Hair Heroes in Amsterdam
Hair Heroes is a Dutch charity project instignated by international renowned hair-artist Andy Uffels and Penny Slaney. The project is an independent working foundation that supports the Dutch foundation Stop Kindermisbruik (Stop Child-abuse). By organizing events in the Netherlands but also by supporting educational hair-dressing-projects in India and Cambodia Hair Heroes tries to make a difference. This sunday all Dutch top-hairdressers gathered at the Amsterdam Passenger Terminal for the yearly Hair Heroes-event, with a spectaculair show, performances, acts and an afterparty.
Team Peter Stigter covered the event for Hair Heroes.
New Face: Milou van Groesen
Meet Milou van Groesen, a 22-year old Dutch Model, who’s about to become big in the world of modelling. She has been modelling for a few years now. Yet it was only after Balenciaga let her open the latest show (SS2011) that Milou is getting everyone’s attention. Her agent has decided Milou she should take her career in a new, high end direction. ‘She represents a new cool’, she said. And it seems that’s already working out. We can’t wait to see more of this blonde Dutchie.
Name: Milou van Groesen
Age: 22
Birth Year: 8 April, 1988
Place of Birth: Den Helder, The Netherlands (she’s 100% Dutch)
Discovered: By A Models Amsterdam, while she was walking on the street.
Breakthrough: She opened the Balenciaga show (SS2011)
Fashion shows: Costello Tagliapietra, Staerk, Vera Wang, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Elise Øverland, Charlotte Ronson en Gaspard Yurkievich, Philip Lim and Balenciaga.
Agencies: Women Management (Paris)
Campaigns: Diesel and H&M
Signature look: Milou often looks like she’s under the influence of something. That’s probably what makes her stand out.
Admires: Kate Moenning’s style
Hobbies: Having a nice drink with my friends in the park and being at home with friends. Milou also plays guitar; her dad teaches her that. Yet she says her life is one big hobby.
Favorite music: She likes rock. Milou’s favorite bands are Uh Huh Her and Sleater-Kinney.
Check out Milou’s Screen Test below:
New Face: Saskia de Brauw
A beauty with brains, that’s how we would describe Dutch model Saskia de Brauw. She started modeling at the age of 16, then took a break to finish her study and now she is back! With her age, she’s 29 now, she has more to offer than just a pretty face. This girl has something to say too. And if she’s not modeling she works on her art projects.
Name: Saskia de Brauw
Age: 29
Birth Year: 1981
Place of Birth: a village near Amsterdam
Discovered: at the age of 16
Breakthrough: her second breakthrough happened in 2010. Saskia did a casting for Prada and became the new face or Eres (she took over Lara Stone for this job). Models.com named her (at the age of 29) as one of the New Faces.
Fashion shows: Givenchy, Balenciaga, Paul Smith, Matthew Williamson (SS2011)
Agencies: VIVA, Paparazzi
Signature look: Short dark hair, androgyny
Quote: ‘Modeling was never a dream. Yet thanks to my work as a model I could afford my study. I’d prefer to call myself a visual artist.’
Dreams of: Doing a shoot for Vogue in which she can be more of a character than a model. Saskia also dream of living in Paris.
Admires: Stella Tenant, Helena Christensen, Freja Beha and Lara Stone
Saskia has her own website, check: saskiadebrauw
New Face: Iris Egbers
Meet another new Dutchie. Her name is Iris Egbers and she’s become popular as a model very quickly. She was exclusively booked by Calvin Klein and walked some great other shows (SS2011) too. People love her because she is beautiful in a very classic way.
Name: Iris Egbers
Age: 18
Date of Birth: 12 May, 1992
Place of Birth: Breda, The Netherlands
City: Breda
Discovered: Iris herself sent pictures to modeling agency Micha Models.
Breakthrough: the Calvin Klein show SS2011
Fashion shows: Jil Sander, Dries van Noten, Calvin Klein, Barbara Bui, Alexander McQueen, Issey Miyake, Sonia Rykiel, Celine, Ann de Meulenmeester
Agencies: Women (Milan), Micha Models (Amsterdam)
Personal style: Jeans with T-shirt, high heels, long hair.
Obsessed with: Beautiful people
Dreams of:
Favorite food: Pasta, pizza, salads.
Favorite movie: The notebook
Favorite designers: Alexander Wang
Style Icon: Kate Moss
Personal motto: Just live every day and smile.
New Face: Daphne Groeneveld
October 26, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, models
Meet new beauty and upcoming topmodel Daphne Groeneveld. She’s only fifteen years old but is yet conquering the world with her unforgettable lips and classic beauty. She opened the shows of Maxmara and Calvin klein, is the face of MiuMiu’s ad campaign and is said to be on the cover of the November issue of Vogue Paris.
Name: Daphne Groeneveld
Age: 16
Date of Birth: December 24th, 1994
Place of Birth: Leiderdorp, The Netherlands (she’s 100% Dutch)
City: she currently lives in Voorschoten
Discovered: By Bloom Model Management while shopping with her mom.
Breakthrough: 2010; opening the Calvin Klein SS2011 fashion show
Runway debut: Calvin Klein SS2011
Fashion shows: She opened the SS2011 shows of MaxMara en Calvin Klein. She also walked the shows of Marni, Prada, Fendi, Bottega Venata, Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace and Emilio Pucci.
