Daryl’s darling

Like a real designer Daryl van Wouw had a popstar entertaining the audience. Krezip’s lead-singer Jacqueline Govaert opened the show. Daryl presented a strong collection full of edgy streetwise couture. It was the finale of a great Amsterdam Fashionweek.

Zoe and Jani
Zoe is a London based hair stylist, she took her brother, a former clubkid, to the AIFW.

Model with drink
First strutting down the catwalk and now posing by the bar. I liked her shoes and coat with the grey/silver pantyhose.

Ans Markus
Another lady who has passed the age of 40 and knows how to wear her age in a stylish way. I waited for 10 minutes to take a picture of her; Ans Markus, a painter. Maybe this is good inspiration for a self portrait.

Anouk
Dressed in a black cape, grey pantyhose and lackleather shoes, this pale lady with fuchsia lips drew my attention. Her name is Anouk and she’s learning to be a fashion designer. She has a special interest in the combination of texture and technology to add more light and better tailoring to her designs.

Willemijn Sluis
I first noticed Willemijns Scottish skirt. So nice to see someone combine it with the traditional dark blue colour instead of an obvious neon. Lipstick was original also; Bordeaux-red instead of Ferrari. After talking to Willemijn for a bit, it came out she knew Peter personally and had worked with him several times.

Project Catwalk winner Django Steenbakker presented his new collection today to a big audience.

Antoine Peters
Designer Antoine Peters was waiting in line for a colleague’s show wearing a brownish photoprint shirt.

Robbert Risteski
Robbert Risteski, stylist, works parttime for Zipper and for a Paris based designer called Marian Pejoski who went to St. Martins together with Bernard Wilhelm.

Neon rockstars
I caught these kids right before the supertrash show. They looked so good together, it almost seemed as if they were one outfit worn by three urban models.

Yellow Frida
Remember the artist Frida Kahlo? This woman I interpreted as the perfect modern version of her. I was blown away by her appearance and I wasn’t the only one.

Wolves in the Snow
This girl was one of the neon rockstars. If they were a three piece painting I’d call this piece the wolf in the snow. A friendly wolf though, who dresses well and has a pretty face.

Jan Taminiau - Fashionmoment
The show of Jan Taminiau was one of the highlights of this Amsterdam International Fashion Week. The transformation of young innocent girls into strong amazones was beautifully done and touching.

Bibi vd Velden - Show (it) girls!
Jewelry-designer Bibi van der Velden found a great way to show her vintage-style jewelry. The set and styling were inspired by Marlene Dietrich and old school cabaret and that seemed a great and glamourous way to show her work.