Fall Winter Trend 2016 / 2017: Choker up

The style rule of avoiding wearing earrings and a necklace doesn’t apply this season. We’re wearing multiple accessories we like, all at once. That might be a little ‘in your face’ at first, but it’s the easiest way to make a statement. Just look at how the choker has regained it’s position. Worn at festivals and all over London town this grungy accessory has suddenly become the chicest thing. And now that labels like Oscar de la Renta, Lanvin, Balmain and Elie Saab joined in on the fun these designer chokers have become highly desirable. It seems the ultimate piece of jewelry combined with an elegant, ruffled white shirt, a dressed up red velvet suit or a tough biker jacket, (see images above) all spotted during London Fashion Week. From extremely delicate, done in silver to hard & heavy made out of black leather; there’s one for every style or taste. Let’s choker up!

Fall Winter Trend 2016 / 2017: Shiny shoes

If you look around at what shoes the cool girls are wearing to a fashion event these days, you’ll notice all shoes are shiny and sparkly. And that’s not just a coincidence. It’s high times for velvet boots and glitter boots. Philip Lim and Dries van Noten already felt it, the high street shops are seeing it now. And why wouldn’t a purple velvet bootie become the shoe of the year? It’s super chic under a pair of patched denim trousers and it’s the highly elegant matched with a slipdress too. Just pick the color of your choice (we say green, purple, gold or silver) and start parading. Sparkling and glossy footwear at Victoria Beckham and Tommy Hilfiger too. Walk into the holiday season with these shiny booties worthy of a true Cinderella moment. Shine bright like a velvet bootay.

Fall Winter Trend 2016 / 2017: Hoodie hype

It adds a certain coolness and a touch of sport. The hoodie is the ultimate item to give your outfit some extra street cred. And this season you can simply wear in underneath your chicest camel coat, your dressed up black blazer or your army colored patent parka. When Vetements hoodies with a over 500 euro price tag on them are selling like hotcakes, you know something’s up. The hoodie turned chic. And we couldn’t be more happy with a fashion trend in which mom jeans, oversized hoodies and teddy overcoats suddenly fit the dressed up fashion code. Whether cropped or worn as a dress, snuggle up in your favorite hoodie and bear the winter cold while looking cool as ice.

Fall Winter Trend 2016 / 2017: Puffer Gone Posh

Yes, it took us quite a while to adjust to this one too. And boy did we take our time. Ever since the release of Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ in the summer of 2015 the puffer coat has wandered around in our subconscious. We may have had red puffer dreams, but never ended up actually buying and wearing one ourselves. The puffer coat did come across as a man repelling kind of fashion trend. It wouldn’t do anyone any good to their figure. But slightly careless hanging on one of Rihanna, Gigi or Kim K’s shoulders we (and more importantly the cool streetstyle kids) could suddenly see this item becoming a big trend. Tommy Hilfiger, Balenciaga (they even already introduced a body warmer for SS2017), ACNE Studios, DKNY and Stella McCartney all sent out their versions. And this winter, we’re finally prepared to work it. Matched with the tightest of pants they don’t look so bad after all. Plus, you’ll be able to bear the coldest of temperatures. Now, the high street shops have all introduced their own puffer version, in navy, black or army printed, but if you’re gonna do it, opt for that red hot version. The puffer was never this posh. Get it while it’s hot.

Streetfashion Kingpins Show New York

What are they wearing during the international fashion weeks? A bespoke Denham, that vintage Levi’s or their latest Vetements jeans? During the year we refresh our streetwear posts irregularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: The Kingpins Show New York.

Streetfashion Kingpins Show Amsterdam

What are they wearing during the international fashion weeks? A bespoke Denham, that vintage Levi’s or their latest Diesel jeans? During the year we refresh our streetwear posts irregularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: The Kingpins Show Amsterdam.

The winner of Global Denim Awards 2016: Anbasja Blanken & ITV Denim

The third edition of the Global Denim Awards, made possible by e3 cotton, was electrifying. In the presence of nearly 600 denim professionals from all over the world, a jury of international denim experts selected Dutch designer Anbasja Blanken and Italian mill ITV Denim as the winning collaboration for this year’s Best Collection Award. Indian mill Arvind walks away with the Best Fabric Award.

With 11 mills and designers involved this year, the Global Denim Awards has almost doubled its number of participants since debuting in 2014. The quality of the competing collections this year was extremely high. It is safe to say that within the three years of its existence, the Global Denim Awards has grown into the premier platform for denim design, sustainability and craftsmanship.

GDA 2016 paired emerging fashion designers with a selection of the most progressive denim mills worldwide, in order to co-create elaborate and inspired capsule collections.The collections showcased the collaborators’ combined craftsmanship, original designs, and denim innovation. The collections were then judged by an international jury of denim industry experts, comprised of the designer and best-selling author of Denim Dudes Amy Leverton, the designer/stylist duo Art Comes First, trendhunter and self-confessed denim junkie Kelly Harrington, and the global sales director of Scotch & Soda Alex Jaspers.

