Iris van Herpen Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011

Iris van Herpen started her show with a clip of a naked woman surrounded by splashes of water.  That water appeared to be essential in her collection. Her ten looks represented ‘Crystallization’: the process of water turning into crystal.

Iris translated that process by giving water a determined form. Some outfits looked like someone had thrown a bucket of water over a model and time had frozen that water into an outfit. Exactly that opposition between fluid and hard materials was the starting point of the collection. There was also a strong contradiction between wearable and non-wearable items.

‘I’m fascinated by the fact that secret lines are hidden in fully transparent and fluid materials. At the moment this material freezes (when the crystal arises) this comes to life. It’s then that the symmetry and structure underneath become visible’, explains Iris.

Apart from the frozen water items Iris showed several strong handmade designs. Every detail of those outfits was perfection and must have taken hours to make. Yet those are the designs which define Iris as an artist.

One of the looks had a 3D print all over it. It was based on sculptures and made by the famous architect Daniel Widrig. Iris: ‘It took one computer hours and hours to make that print and it costs thousands of dollars, but it looks so good.’ So far Iris is the first fashion designer to work with this kind of 3D print.

Unfortunately Iris only showed ten looks today, but the clothes and the way she presented them made everything worthwhile. All models were filmed while they walked the runway. And as they moved a video was played on the catwalk in which you could see the models walking. ‘The models in the video were enlarged, so people could see the details of the clothes even when they were not sitting front row, says Iris.

The show was great and the reactions of the audience were wild. London is lucky to be able to show Iris’ whole SS2011 collection.

SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011

After showing in London and Milan for years twin sisters Riet en Truus Spijkers are back in Amsterdam. Today they held a fashion show to present their brand new clothing line SIS.

SIS, short for sister, is the new diffusion line (and the little sister)of the fashion label Spijkers en Spijkers. ‘It’s something totally different, but the clothes still have a recognizable Spijkers en Spijkers touch’, explains Truus Spijkers. SIS is less pricy than the regular line and is more widely accessible.

The show started with a film of moving clouds, then the models appeared. They looked like the typical Spijkers en Spijkers women; long, tall, with long blond hair, like the twin sisters themselves, but with a whole new wardrobe.

The clothes of the first SIS collection were inspired by a Dutch folk song from 1774 (Daar was laatst een meisje loos) and had all kinds of maritime references. The collection told the story of a girl looking for adventure and sailing along with a captain whom she fell deeply in love with.

This story was translated through plain blue, green and white (colors of the sea) dresses with eye-catching buttons, pockets and folded boats and parrots as details on the collars of several pieces. Those were alternated by great designs with prints of sailing ships, sea horses and different types of shells in blue and white. Meanwhile Sail Away by Enya was on the speakers.

Of course with a theme like this Riet and Truus incorporated a Breton stripe in the collection. Some small black and white checked prints and several grey outfits looked great as well. Jumpsuits, jackets with tucked up sleeves and cute little shorts proved the designers stayed true to themselves with this collection.

And the best part of this story is the new SIS line will be available for prizes ranging from 85 to 350 euro.

Let’s hope Spijkers en Spijkers will continue showing this line in Amsterdam. It’s good to have you back girls!

AIFW Streethearts Award 2010

We proudly present the AIFW Streethearts Award 2.0. An upgraded version of our streetfashion-project/competition we’ve introduced last season at Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Thanks to Maasmechelen Village we are even able to hand out a serious award: a shoppingvoucher worth 500 euro.

This is how it works:

Streetfashion-photographers of Team Peter Stigter will try to spot as many fabulous outfits as possible in and around the AIFW-venue at the Westergas-terrain.  The best outfits will be shown on the wall in the AIFW lounge.

If your picture is selected and featured on the wall you can register at one of the hostesses at the Streethearts-desk, collect an enlarged picture of your photo and receive a 50 euro gift card. Once you’ve been registered you will enter the competition.

On Sunday-afternoon the winner will be selected by Team Peter Stigter, AIFW and Maasmechelen Village.

