Visit the summer program Fashion Faux-Pas at Oud House! Developed by Kapish (Squish+Kollection Kitsch), each weekend in July you can discover something new and join us for a rich program of exhibitions, workshops, performances, and more.
- July.05 – July.27: EXPO: Fashion Faux-Pas.
- July.05, 14:00-19:00: Opening with Band, DJ, Bingo and more.
- July.12, 20:00-22.30: Outdoor Screening Night.
- July.13, 14:00-18:00: Various workshops.
- July.26, 16:00-20:00: Community dinner
- July.27, 17:00-22:00: Finissage with music and performance
Fashion Faux-Pas marks the first collaboration between Oud House and Stichting Kapish (Squish + Kollection Kitsch). Taking place in the heart of Bospolder-Tussendijken (BoTu), this joyful and experimental cultural program explores how we express ourselves, how we’re seen, and how we relate to one another—through clothing, craft, and care.
At its heart, Fashion Faux-Pas celebrates community creativity, alternative fashion practices, and the many ways appearances shape how we move through the world. Whether it’s a traditional garment, a secondhand remix, or something lovingly handmade, clothing tells stories. It carries memories, politics, and possibilities.
Through playful, critical, and tender works, the program frames clothing as a site of connection, craft, resistance, and reinvention—while questioning how appearance influences our place in public space.
Jan Kobellstraat 78D, 3026 SW Rotterdam
The exhibition free to enter. Besides the opening, all the events are donation-based. Reserve your spots via https://eventix.shop/bqj2qzn8
EXHIBITION | July.05 – 27
open Thu-Sun, 12-17h
Located in Oud House and its adjacent garden, the group exhibition is the heart of Fashion Faux-Pas. Local artists present works that blur the lines between art, clothing, and care—ranging from hand-stitched textiles and wearable objects to intimate installations, materials of protest, and stories of migration. Playful, personal, and political.
You’ll also find €10 mini artworks in the vending machine and the infamous Oud House vintage shop curated by Yang Bai. One short film is screened in loop daily (then, all short films will be visible only on the screening day). The space is hosted by the artists themselves and Oud House friends, offering room for slow conversation, reflection, and shared presence.
With works by
Hand of Fatima (Restore the Narrative), Fabulous Fungi, Farah Sahupala (Pneuma Soma), Kıvanç, SARAJSH (Atal Mata), Flora Madu, Yokolina, Wilma van der Wilt, Miriam Del Seppia
OPENING | July.05
14:00 – 19:00
A day of street catwalks, workshops, live music, and celebration.
14:00–16:00 – Make it. Hook it. Work it.
Earrings-making workshop by Goretti Pombo — A playful, no-rules workshop where you’ll design and make your own earrings—and wear them on the catwalk the same day! Use new and secondhand materials (or bring your own treasures). Open to all aged 12+. No experience needed—just curiosity and a playful spirit.
16:00–16:30 – Live Music by Earthbeheer
A local band launches their first LP, Earthbeheer, with dreamy folk and magical, mysterious sounds.
16:30–17:00 – Fashion Show
With original looks by: Bent Bent Bent (Het Gebouw), Mees Makes, SARAJSH (Atal Mata), Farah Sahupala (Pneuma Soma), Hand of Fatima, Goretti Pombo
A rule-breaking catwalk moving through the BoTu streets, featuring sculptural pieces, remixed everyday wear, and expressive silhouettes. Clothing and henna art that speaks—of identity, protest, tenderness, and pride.
17:00–19:00 – Live DJ Set by Yokolina
Cumbia / Post-punk / New wave
17:15–17:45 – Kollection Kitsch x Squish Bingo
A playful local tradition with mini-artwork prizes! Discover new artists and take home a surprise. For kids, elders, and everyone in between.
Outdoor Screening Night | July.12
20:00-22:30 (ticket required)
An evening of short films exploring the politics and poetics of appearance—from stylized fashion films to tender documentaries and experimental video works. Expect perspectives on beauty, queerness, intimacy, and cultural identity. Followed by informal drinks and conversation.Popcorn will be available! The screening will take place in the garden.
Featuring:
The Little King – Rómulo Correa
Les fleurs du mâle – Hadi Moussally
This is not. A Muse – Thaís DeMelo
Neh Neh Pok – Jaime Ng
A Garden Under the Earth – Pedro Lavin
Shame – Hadi Moussally
It Has Passed and It Is Fine – Zsuzsa Debre
Kelpie – Siyi Huang
Split Ends – Hannah Koselj Marušič
xiexieV3RZ01 – Ella Wang Olsson
Workshops | July.13
14:00 – 18:00 (ticket required)
Hands-on workshops open to all levels. Learn to personalize secondhand clothes, repair garments, or create something entirely new. Topics include:
Hand of Fatima – Henna Art & Identity
Explore henna’s cultural significance in Moroccan traditions—from adornment to protection—while learning to apply it using the traditional syringe method.
Miriam Del Seppia – Botanical Dye Workshop
Collectively create a temporary curtain installation using local garden flowers and market leftovers. Dye messages and questions that reflect life in the neighborhood.
Fabulous Fungi – Natural Dyes
Garden-based session with fungal and plant-based dye baths, sample fabrics, and shared tools.
Wilma van der Wilt – Neighborhood clothing swap
Bring 3 items and leave with 3 new ones.
Community Dinner | July.26
Suggested donation: minimum €4 (free for cooks). Workshop for kids: free.
Join us in Oud House’s garden for a festive dinner prepared with rescued market produce. A collective cooking session invites everyone to contribute, followed by a shared meal, laughter, and perhaps a surprise performance.
16:00–18:30 – Cooking session
Want to help? Email squish.aubane@gmail.com or text 061348 1581
19:00–21:00 – Dinner in the Garden
16:00–18:30 – Free Workshop for Kids
Patchwork Quilt Block Workshop by Suelae Robinson (invited by Creative Women Rotterdam)
Learn the story of patchwork quilts—how Black communities in the U.S. turned scraps into art and care. Create a quilt block garland from felt and take home a reminder that small things, when loved, hold great power. (Inspired by a project by Lia Griffith)
Finissage | July.27
We close the month with an evening of live music, performances, and final reflections. Join us to honor the creativity, vulnerability, and joy that shaped Fashion Faux-Pas.
Performances by:
Goretti Pombo – Hecate’s Split Ends
A living sculpture where long braids suspend small figurines like oversized earrings. Absurd, reflective, and full of quiet tension.
Michel W. & Lungssu Yen – The Healing of Becoming
A hybrid creature in cyborg dress weaves choreography, Mandarin poetry, and interactive feathers—drawing from queer Asian storytelling and self-healing through craft.
Bent Bent Bent, Nico Ayala Rivera, Zuurpruimpje – Help ik weet niet waar mijn schoenen zijn
A new collaborative performance exploring the joys and pressures of dressing up.
Kıvanç – Tea and Land
A 30-minute participatory piece using voice, story, and melody to create a communal ritual of land, memory, and presence.
Hand of Fatima – Henna Demo & Talk
A live presentation of henna as a living, breathing cultural art form.
Anak Rojak – Mapping the Self
Wearing her mother’s wedding dress, Nina reflects on mixed heritage, ancestral memory, and embodied womanhood.
Closing DJ Set by Kıvanç + Olfa Arfaoui (Female Connections)
A moody and dancy set with unusual tones and tunes.