Monthly Design Market in Budapest - WAMP

Budapest should now be on every cool shoppers travel list as the city embraces a wave of young designers with their trendy boutiques springing up throughout the city. Stores such as Retro Deluxe, Nanushka and Tisza Shoes are selling the designs of local designers and now there is a new design market, WAMP, taking place every month where visitors can find a wide variety of products such as clothes, jewellery, bags and shoes, from some of the city’s fresh new talent. WAMP is a community event where emerging designers showcase their works and is a meeting place for Budapest’s creative and trendsetting people. The market is on in May on 5th, 12th and 19th and is popular with both locals and visitors to the city. Please check the web site for more information and dates beyond this www.wamp.hu

‘Responsible Fashion & Design Tour’ through the eyes of a local

If you would like someone to show you the creative side of Budapest why not take the Responsible Design and Fashion tour available through Underguide, the guiding company that promises to show visitors the city through the eyes of a local. The four-hour walking tour will open up the Hungarian fashion and designer scene including visiting designer’s manufacturers, unique boutiques and you could even participate in a special workshop which concept stores sometimes organise. The tour will be tailored to your interests so whether is soviet retro, contemporary urban handicraft or cutting edge fashion you will see some of the hidden design and fashion gems Budapest has to offer. The price is €95 per person from 1-4 people, or €25 per person if there are more than four people. For more information visit www.underguide.com

Helmut Newton Photography Exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

See photos by Helmut Newton, one of the greatest figures of fashion and advertising photography in the ‘Helmut Newton Photography Exhibition’ that runs until 14th July at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. Helmut Newton revolutionised fashion photography with the provocative style and erotic content of his work and the show will feature around 250 photographs that reflect his most significant creative periods. The selected works are from three of his key albums. PrivateProperty contains forty-five photographs from Newton’s best fashion, portrait and nude shots from 1972 to 1983. Newton published his provocative nudes between 1985 and 1995, among others in his own periodical, the four-volume HelmutNewton’s Illustrated. The fashion and advertising photos taken between 1983 and 2003 for the major fashion labels (Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent & Versace) appeared in the album A GunForHire.For more information visit www.szepmuveszeti.hu

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