Openinghours: Thursday – Saturday from 14.00 – 22.00 h and Sunday from 15.00-17.00 h.

More info: www.MaasmechelenVillage.nl

Ready to Fish Catwalk Fashion show SS2011

The Ready to Fish fashion show was playful, fresh and trendy. Ilja Visser took some of this moment’s biggest fashion trends and combined them with the type of clothing she is good at making. Jumpsuits, pleated trousers and strong short jackets.

The fact that Ilja is well aware of today’s trend was visible in every aspect of her collection. Not only the type of clothing, but also the colors, the fit and the materials she chose are hot right now.

Shades of blue, black, off-white, pink, peach and light brown were perfectly combined in several outfits. For instance, Ilja took a pair of brown shorts and matched those with a peach colored top and a black jacket.

Great prints were part of summer collection as well. At the beginning of the show they came by very subtle, on the lining of a pair of pants or around the buttons of a trenchcoat. Yet towards the end some great jackets and dresses were printed all the way. The prints had very natural colors and resembled some kind of stains.

Ilja worked a lot with pleats and paid some extra attention to the collars of some looks. Some dresses got a little extra volume, cause they were not only pleated but also layered.

Many of the outfits were finished off by nice accessories. Necklaces made out of fabric for instance, but also some great clutches.

We couldn’t think of anyone who would not want to relax in those clothes. Each and every outfit, looked so comfortable and had such a nonchalance feeling to it. There was nothing too tight or too short. Ilja once again designed a collection of clothes in which women can feel beautiful, sexy and relaxed at the same time.

Graduation Shows: AMFI Fashion Transit

Tuesday evening The Amsterdam Fashion Institute celebrated the 5^th anniversary of it’s graduation event. They organised a exhibition and a talk show and of course all graduation students were present at the World Fashion Centre to show their collections.

Most of these collections looked solid and well-made. Some people in the audience already said the AMFI students showed the best designs so far.

One thing that struck us was the fact that the students chose either very thin, transparent fabrics of heavy, thick ones. There was not a lot in between.

A few students really stood out with their work. One of them was Samira Algoe. She designed a menswear collection. Geometric fields were visible on her designs, remarkably colored in shades of pink, turquoise, grey and ultra-light yellow. Algoe’s pants and waistcoat were perfectly tailored. And for the fact that she even came up with a quilted coat she earns some extra points.

Another of our AMFI favorites was Roya Hesam. She used ultra-thin, airy, fabrics, which were sometimes partly transparent and other times gave away a lot of the models’ bodies. A pair of beautiful pleated pants and a brown dress with puff sleeves  were perfection. And although the clothes were very revealing, the models looked very elegant and sophisticated in them.

Merel de Jong, who actually kicked off the show, didn’t go for the easy way. She chose to mix metallics with thin fabrics throughout her collection. Therefore her clothes were a mix of stiff and smooth materials. She used white and silver, but also transparent red and copper. Apart from the fact that her clothes looked great, she even managed to design a few matching metallic accessories.

Floor Kolen closed the show. Her designs had lots of eyecatchers. First were the masks, second were the huge polka dots, third: the creative collars and last the stiff bodies Kolen let her models wear. She must have used some iron wire to let the clothes stay in shape. This collection was not the most wearable we’ve seen, but it surely showed creativity.

And last but not least, hats off to:

Daniella Hod, who really made a collection and was creative with shape and material.

Hilde Eijgenraam, for using prints when hardly anybody dared to do that.

Suzanne van Rooij, who came up with nice shapes and paid attention to detail.

Goodiebag !? Glammies 2010

Finally… the fashion events are back. After a cold winter our agenda’s are  filled again with fashion releases, fashion shows, premieres and award shows. And we all know what that means…..lots of goodiebags too!

Last night fashion magazine Glamour held it’s awards show named The Glammies in Amsterdam. Although the organisation wouldn’t give the press a goodiebag at first, we ultimately ended up getting one. And we sure wouldn’t have wanted to miss out on this one. Cause it sure is a goodie!

