Team Peter Stigter, catwalk and runway fashion photographer

Hair & Make-up suggestions for the Oscars

tess — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:23:36 +0000

When going to the Oscars not only your dress has to look stunning. Your hair, as well as your make-up, has to be mind-blowing. Your overall look just need to be special and different from any other party or award show.

Thus, just letting your hair hang loose is not an option. It has to look like you put some effort into it. You’d have to pin it up, let it braid or let it curl.

The all-time favorite hairstyle at the Oscars seems to be a classical pinned up style. Perhaps finished with a nice hair accessory and eye-catching earrings. Yet while braids have got very popular last year we might see some of that at the Oscars as well.

At the haute couture shows in Paris the hair and make-up looked dramatically over the top. Big, old-fashioned hairstyles were presented and some of the make-up felt a bit drag queenish. Yet trends at fashion shows always get extremily magnified. So it’s good to get some inspiration from it and turn it into your own style.

Just always keep in mind that the Oscars deserve an ultra special look.

Milou van Rossum over kleuren en karaoke

Joris — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:19:50 +0000

Milou van Rossum, moderedactrice van de Volkskrant, vertelt over kleuren en karaoke tijdens de Amsterdam Fashion Week, AIFW. Related posts:Milou van Rossum and Peter Stigter at AIFW 2009 Cecile Narinx op zoek naar hapjes Carlo Wijnands (and Ruud vd Peijl) over slechte ontwerpers en oordoppen Petrovsky & Ramone over rituelen en locaties Related posts:

Carlo Wijnands (and Ruud vd Peijl) over slechte ontwerpers en oordoppen

Joris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:31:53 +0000

Carlo Wijnands tells us about bad designers and earplugs at Amsterdam Fashion Week, AIFW, fall winter 2010. Meanwhile, Ruud van der Peijl does a fashiondance in the background…

Click here to view the embedded video.

Fashion director Destiny on acid

Joris — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:28:16 +0000

Fashion director Destiny on acid backstage at the shows of Elsien Gringhuis and Non by Kim. Related posts:Maarten Spruyt, stylist and art director, praises Iris van Herpen aifw 2009 Last words about AIFW by James Veenhoff, director of Fashion Week Klaag TV Amsterdam Fashion Week Edition Episode 2 Klaag TV Amsterdam Fashion Week Edition Episode 1 Related posts:

Haute Couture 2010: Oscar Potentials

tess — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:32:08 +0000

With the 82^nd edition of the Academy Awards just one month away, we thought it was about time to have a dress-room talk….

A lot has to be arranged before a famous actress wears a designer gown to the Oscars. Stylists first have to order several dresses. Those have to fit or else be altered. Then the search starts for the right shoes and accessories. Finally, the whole look has to be approved and if a celebrity decides it just isn’t the right dress, there needs to be time to find another one. So one month is not that long of a period.

The Haute Couture collections shown in Paris had a lot of potential dresses for the Oscars. While watching the shows we could already vision Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Angelina Jolie in the beautiful gowns that were presented.

At the Armani Prive show three dresses seemed ready to battle for the Oscars. The best one was a strapless black dress with a small part of the dress covering one shoulder.

The Chanel collection had quite a few dresses that just belong at the Oscar-show. Lagerfeld’s gorgeous silver and pastel combinations with exquisite embroideries are sure to look swell on almost any Hollywood star. And the yellow pastel strapless gown with the classical silver adornment needs to be shown on the red carpet, if you ask us.

For Dior, John Galliano created a lot of voluptuous white gowns. Last year white was a huge hit at the Ocars. But maybe this year it’s time for a little more color. Dior’s deep red gown with pastel colored top and back might just be the real thing for Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock.

At the Jean Paul Gaultier show one blue and silver dress had some nice elements. Yet it could be a bit over the top for the red carpet. The rest of JPG’s dresses didn’t seem very appropriate for the Oscars either. JPG had used many different themes in his collection, so his dresses were a bit too playful.

Elie Saab’s mind-blowing dresses on the other hand simply earn a spot on the red carpet. Their washed out colors, chiffon frills and sparkling silver beading just looked so graceful, feminine and seriously chic. A minty green Elie Saab dress stood for perfection.

The Valentino collection had many youthful color combinations and therefore not a lot of Valentino gowns looked appropriate for the Oscars. Still we think the red and bright yellow gowns might stand a good chance on the big night.

