk/
http://www.henleycol.ac.uk/henleycollege/home.htm
http://www.gillotts.oxon.sch.uk/cgi-bin/index.pl |
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Talks:
Henley College and Gillotts School, Henley on Thames
Asbjorg Dunker will be giving two inspirational
talks, before running workshops on how to create an innovative
ball gown. Her expertise in fashion, design and styling will
give participants the opportunity to engage in the many aspects
and levels of designing and creating garments. |
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Kylie,
the Exhibition, V&A London
Kylie’s early tours featured
costumes of prominent Australian designers, each one revealing
a different look. Later however her approach to costumes became
more integrated in creating distinct moods and themes. For
the Kylie Tour 2002 she wore costumes designed by Dolce &
Gabbana. They are fasinating costumes!
http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/kylie/
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
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Christian
Lacroix, Fashion in Motion, V&A London
Studying Art History
wanting to become a museum curator or costume designer, Lacroix
fell into fashion by chance. His designs are unapologetically
glamarous, expensive-looking and his ornate bustiers and opera
capes dramatic. He came to epitomise the 80's through use
of sumptuous fabrics (velvet, satin, taffeta) and overlapping
patterns (patchwork, stripes).
http://www.christian-lacroix.fr/english/sommaire.htm
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
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The
Royal College of Art, Kensington London
The college has a long-standing and
prestigious reputation for its annual end-of-year show. In
order to provide each student with a highly visible public
platform, the Fashion Department’s Show is delivered
five times over a few days in June culminating in a gala evening
for international media, potential employers and sponsors.
A truly wonderful experience to be part of.
http://www.rca.ac.uk/
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Graduate
Fashion Week, Battersea Park London
The GFW Gala shows the best
graduates from all the Design, Textile and Fashion Colleges
around the UK. It is an interesting event as some of these
young talents will work their name up. This year James Lawrence
from Northumbria University scooped the £20,000 River
Island Gold Award. Emma Mudford from Northampton was awarded
the Zandra Rhodes Textile Award.
http://www.gfw.org.uk/
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Fashionology,
V&A London
In
conjunction with the Anna Piaggi exhibition at the V&A,
Asbjorg had the wonderful opportunity to meet Anna Piaggi,
a legendary self-styled icon, fashion reporter and editor,
in person. ‘She is intellectual about the visuals of
fashion and a great inspirational personality. She has fun
with clothes and is wonderfully mad when it comes to dressing.
She makes history present and present relevant’. |
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Young Designer
Competition, Henley on Thames
This
year, for the first time, the ever-popular local Henley Youth
Festival was able to offer its very own fashion design competition
for secondary and college level students. Asbjorg developed
an educational programme of events, including a lecture on
the meaning of fashion at Gillotts School, which culminated
in a fashion design competition and exhibition. The entries
showed high standards in designing, cultural awareness and
creativity. Asbjorg and fashion editor Kira Joliffe judged
the style boards. The winner, Joana Figueira, will attend
the London College of Fashion degree show with Asbjorg in
June. |
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Charity
Mendathon, Henley on Thames
After
having read about OSAR (Oxfordshire Search and Rescue) a local
businesswoman decided to stitch together her own rescue team
of sewers to do all sorts of mending and minor alterations.
Asbjorg was on hand to advise on more complex alterations,
along with a BBC wardrobe mistress. The event raised £900. |
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Frieze
Art Fair, Regents Park, London
Matthieu Laurette, a well-renowned multimedia
artist, invited a selection of the UK’s leading fashion
experts to conduct fashion tours at the Frieze Art Fair.
Instead of commenting on the artworks on display, the experts
focused on the visitors and their fashion styles. The fashion
experts included Peter Saville (high profile graphic designer),
Isabella Blow (style icon and fashion director), Kira Jolliffe
(editor, Cheap Date Magazine and author of Cheap Date Guide
to Style (2007) and Bay Garnett (Co-editor of Cheap Date
and Vogue stylist). Asbjorg and Bella Freud selected the
stylish individuals who became subjects for the tour.
http://www.friezeartfair.com/projects/2005/110714.shtm
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LONDON
COLLEGE OF FASHION DEGREE SHOW, Battersea Park, London
A brilliant way of keeping an eye on the latest fashion
trends.
FUTURE BEAUTY, Live
Debate, V & A, London
What is beauty? Beauty is much easier to detect than to define.
It may be a source of pleasure but it is also controversial.
Some even argue against it. |
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Fashion
Influences in our Time Event, Henley-on-Thames
A special event for clients hosted by Asbjorg,
the evening touched on themes of camouflage, subterfuge, fantasy,
fashion therapy, communication and self-expression to uncover
some of the current influences in fashion and dressing. Lisa
Stead (PhD Central St. Martin's College) spoke about ‘The
Emotional Wardrobe’ and Asbjorg spoke specifically about
‘Dressing Personality’.
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BLACK BRITISH STYLE, Exhibition
& Conference, London
Exploring black style and
fashion in Britain since 1945 and its impact on contemporary
British culture.
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD,
Exhibition, London
A celebration of the extraordinary
career of Vivienne Westwood.
REVIVING FASHION- HISTORICAL
INSPIRATION AND MODERN STYLE, Study day, London
An exploration of historical fashion trends in today’s
society
www.vam.ac.uk
www.csm.arts.ac.uk
www.britishcouncil.org
www.viviennewestwood.com
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GIANNI
VERSACE, Exhibition & Study Day, London
An exploration of the designer’s great originality,
versatility and imagination through close examination of his
working methods, craft innovations and his influence on fashion
photography.
www.vam.ac.uk
www.versace.com
www.fashion.arts.ac.uk
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| December 2008 |
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A Wardrobe
is Like Life:
There are of course many ways of approaching the concept of
a wardrobe and several ways of organising a wardrobe too...click
to read full column |
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| October 2008 |
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Colour Blocks:
This week I found myself a beautiful wool mix ¾ length
sky blue coat. Slightly old lady like, but with a pair of cowboy
boots, red jeans and a big purple scarf, it looks like the latest
from Paul and Joe...click
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| September 2008 |
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The Eclectic
World of Fashion:
It is tough having to say goodbye to a summer that never came.
It is even tougher having to say welcome to a wet winter, but
let me share a few ideas with you..click
to read full column |
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| August 2008 |
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Two Wardrobes:
How many pairs of high-heels
have you fallen in love with thinking you’ll wear them
again and again and again…click
to read full column |
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| July 2008 |
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Holiday
Wear:
Most of us dream of effortless
style, just being able to pull anything marvellous out of
our wardrobe, that like a fairy godmother, will make us look
our best in no time, with no effort involved...click
to read full column
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| June 2008 |
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Inspiring
Style:
Summer is here, I hope; and so is one of the busiest
social seasons. It is time to strip off those winter layers
and get into something lighter and brighter...click
to read full column |
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