Useful

Latest edition of Glamour magazine

Yves Saint Laurent – Fragrance – Parisienne – 50 ml

Hugo Boss –  Fragrance – Boss – 50 ml

Evian – Facial Spray  – 50 ml

Moet  – Champagne – 200 ml

Lancome – Youth activator – 30 ml

Tweezerman – Pair of tweezers

CD single – Paloma Faith – 1 track

Spam

1 folder with names of the sponsors

Estimated Value: €150,-

Rating: 9

Goodiebag !? Jackie’s Best Dressed Award

Hey, we’re not finished yet. There are still a loooot of goodiebags to be rated, for us the season’s just started.  The Amsterdam Fashion Week was a good warming up, though. This time we examined the goodiebag we received at the Jackie Best Dressed Award 2010.

Does anyone knows a good recipe with hazelnut liqueur ?

Useful

3 pieces of candy in plastic seal – Papabubble

Magazine – Audi

Magazine – Jackie

Bottle of hazelnut liqueur – 35cl

Bottle of vitamin water – Sourcy – 50 cl

Shampoo – John Frieda

Heart bracelet + folder – I Love Fashion News

Parfum – Givenchy – 4 ml

Nail Polish – OPI

Spam

Free advice voucher – Ici Paris XL

Folder – Athena 7 minute lift

Card – Givenchy

Folder – Choices by DL

Card – Miljonair magazine

Estimated Value: €20,-

Rating: 7

Jackie’s Best Dressed Award

The sad news about Alexander McQueens death overshadowed the good news that Leontine Borsato won the Jackie Best Dressed Award 2010.

On the eve of 10 February many well-dressed women gathered at the Grand hotel in Amsterdam for this special event. As all magazines have their own award show nowadays, (fashion) magazine Jackie presented her Best Dressed Award.

Jackie formed a jury of four people, including stylist: Bastiaan van Schaik, stylist of the stars: Danie Bles, fashion director from Jackie: Renu Kashyap and the Best Dressed lady of last year: Sylvie van der Vaart.

This jury came up with a list of 25 well dressed Dutch ladies. Only the women in the top 5 of that list were in the running to become Jackie’s Best Dressed. Four of them attended the show, yet only one could win…

Leontine Borsato was chosen as the number one on Jackie’s Best Dressed List. She described her style as diverse and told us she likes to mix and match.

The comments of the jury were: ‘Whether Leontine is dropping of her kids at school or is attending a big premiere, she always looks stunning. She can work many different looks and styles’.

Of course some credits had to go to Leontine’s stylist Danie Bles wo dresses her for every big event.

Ready to fish fashion show fw2010

On the afternoon of 9 February designer Ilja Visser presented her Ready to fish fall/winter collection for 2010/2011. For the fashion show a small fashion audience gathered at a location in the center of Amsterdam. The great building has since a few months become Ilja Visser’s office and within a month a Ilja Visser shop will be opened there too.

At the fashion show we met with Mrs. Forester, a nice well-dressed lady, who protects the forest. Mrs. Forester wears the prettiest clothes, takes care of the trees and the flowers and is always happy. For her the presentation of new collection, which was inspired by this lady, Ilja took us deep into the woods.

While a forest-inspired video was played at the back of the room Mrs. Forester was represented in many woolen outfits like a catsuit and a long buttoned cardigan. Heavy and light fabrics combined together in several outfits formed a great aspect of the collection.

Pants were pleated and draped. A few jackets had the shiny print of hanging leaves all over them. Other pants and tops had moss prints in different natural colors. The models carried clutches with them and wore large hats, which looked splendid.

Ilja held a great show. The materials looked amazing and the location made the show feel extra special. And we…we just got carried away by the whole forest-story.

Milou van Rossum over kleuren en karaoke

Milou van Rossum, moderedactrice van de Volkskrant, vertelt over kleuren en karaoke tijdens de Amsterdam Fashion Week, AIFW.

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