The closer we get to the Oscars, the more exciting it will become. Which dresses will celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe get a hold of? And which stars will pull off a fifties dress, like Penelope Cruz did last year? Will there be any huge fashion flunks? What color trend will we see this year? And which of our Oscar Potentials will we meet on the red carpet on 7 March.

One thing’s for sure: all A-listers want the best-looking, most lengthening, figure-narrowing gown on the planet, so the competition is on!

Bibi wins our goodiebag contest!

tess — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:46:42 +0000

With a fashionable key ring, a book about modeling by Yfke Sturm, a scarf from the Percy Irausquin collection and a Redken tube, we chose Bibi van der Velden’s goodiebag as the best of the Amsterdam Fashion Week.

Just as much as we loved Bibi’s show, we loved her goodiebag. We estimated its value at € 25 and gave the goodiebag an excellent 7,5.

Though the Bibi van der Velden key ring will be a little bit too big for our pockets, we thought it looked pretty cool. And as our whole team dreams of becoming a top model we also liked getting Yfke Sturm’s book about how to look like a top model. Besides, the scarf from the Collection PRC (Percy Irausquin) will surely match one of our outfits. And the Redken tube will be added to the rest of our Redken collection, which we gathered during this Amsterdam Fashion Week.

We want to congratulate Bibi van der Velden on winning our goodiebag contest.

Yet we have two remarks to make:

1. After comparing all goodiebags from this Amsterdam Fashion Week, it was obvious the Supertrash goodiebag had the best content of all bags.
It came close to winning our contest. However, as none of these bags ended up in our hands, it didn’t.
We think it’s only fair to give all first two rows at a fashion show a goodiebag and not make a distinction between the sections. Moreover, since we have officially started a goodiebag contest, we think we should always get one, no matter what section or row we sit. (We also don’t want to have to goodie-beg for it).

2. We accidently discussed one of the goodies in the Non by Kim goodiebag wrong. We described one of the items as a folder, but it actually was a handmade screen print, worth about 50 euros.
We want to apologize for this mistake. Yet we think its value wasn’t clear to a lot of people, especially since it was printed on the back of the press review, which most people throw away shortly after the show.
Maybe it should have been handed out in a different way or maybe it was just bit of a baddie to give away at a fashion show. Anyway, we are sorry for our misinterpretation.

Looking back on all the goodiebags we received last week, we think there is some pimping to be done. Some of the bags seemed worth more than their contents and after a few shows we were almost buried in Redken products. There was also a huge gap between the Supertrash goodiebag and all the other bags. So there’s a job for the other brands if they want to equalize.

We will continue on rating the goodiebags we receive at different fashion events, so we hope all brands will take the challenge and put some extra effort in arranging some new goodies for next fashion season.

Wanna take a hint?
Scarfs, books, accessories, make-up or food and drinks will do just fine!

Ruud van der Peijl: winner Streetheart Awards Team Peter Stigter

Jetty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:58:24 +0000

Stylist, photographer and fashion-icon Ruud van der Peijl won the first Streetheart-award of Team Peter Stigter. Daryl van Wouw had the honor to hand over the award.

Ruud van der Peijl got the most streethearts for the outfit he wore at the first day of the Amsterdam Fashion Week. All visitors at the Fashion Week were invited to stick their vote/hart at their favorite outfits, which were nailed at a large wall in the fashion-lounge.

With the Streetheart-award Team Peter Stigter and the Amsterdam Fashion Week want to stimulate all visitors to dress themselves at their best: fashionable, creative, stylish.

team peter stigter

Jetty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:12:02 +0000

The 12th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week is over, it just went too fast this time. We want to thank everybody for their support, their cooperation and wonderful fashion. See you next time or in New York !

Frontrow Day five – Amsterdam Fashion Week

Jetty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:52:15 +0000

At the last day of the Amsterdam Fashion Week the frontrows were filled with a mix of designers, celebs, editors and society-people. We spotted a.o. designers Monique van Heist, Jan Taminiau and Mart Visser, writer/artist Jan Cremer and former Olympic swimmer Inge de Bruin. Fashion seems more and more alive and kicking!

Streetwear Amsterdam FW10 Day 5

Jetty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:40:30 +0000

What are you wearing during the fashion week? Your Burberry-boots, your latest D&G-vest or that vintage YSL? Maybe we’ll spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashionweeks we refresh our streetwear posts regularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Amsterdam.

