Jan Taminiau Backstage Pre Show

Last minute preparations backstage at Jan Taminau. The designer kicks of tonight with two shows, Haute Couture and Demi Couture.

Hair & beauty look glamourous, the shoes are the talk of the town and the collection is stunning.

Backstage-snapshot at Jan Taminiau

AIFW Impression Day 1

The 14th edition of Amsterdam International Fashion Week is a fact. Today all crews gathered and put their gear and stuff at different locations. We already spotted Joost van Bellen from Star Studded Studios who’s responsible for almost every soundtrack we will hear during the shows, we saw the video-team of Frequin-productions  and Team Peter Stigter also took their places. Tonight’s the night of Jan Taminiau, who will show two collections: haute couture and demi-couture. We’ll keep you posted!

First some pictures round and about the AIFW-venue.

Team Peter Stigter is ready for 14th edition of AIFW

Collectie Arnhem Catwalk Fashion Show

Just before the Amsterdam Fashion Week kicked off Collectie Arnhem showed it’s new collection. It was full of colors (lots of yellows shades) and showed the bright fashion vision of the students.

The collection was inspired by the phase from child to adolescent. The childhood pictures of photographer Rineke Dijkstra were an inspiration as well. The frontal, straight silhouette emphasized the feeling of the body of a child. The back of the designs, on the other hand, had lots of volume. Special details were added to the garments, yet they were not always visible. Can you discover those in our photos?

Iris van Herpen Haute Couture show Paris SS2011

This week Iris van Herpen once again amazed the international fashion crowd with another great collection. She presented her new series of twelve outfits, for the first time during the Paris Haute Couture Week.

Iris van Herpen was inspired by the increasing digitalization of the world around us. She used the sculptures of American artist Kris Kuksi as an important inspiration and used a very special printing technique for her dresses. The designs were fully printed in 3D, not a single stitch was needed. Iris developed that technique together with architect Daniel Widrig, she used this technique in her previous collections too.

The white, black, grey and beige creations were made out of unconventional material like a mix of metal and silk, burned woven metal and shiny hair threads.

And there were more collaborations… For the shoes of the show Iris worked with Rem. D Koolhaas of United Nude again and she was honored to have British hat designer Stephen Jones working on her hats. They were made out of technological bits and pieces. Remnants of computers and speakers were turned into modern hat pieces….Wow!

NŌN by KIM Presentation FW2011

Bye Paris

Streetfashion Paris Menswear FW2011 Day 4

What are you wearing during the coming fashionweeks? Your Jil Sander-shoes, your latest Raf Simons-suit or that vintage Comme des Garcons? 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.

Amsterdam International Fashion Week Preview: SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers FW2011

For the second time the sisters Truus and Riet Spijkers will show their SIS collection during the Amsterdam Fashion Week. Their second collection of their more affordable line will exist of 30 looks, containing 90 outfits.

‘For this fall collection we were inspired by the first female drivers and aviators back in the days. We used ladies like Amelia Earheart, the first woman to cross the ocean, as an inspiration. We were already thinking about doing something with he for a long time and now was the right time’, Truus Spijkers explained.

Truus and Riet didn’t use the theme very literally. ‘When you think of aviators you almost immediately think of lammy coats, well you’re not going to see those in our collection’, Truus said. ‘We did design knitted dresses with ribbons stitched on top of it, tough overalls and jackets with fur collars. We used shades of blue, light taupe, grey, black and some red.’

While the sea was a big theme in the latest SIS collection, this time it’s all about the sky. The twin sisters therefore designed a print of clouds that will pop up in the collection.

Truus tells the collection will definitely be a winter collection: ‘We used heavy wool, silk and cotton, yet we also did one lightweight parachute fabric.’

Her favorite items are the knitted dresses: ‘They’re comfortable and luxe, so I think many people will like them. Our musthaves for next winter must be the overall and the jumpsuit.’

Like at last year’s SIS show some video material might be shown, but the sisters can not give away too much. What they can say is that Joost van Bellen is working on some very tough rock ‘n roll music, which we’re dying to hear on Thursday evening (27 January).

Photos: Muriel Schouten @ Team Peter Stigter

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