{"id":17248,"date":"2025-05-21T13:48:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T11:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/?p=17248"},"modified":"2025-09-23T13:46:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T11:46:20","slug":"east-bound-polish-fashion-as-cultural-diplomacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/en\/2025\/05\/21\/east-bound-polish-fashion-as-cultural-diplomacy\/","title":{"rendered":"EAST BOUND: Polish Fashion as Cultural Diplomacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On 12 May, the fashion show EAST BOUND took place in Brussels at the Track space in Gare du Nord, marking the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 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The exhibition presented a striking fusion of tradition and innovation, emphasizing craftsmanship, sustainability, and local identity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17262 \" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494357680_1585962458766350_2175826908525069583_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494357680_1585962458766350_2175826908525069583_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494357680_1585962458766350_2175826908525069583_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17260\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356989_978441714361297_8607126149908436957_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356989_978441714361297_8607126149908436957_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356989_978441714361297_8607126149908436957_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17259\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494577062_708287891561858_3717093665471519958_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494577062_708287891561858_3717093665471519958_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494577062_708287891561858_3717093665471519958_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17255\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494359324_1485542046154081_1500759438277359149_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"298\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494359324_1485542046154081_1500759438277359149_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494359324_1485542046154081_1500759438277359149_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Nearly 100 curated looks demonstrated how fashion can serve as a medium for cultural expression, reshaping outdated perceptions of the region and positioning Poland as a creative leader during its EU Presidency. The selection included both established names and emerging talents, offering a rich and diverse aesthetic reflective of contemporary Eastern European design.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Designers:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#05\">Acephala<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#17\">Bohema Clothing\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#16\">CACKO<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#03\">Dreamland Syndicate\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#02\">DZHUS<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#13\">Gosia Baczy\u0144ska<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#08\">HAWROT<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#01\">Jerzy Antkowiak\/Julia Kromolicka<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#19\">KANVA<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#09\">Katsiaryna Nestsiarovich<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#06\">Micha\u0142 Szulc<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#07\">ORSKA<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#04\">Pat Guzik<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#11\">Rad Duet<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#15\">Radek Anais Laro<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#14\">Tanya May<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#12\">Tasha Katsuba<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#10\">Tomasz Ossoli\u0144ski<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/#18\">Vanda Novak<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17253 \" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356503_1013113497594157_4960393562936811069_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356503_1013113497594157_4960393562936811069_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356503_1013113497594157_4960393562936811069_n-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17254\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/496509380_1347892683153518_6627525525363344239_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/496509380_1347892683153518_6627525525363344239_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/496509380_1347892683153518_6627525525363344239_n-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastbound.art\/\">Visit the official website and find out more about the project and the designers<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">EAST BOUND was organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/crpk.pl\/\">Polish Creative Industries Development Center<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacjakraina.pl\/en\">Kraina Foundation<\/a> in partneship with <a href=\"https:\/\/iam.pl\/en\">the Adam Mickiewicz Institute<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17256  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356492_1913058616098052_196306279730498191_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356492_1913058616098052_196306279730498191_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/instytutpolski.pl\/brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/494356492_1913058616098052_196306279730498191_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 12 May, the fashion show EAST BOUND took place in Brussels at the Track space in Gare du Nord, marking the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. 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