Laser lights at fashion show Bibi van der Velden

tess — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:18:55 +0000

Related posts:Bibi van der Velden en Claes Iversen Catwalk Fashion Show FW09 Bibi van der Velden Catwalk Show Bibi wins our goodiebag contest! Fashion Institute Arnhem & Blue Blood Catwalk Fashion Show Video FW09 Related posts:

Goodiebags !? Day five Amsterdam Fashion Week

tess — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:11:13 +0000

This year we pay extra attention to the goodiebags we receive at every fashion show. Although they’re called goodiebags, not everything that’s inside is really a goodie. Therefore we review the bags we receive during the Amsterdam Fashion Week and estimate their value.

At the end of the week we’ll announce the winner of our Goodiebag Contest. Check it out!

Club Brillant

The goodiebag we received at the CLUB BRILLANT fashion show contained:

Useful
Book – Contemporary Luxury
Magazine about sunglasses, fashion and travel
Voucher – La Dress – 25,-

Spam
-

Estimated Value: € 26,-

Rating: 6

Replay

The goodiebag we received at the REPLAY fashion show contained:

Useful
Bottle – Campari
Stirr – Campari
Hair & Body wash – Redken
Cool finish – Redken
Chill blast – Redken
Voucher – Rob Peetoom

Spam
-

Estimated Value: € 16,-

Rating: 6

Bibi van der Velden

The goodiebag we received at the BIBI VAN DER VELDEN fashion show contained:

Useful
Box with a book by Yfke Sturm and a silk scarf
Key ring – Bibi van der Velden
Plump treat – Redken

Spam
-

Estimated Value: € 25,-

Rating: 7,5

Replay Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:20:14 +0000

We really liked the Replay fashion show and not only because top model Anna Beatriz Barros walked in it. Replay showed a lot of colorful and comfortable clothes. And while a lot of styles and colors were mixed ‘n matched it felt a bit folklore-ish.

The denim was as well slim as baggy and had a lot of funny details like chains, studs and labels. It was mainly dark with new innovative washes.

Checked and floral prints could be seen in some blouses and tunics. The thick woolen sweaters with crazy prints looked very cool and oh so winter proof.

The women wore small leather jackets, the man wore knitted cardigans.

Towards the end the models came by in some cute party dresses. Those dresses, in gray and black, were small and decorated with all kinds of gold and silver studs.

What we loved about the collection was the fact that there was a significant parallelism between the male and female clothes. It showed that the influences Replay used, can look good on both men and women.

Claudia Sträter Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:03:01 +0000

Claudia Sträter presented a modern collection for powerful women on the last day of fashion week. We saw jackets with influences from the eighties, skirts and coats with animal prints and carrot pants.

The collection also had a few good suits, a lot of woolen waistcoats and cardigans in natural colors like gray, brown and beige. They were worn with large leather belts. Other leather items were dresses, pants and gloves.

Of course all trends were used in a modest way, so the collection can be worn by many different Claudia Sträter women.

Streetwear Amsterdam FW10 Day 4

Jetty — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:22:25 +0000

Ado Les Scents by Hyun Yeu Amsterdan Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:29:55 +0000

Fashion designer Hyun Yeu presented his second menswear collection for fw2010. He named it Rain, while the clothes in this collection were meant to be worn (with a smile) on a rainy day.

The main character in the collection was a coat. We saw a fur coat, trench coats and some shiny silver and blue coats. A cashmere pea coat was so popular that couturier Frans Molenaar already bought it right after the show.

Hyun Yeu also showed some suits in orange black and some long woolly sweaters. We spotted them already the menswear collections in Milan and Paris, but Hyun Yeu presented some old fashion long Johns as well. They were worn with short tight jackets (with only one button) and blouses.

When we asked Hyun Yeu which item was his favorite he said: ‘All the outfits are my babies. I cannot pick one favorite, that’s like choosing between your children. I love them all.’

Besides the trench coat, we loved the pleated silk wool pants in his collection. They fit perfectly and were very well executed.
Actually they look too good to wear on a rainy day, if you ask us.

Frontrow Day four – Amsterdam Fashion Week

Jetty — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:03:32 +0000

The frontrows were filled with lots of famous Dutchies yesterday. A packed frontrow at Brillant – what’s new – but also at Ontfront and EnD. A few soapies, some editors but also designers who come to cheer their colleagues.

Goodiebags !? Day four – Amsterdam Fashion Week

tess — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:35:33 +0000

This year we pay attention to the goodiebags we receive at every fashion show. Although they’re called goodiebags, not everything that’s inside is really a goodie. Therefore we review the bags we receive during the Amsterdam Fashion Week and estimate their value.

At the end of the week we’ll announce the winner of our Goodiebag Contest. Check it out!