Covers: Models.com and Style.com named her as one of the New Faces of SS2011.
Ad campaigns: MiuMiu
Agencies: Union Models (London), Women (Milan)
Interests: Holidays, dancing (ballet & modern dance), listening to Beyonce & U2.
Favorite piece of clothing: jeans and a little black dress
Personal style: sporty
Obsessed with: Doutzen Kroes
Dreams of: becoming famous and then having her own hotel
Favorite food: Fruit and Italian food
Favorite movie: 2012, by Roland Emmerich
Favorite designers Prada.
Personal motto: I want it, I like it, I do it.
Highlights Paris Fashion Week SS2011
October 25, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, Paris, womenswear
The fact that fashion shows are becoming more of a spectacle every year became especially clear in Paris. Like always Chanel’s show area was mind blowing. Also, Kenzo’s fortieth anniversary at Cirque d’Hiver was a show to remember. Then we had Viktor and Rolf with their enormous wedding dresses and beautifully illustrated backdrop. And of course there were the horses at Hermes and there was Beth Ditto’s runway début at Jean Paul Gaultier.
As for the fashion, Paris felt a bit more punky and raw (Balenciaga, Ackermann). Plus we saw many minimalistic shows like Chloé, Celine, Costume National and Stella McCartney (partly).
Lanvin
Alber Elbaz’ collection for Lanvin was everything we’d expected and more. He designed gorgeous feminine and asymmetric dresses and flowing skirts women actually want to wear. He used pleating and draping, yet made his designs very body tight too.
Givenchy
For next spring Givenchy felt rather dark, punk and techno. There was a lot of black and white, long silhouettes and sleeveless statements jackets. Tisci chose sheer and leopard printed fabrics and added lots of zippers to his creations. It all felt daring, new and very appropriate for the Givenchy girl.
Stella McCartney
Celebs like Salma Hayek, Beth Ditto, Liv Tyler and father Paul McCartney all witnessed the great show of Stella McCartney. The designer came up with a mix of minimalistic and ultra-sexy clothing. Therefore manly en feminine silhouettes alternated each other. The sober looks, as well as the fruit printed outfits (a new trend also seen at Moschino and Prada) all seemed great for next season.
Haider Ackermann
Ackermann’s fashion show ended with lots of applause from the audience and he sure deserved it. His elegant and modern collection was very impressive. There was lots of leather. Long skirts were narrow and sleeves motor-jackets looked tough. Shoulders were small and razor-shape and his signature cropped jackets often had an open back. The color-palette of black, royal reds & blues and a shot of yellow were a perfect match.
Balenciaga
Ghesquiere’s collection for Balenciaga felt very streetwise. The fact that he had scouted six models straight from the streets might have had something to do with that. Those six girls as well as Stella Tennant, Carolyn Murphy, a pregnant Miranda Kerr and Gisele Bundchen wore his pied de cock dresses in black, white, blue and red. There were colorful printed sleeves blouses, asymmetric tops and there was quilted leather. The overall look was boyish and felt very Balenciaga.
Streetfashion Toronto Fashion Week ss2011 Day 5
October 23, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Featured Items, Streetwear, toronto
The shows are not over yet. After New York, Milan and Paris we were curious what you would wear during Toronto Fashion Week. Our streetwear-photographer Jon Loek – based in Toronto – caught the streetvibe and spotted the fashionable and young in Canada’s most trendy city. Fashion and style are everywhere, we don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy looking at you and what you wear….
Streetfashion Toronto Fashion Week SS2011 Day 4
October 23, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Featured Items, Streetwear, toronto, womenswear
The shows are not over yet. After New York, Milan and Paris we were curious what you would wear during Toronto Fashion Week. Our streetwear-photographer Jon Loek – based in Toronto – caught the streetvibe and spotted the fashionable and young in Canada’s most trendy city. Fashion and style are everywhere, we don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy looking at you and what you wear….
Backstage at Toronto Fashion Week ss2011
Our photographer Jon Loek went backstage at the Rachel Mara show during the third day of Toronto Fashion Week ss2011.
Toronto Fashion Week ss2011 Impressions Day 3
October 21, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, toronto, womenswear
Toronto fashion Week is already half way. Joe Fresh, Attitude, Marthe Aime and Rachel Mara were the next to present their collections. As Creative Director of the Joe Fresh Style® brand, Joe Mimran is committed to offering women, men and children stylish and versatile looks for every day that are both well-designed and well-priced.
Attitude is a modern, edited collection from Sears that offers Canadian women stylish looks without the designer price tag. Basic wardrobe staples like the suit jacket, the cardigan and the trouser are anything but. The looks take a cue from modern trends without being trendy, making it easy to put together a signature look that is chic and new.
The brand Marthe Aimé was born from the desire of the designer Barbara Asei-Dantoni to rethink high-end textile accessories creating new clothing codes. Marthe Aimé is worn by a free spirit with a desire to stand out – an eye for detail and a taste for the finer things in life. The archetypal lines combine the past and present in a neo-modern classic spirit.
Rachel Mara understands modern femininity. Straddling the balance between delicate and powerful, sophisticated and flirtatious, Rachel works to show harmony within contrasts. She creates pieces that appeal to a woman whose interest lie within the tension between classic and modern.
