Branko Popovic was born in former Yugoslavia (Croatia) in 1983, due to war he and his family immigrated to the Netherlands. Eventually settled in Maastricht, where he completed fashion design course at Maastricht Academy of Arts in 2005. After graduation he started his namesake studio ‘BRANKOPOPOVIC’ with focus on menswear fashion and performing arts projects including costume design and production.
Branko is mostly known as one of the co-founders/directors of FASHIONCLASH Foundation, an interdisciplinary showcase and development platform for fashion and fashion culture and a worldwide network of emerging fashion makers. Since 2009, FASHIONCLASH has created and realized more than 200 projects and events and provided stage to more than 1000 designers and artists from all over the globe.
He was a member of the advisory committee at Creative Industries Fund NL (2017 – 2020) and is often invited as a speaker, jury member and guest lecturer in various contexts. In addition, he reports about art and culture on his personal blog and he has reported for various online magazines such as Kaltblut Magazine and Vogue Talents.
Multidisciplinary maker and creative director of projects within the field of (fashion) design and performing arts
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