OntFront

The goodiebag we received at the ONTFRONT fashion show contained:

Useful

Magazine – Playboy
Magazine – James
Scalp Relief – Redken Cool Finish – Redken
Mini backpack – Eastpak
A men’s boxer – Claesen’s

Spam

Folder Simon Amon x Fret Hinge

Estimated Value: €18,-

Rating: 6

EnD

The goodiebag we received at the EnD fashion show contained:

Useful

Lipgloss – Maybelline
Tampons – Beppy
Magazine – Cosmopolitan

Spam

Folder – Beick
Folder – Mevipu

Estimated Value: € 10,-

Rating: 5

Michael Barnaart van Bergen/Brillant

The goodiebag we received at the MICHAEL BARNAART VAN BERGEN/BRILLANT fashion show contained:

Useful

Magazine – Beau Monde
Magazine – Contemporary Luxury
Lip balm – Hannah
Deo – Vogue
Shampoo – Redken
Mirror/Brush – Styletoday

Spam

Folder – Blue
Folder – Hannah
Card – 94 wines

Estimated Value: € 12,-

Rating: 6

Kids Frontrow – Amsterdam Fashion Week

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:14:53 +0000

All those busy mothers/fashion-pro’s, they take their job serious. They work, no matter what, even during the weekend. And no nanny’s or babysitters, they just take their kids to the shows. And so tomorrow’s fashionpro’s are born. Or paparazzi, there was this cute little girl who took pictures from every vip sitting frontrow at the show of Supertrash.

EnD Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:41:40 +0000

The fashion show of Eva and Delia was introduced by a short forties/fifties movie in which we saw Victoria Koblenko and Sebastiaan Labrie. It was inspired by Hollywood’s black and white crime-cinema.

Small lamps were hanging above the catwalk and as they lighted up the models appeared.

The designers described their collection as the most chique, fatal, feminine and dramatic one ever. They passed the campy influences they used earlier and focused more on glamour. Yet they still cherished their cutting edge and rocky energy.

Eva and Delia showed a lot of accentuated shoulders. Several fans attached to dresses came by as well. Long eighties inspired jackets with shoulder pads, worn as dresses, and high-waisted pants were also shown.

All designs came by in gold, black and beige and were worn with bronze necklaces.

At the end of the show all models stood still on the runway as the lamps above their heads were turned off one by one to the sounds of Rock ‘n’ roll suicide by David Bowie.

Eva and Delia showed their first collection for EnD in 2007. In November 2009 EnD won the Marie Claire Prix de la Mode as Best National Designer.

Streethearts by Team Peter Stigter

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:29:52 +0000

The Streethearts-project of Team Peter Stigter is a succes. Who’s going to win the Streethearts-award? Please make your choice by sticking a heart to your favorite outfit. Find out tomorrow-evening who’s the winner.

Streetwear Amsterdam FW10 Day 3

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:26:00 +0000

Ontfront Amsterdam Fashion Week fw 2010

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:17:13 +0000

The menswear-label Ontfront has a signature of its own: rebellious but focused at real men’s tailoring. The fw 2010 collection had a hint of techno eighties with a straight and gründliche German touch.

Designer Liza Koifman was inspired by car-races at Le Mans and Monaco and car-design and aerodynamic silhouettes. Colors were dark and reminded us of asphalt, rubber wheels and colorful highlights, fabrics were classic but also techno.

All together it was a mucho macho collection with a playful touch, like little boys wearing tough clothes to be like their big brothers. But hey, men and cars – it’s the same as men and clothes. Showing off is allowed.

and beyond amsterdam fashion week fw2010

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:41:43 +0000

Mysterious, magical, from outer space and yet very poetic – those were the characteristics of a strong presentation of End Beyond.

Étranger Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:05:40 +0000

On a special location in the centre of Amsterdam Taiwanese designer Lifu Hsiao presented his debut collection for winter 2010. Everyone gathered in a 17^th century cellar underneath a monumental bridge. Thanks to this location there immediately was a good vibe at the show. Some great old sing-a-long songs made it even better.

Hsiao’s collection was youthful and classic at the same time. Colors like yellow, red and blue and a few checked patterns made the collection look like fun. Loose-fitting skirts and blouses gave it a classic look.

Lifu Hsiao gave his designs a very own twist by adding reversed shoulder pads, A-line skirts and lots of zippers. As a matter of fact the models were all zipped up from their collars to theirs skirts, leg warmers and boots. The clothes were made out of nylons and polyesters combined with wools, silks, and cottons.

