State of Fashion is a platform for showcasing alternatives to the current fashion system. We connect fashion, explicitly and honestly, with the societal questions and challenges of our time, such as inclusivity and fair practice, the impact of globalisation and climate crisis. Our leading question is how fashion and textile can contribute to a better world.

Within our activities, we bring together visionary ideas from global points of view and explore alternatives to the dominant industrial fashion system. Every two years we organise the State of Fashion Biennale, which takes place in different capitals worldwide as well as in our home base Arnhem. Each edition has a new team of international curators who examine current fashion issues in a totally unique way and involve the public.