Aziz Bekkaoui Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014
January 23, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
Aziz Bekkaoui’s fashion show was the closing ‘act’ of tonight’s opening ceremony. The artist and designer, who has his roots in Morocco, treated us to a grande fashion spectacle – named Images Rule – that never seemed to end. “An homage to diversity”, as he stated in his show notes. A selection of soldiers dressed in black opened the show, marching to the beats of Fight the Power. Dark designs followed in a mix of materials like leather, lace and fur. Both men and women paraded in the show, yet their ensembles weren’t all that different for most of the part. Strong silhouettes, mix of textures and Bekkaoui’s eye for detail came through in all of the creations. Some looked modernly clean, others were richer, more accessorized and therefore appeared more classic. Enormous fur bags, high collars, long gloves and heavy head pieces made it a true f/w collection. No worries if next winter will be freezing cold; with Bekkaoui’s collection we’ll have plenty of warm pieces to choose from.
Watch the video of the show Images Rule below:
Maison the Faux Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014
Looking for a fashion faux pas? Look no further. Maison the Faux indeed presented everything that was SO wrong, it looked right. After a video full of nude body parts the shows’ backdrop was revealed; lots of flowers and a large chandelier. A woman appeared, climbed on top of the stage setting and started singing.. from Ave Maria to jungle-like sounds, while men and women appeared. Not your ordinary models though, but strangely looking boys and girls, plus two older women. They were dressed bizarrely in pastel shaded, busy printed attires accessorized to the max. Green powder came from the ceiling, outfits had ruffles and beads and crazy hat pieces. The circus was complete as all creators entered the stage and started cleaning up the models’ mess. Nice meeting you Maison the Faux and your surprising, refreshing new side of fashion.
Streetfashion Paris Haute Couture SS2014, Day 3
January 23, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Haute Couture, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Louis Vuitton-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014.
Mattijs Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014
January 23, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
The first edition of the official Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Amsterdam kicked off with Mattijs van Bergen presenting his fall/winter 2014 collection ‘Complementair’. Dutch (pregnant) actrice and longtime muse of Mattijs Jolanda van Berg opened the show by singing an a capella version of Starry, starry night by Don Mclean. Then from a gorgeous colored backdrop – inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s use of color – Mattijs’ models (with heavy, bright colored make-up on) slowly appeared, trees and falling leaves completed the setting. In collaboration with the Van Gogh museum Mattijs came up with a somewhat romantic, bright colored collection throughout which digital prints of Van Gogh’s work could be seen. On an extravagant, long evening gown or used, literally, as a kaleidoscopic all over print. The Dutch paintings could be seen more abstractly in just the use of colors (from his first dark works till the more explosively colored pieces of art). In between all the art references Mattijs’ signature could be seen, like in pleated skirts and jackets, duo colored pieces with graphic parts, metallic details and butterfly jewelry. New were the knitwear items combined with comfy pleated day-wear pants, which both appeared refreshing and seemed to be perfect commercial assets to Mattijs’ autumn ’14 collection.
Backstage at Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture SS2014
January 23, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under beauty, Events, Fashion, Featured Items, Haute Couture, make-up, Paris
Backstage at the Viktor & Rolf haute coutureshow, where dancers of the Dutch National Ballet were preparing for their Viktor & Rolf haute couture SS2014-show.
Streetfashion Paris Haute Couture SS2014, Day 2
January 22, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Haute Couture, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Louis Vuitton-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014.
Streetfashion Paris Haute Couture SS2014, Day 1
January 21, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Haute Couture, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Raf Simons-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2014.
Streetfashion Paris Menswear FW2014, Day 4
January 20, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Menswear, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Raf Simons-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Menswear Fashion Week fall/winter 2014.
Streetfashion Paris Menswear FW2014, Day 3
January 19, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Menswear, models, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Raf Simons-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Menswear Fashion Week fall/winter 2014.
Streetfashion Paris Menswear FW2014, Day 2
January 18, 2014 by Jetty
Filed under Events, Featured Items, Menswear, Paris, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Raf Simons-shoes, that vintage Gucci or your latest Givenchy-sweater? 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: Paris Menswear Fashion Week fall/winter 2014.
