A small town called Staphorst in The Netherlands catched the designer’s attention this time, its female inhabitants are still wearing the same fashion for almost a couple of centuries! Something very unique in Europe where fashion has been a strong statemant of contemporary life and social change especially from last century.Their “Ready to Wear” hand made traditional garments (Klederdracht) have been transformed following the traditional methods used to construct them, creating a collection between austerity and fantasy flirting with folk.

Ricardo Ramos, spanish-colombian descendent based in Berlin, studied in the Paris American Academy/Paris and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design/London. His Collections have been seen in Barcelona (Pasarela Gaudí, BCN Fashion Week, BAC Festival de Arte Contemporáneo de BCN), New York City (NY Fashion Week), Köln (Herren Mode Woche), Brussels (Brussels Fashion Fair), Bogotá (Textilmoda, Bogotá Fashion), and London, during the latest London Fashion Week where he featured his S/S 2011 collection, with great internacional press reviews.

Ricardo Ramos will be showcasing Pappbrille/Berlin as a fashion accessorie, also featuring Jewellery designers Nina van Houten/London (Head pieces) and Carlos Escalas-Ecccesso/Amsterdam (beeded pieces).

Reconstructing Klederdracht F/W 2011-12

Instituto Cervantes Berlin

Rosenstr. 18-19

D- 10178 Berlin

19.30h 19/01/2011

Berlin Fashion Week