Though the press review read highly erotic, we didn’t totally feel that by looking at Hsiao’s collection. Yet it was hard to describe the clothes in one or two words.

Étranger by Lifu Hsiao
Lifu Hsiao (Taiwan, 1980) graduated at the fashion master Fashion Institute Arnhem in 2008. After gaining working experience at Veronique Branquinho in 2009, Hsiao is now launching his own womens label Étranger. With his label, he strives to help women reaching “humanity and emotions” through his designs. Lifu Hsiao works and lives in Amsterdam.

Goodiebags!? Day three – Amsterdam Fashion Week

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:28:58 +0000

At the end of the week we’ll announce the winner of our Goodiebag Contest. Check it out!

Non by Kim

The goodiebag we received at the NON by KIM fashion show contained:

Useful

Hair conditioner – Redken

Spam

Gift voucher 5 euro – Lensworld

Folder – Aluminium Chair

Liv magazine – Volvo

Estimated Value: € 1,-

Rating: 3

Supertrash

The goodiebag we received at the SUPERTRASH fashion show contained:

Useful

Mirror and hairbrush – Styletoday

Bag – I Love Fashion News

Soap – Gamila Secret

Energy shot – Dagravit

Chocolate – Australian – 250 gram

Magazine – Supertrash

Snack – Fruit & Crispy – 10 gram

Color activating treatment – Redken – 50 ml

Candle – Supertrash

Home fragrance sticks – Rituals

Body Cream – Aveda – 25 ml

Mascara – Maybelline

She – energy drink

Dinercheque 25,-

Supertan – 12 ml

Mentos – Aqua kiss

Scrub glove – Pure

Voucher for a pair of Porsche sunglasses

Spam

Folder: fashioncheque

Estimated value: € 250,-

Rating: 6*

*We would really love to give the goodiebag a 9, yet while we didn’t receive one we changed it into a 6.We were dissapointed about the fact that not everyone at the show received a goodiebag. All first two rows got one, except us, sitting in section C. Did they ran out of goodiebags, did some people steal them before the show started or do journalists just don’t get one?
Dear Olcay Gulsen, we hope we will receive one of your great goodiebags at your next show.

Claes Iversen

The goodiebag we received at CLAES IVERSEN’s fashion show contained:

Useful

Ultra-straight balm – Redken

Mascara – Maybelline

Spam:

Estimated value: € 8,-

Rating: 6

Frontrow Day three – Amsterdam Fashion Week

Jetty — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:50:46 +0000

Supertrash knows how to get attention: inviting lots of vips, and creating a buzz who’s coming or not. Well, we noticed many Dutchies found their way to the show, although a few left angry because of the way they were treated. Maybe they were not happy with their seats, or they didn’t receive that much wanted goodiebag?

Anyway we spotted a.o. Bridget Maasland, minister Cramer, soccer-player Edgar Davids, Lieke van Lexmond, model Yfke Sturm and as special guest Alexandra Richards – daughter of Rollings Stones-member Keith Richards.

Streetwear Amsterdam FW10 Day 2

Joris — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:59:55 +0000

Claes Iversen Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

tess — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:52:51 +0000

Claes Iversen’s collection called Le Petite Femme was indeed a very feminine collection. We saw lots of ruffles and shiny kristall flowers.

Claes showed some great designs in which heavy winter fabrics were mixed with transparent organza. From under some skirts and dresses was a transparent layer visible. A checked skirt was matched with a floralprinted blouse. All blouses had a small cute collar.

The collars in this collection were bordeaux red, gold, pink and navy blue.

At the ending of the show a model appeared in a white wedding dress full of price tags. But not only the dress, also the model’s face and the veil of the dress had price tags added to them.

We already heard a lot of people saying Claes’ collection was great and we couldn’t agree more.

Supertrash Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

Jetty — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:24:29 +0000

“A new era has begun in which power is back where it belongs, women finally will take over authority. SuperTrash tells this story with her new winter collection, specially created by Power women for Power women! Who can we honor better to celebrate this than the most famous queen of our history that ruled over a whole empire: Miss Cleopatra.” This was according to their pressrelease.

And it was a strong woman indeed that walked the catwalk at the Supertrash-show. And she couldn’t care less what others would think of her ultra-tight, short dresses, high heels, glitzy leggings and comfy cardigans or leather jackets. Colors moved form black to brown, green and off white. Silver studs, golden tinkles and long zippers made it look more tough, while big flower-prints added a touch of femininity.