RENE GURSKOV
Sustainably conscious genderless mens wear- made in the European Union/Denmark.
Exploring quality and fashion whilst maintaining a Danish sense of shape and function.
A glimpse of disco light, which is essential to both sides of the modern man: the cool and the cute!
Projects / Collabs
Aqua costumes 1999 – 2001
Annie Lennox costumes 1999
Bjorg costume 2000
Janet Jackson costumes 2001
Crown princess Mette-Marit of Norway private wardrobe 2002
Eurovision Song Contest Danish Radio Broadcast 2004
American Rag Tokyo – special edition collection 2005- 2008
Beams Tokyo – special edition collection 2007 INTERMIX Los Angeles – special edition collection
2009 IT/Dover Street Market Beijing – special project w/ Wyman Wong
2010 Shinee “Lucifer” costumes
2011 Cofounder of Void Showroom Paris
2015 Dnce “Cake by the Ocean” show costumes
2023 Showroom Paris project in the making
Awards/Exhibitions
Third prize winner Silver Thread “Centre du Lin” Paris 1992
Young Europe Show Igedo, Dusseldorf – representing Denmark 1993
Censored exhibition Danish counsel of Arts and Crafts, Den Fri 1994
Future Fashion Show, European Cultural Capital 1996
Golden fur Needle finalist, SAGA FUR 2000 Nominated for Baltic Sea Fashion Award 2002
Nominated “Best New Comer” Mens Wear Premium Berlin 2004
Winner “Best New Comer” Mens Wear Pret a Porter Paris 2004
Danish Arts and Craft censored exhibition Kolding Hus 2005
Speaking/Panel/Jury
Jury member Smirnoff fashion Award 1996-2000
Jury member Golden Thread Award “Centre du Lin” 1997
Panelist Kolding Design Skole BA/MA 1999-2002
Advisor Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås
Speaker fashion ethics / start up programme UCC Copenhagen 2014- present
Speaker "fashion in Europe" Shenkar College 2022