‘FASHION SHOWS - Whats up Brussels’

BXLOVE Fashion show by What's up Brussels Festival  
28.02.20 - 19.30, Horta Hall

This streetwear fashion show is based on the festival theme: HEROES AND HEROINES. The event is organized by Shine Prod, a Brussels-based non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of ‘living in harmony’ in Belgium and throughout the world. 
Streetwear first appeared in the United States in the 1980s, initially created and worn by people from deprived urban neighbourhoods. With baggy trousers and t-shirts, sportswear, trainers and flashy jewellery, it seeks to assert the distinctive identity of the ’hood, and to rebel against the conventions of preppy society.
Many hip hop celebrities have now created their own brands. The fashion show will pay tribute to this scene and to these figures from hip hop by involving several Belgian streetwear brands.

Fashion show Salah Barka GUEFLA TESSIR (Tunisie by SHINE PROD)
29.02.20 - 19.30, Horta Hall

As part of the festival, the Brussels-based non-profit organisation Shine Prod presents a fashion show by Tunisian designer Salah Barka. He draws inspiration from the cultures of his country and Africa more broadly to create elegant and refined men’s fashion. This passionate and self-taught designer launched his own atelier and brand, Oshy, after working as model and then as a stylist and costume designer for cinema and theatre.
Salah Barka will present his new collection at the Afropolitan Festival 2020. His ethnic and ethical fashion evokes Tunisian heritage through recycled materials.