In this report, the influences shift focus from gendered expectations to personal identity in the contect of historical shaping.

In the coming years, as identity becomes more fluid and creativity flourishes, self-expression will serve as a powerful tool for authentic connection and navigating a changing world.

This year's graduation shows featured students exploring their past and future worlds through deeply personal projects, challenging social norms and envisioning a better future.

The Match exhibition in Paris looks at the future of sports, combining human passion with design and innovation as the city prepares for the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Exploring the possibilities and properties of flax, a historical fibre with a bright future.

Womenswear directions mirror the transformation of female identity and womanhood and reexamine our bond with clothes as a form of expression.

In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, this quote symbolizes the direction for Fall Winter 2025.

The Dutch Design Week 2023 theme “Picture This” envisions a future shaped by creativity, regeneration and fusing local thinking with global awareness.

For Spring Summer 2025, OvN explored eight womenswear directions that emphasize different aspects of womanhood and identity.

An analysis of the menswear shows and the changing role and image of men. Men are no longer confined to rigid stereotypes, embracing the opportunity to redefine what it means to be a man in the modern world.

The fifteen 2023 graduation projects of the Royal Academy of the Hague (KABK) in The Hague, The Royal Academy of Antwerp and the UAL/ Central Saint Martins in London that caught our eye.

Our clothes are our second skin, reflecting our personality and values and allowing us to express ourselves in distinct and creative ways. OvN's report pairs seven directions in women's wear with artworks that address fashion and the female body.

Trend has gone; these are curations of thoughts, expressions of self, explorations of possibilities, exercises of empowerment and erasure of cultural cliches. For this report we explore our relationship with clothing through art.

The theme of the Dutch Design Week 2022 was Get Set, a call to action that signals a shift in mentality and vibe; a shift from preparation to actually doing something.

To illustrate the influences for SS 2024 OvN has explored different artists that celebrate the human body and that emphasise uniqueness in a simple, clear manner.

For this report, we looked at male representation in art and how this reflects different perspectives of identities and culture.

The London Design Festival explored new ideas for an era of futurism based on sustainable values.

Graduation projects of three art and design schools; the Royal College of Art in London,  the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and Central Saint Martins in London. 

The theme of the Milan design week 2022 was ‘Between Space and Time’, and sustainability in the design industry was the central theme during the event.

The Women’s Fall 2022 Report shows the current mindset of distortion and escapism, a time of chaos designed into clothes.