The winning collection came from designer Anbasja Blanken and mill ITV Denim. Euphoric winner Blanken explains: “My concept was about the deep sea, and more specifically coral, the ‘flowers of the sea’. Some coral’s colours alternate when the light changes. It can even be luminescent. What if my denim pieces produced light themselves?” To honour her inspiration, ITV created glow in the dark denim fabric especially for Blanken. Barbara Gnutti of ITV Denim adds: “It was not easy but we found a way of putting the luminescence into our yarn.”

Brent Crossland of e3 cotton says:
“To us, it is genuinely exciting to bring these young designers together with the mills, and see them engage in endeavors they normally would not do, expanding their knowledge together. This results in real innovation, that normally I think wouldn’t happen.”

Indian denim mill Arvind won the honorary Best Fabric Award in recognition for its innovative yet traditional fabrics. The Khadi fabrics, which were used by Roosmarijn Koster for her capsule collection, are traditionally handwoven and as authentically Indian as can be. Jury member Amy Leverton said: “To us as a jury, innovation is not only a way of creating new technologies, but it’s also looking back and realising that if we lose the past, we’ll lose it forever. By conserving the past, we are nurturing the future. Arvind supports these villages and its inhabitants to continue creating this traditional denim. Economically that does not make sense. But from a sustainability point of view, it’s invaluable. That’s why the Fabric Award also goes to the mill’s community, not to Arvind alone.”

Co-founder Mariette Hoitink (of HTNK) says: “Global Denim Awards is to me, as a matchmaker in fashion, the best ‘blue love’ match ever made.”

The Global Denim Awards is made possible by e3 Cotton and initiated and organised by HTNK, Kingpins Show and House of Denim. The event coincides with the Amsterdam edition of Kingpins Show.

The winning collection will be exhibited at Kingpins Shows in New York City and Hong Kong, before returning to the Netherlands for Amsterdam Denim Days 2017.

WOMENSWEAR TREND FW2016: Soft & Shiny

It might not be the most flattering of all fabrics, yet that hasn’t stopped satin from becoming one of the biggest fall/winter trends. The soft & shiny fabric appeared at plenty of catwalk shows, from Anderson to Westwood. From tough and tomboyish at Louis Vuitton to girly and costum-y at Gucci. If PJ’s and party dresses are your thing, best make sure you opt for some satin ones. And when it comes to the styling part two rules apply. 1. Don’t wear your satin too tight. 2. Some shapewear will help. Now the hardest thing is to get through the day without your outfit getting completely wrinkled or worse, torn. Satin is delicate and should be treated that way. No wonder it has always been more of a bedroom fabric. No rough partying then eh? Oh well, you can always decide to sleep in that pastel shaded Lanvin dress.

MOAM Catwalk Fashion Show 2016

MOAM is back for her third edition, MOAM 3.0. After two successful editions in EYE and Rijksmuseum, MOAM collective started with a new group of five designers. These talented designers have all graduated from different academies and worked together on one collection. This collective has been coached by iconic names from the fashion industry.

The designers
In this third edition of MOAM collective, MOAM has given a platform to Christiaan de Vries (AMFI), Elysanne Schuurman (HKU), Olivier Jehee (KABK), Maartje Janse (ArtEZ) and Nikki Duijst (KABK). They were weekly coached by three pioneers from the fashion industry: Frans Ankoné, Mariette Hoitink and Peter Leferink. Next to them this edition was also coached by Claes Iversen, Dieter de Cock, Fiona Hering, Iris Ruisch, Jan Jansen, Jan Taminiau, Maison the Faux, Mart Visser, Pauline van Dongen, Ronald van der Kemp and Saskia Stoeckler.

The process
In six months time this collective has worked closely together on a collection consisting of 25 looks for men and women. The designers received complete creative freedom and where responsible from first sketch to final catwalk show. In this process they where coached by professionals from the Dutch creative industry. The keystones for this process are talent development and passing knowledge from the current generation on to the new.
Hotelier and old clothing tailor Krasnapolsky invited this new generation of MOAM designers to host the catwalk show in de renewed ‘Wintertuinen’. This location fits this years design concept perfectly. With overlapping traits like; heritage, innovation and typical Amsterdam elements this was a collaboration made in heaven.

WOMENSWEAR TREND FW2016: Let’s Lurex

As soon as the kids go back to school glittery fashion re-enters the stores. With all winter festivities coming up we can focus on glittery outfits and sparkly accessories again. And even though sparkling clothing is never a surprise for fall/winter this year around all that glitters is slightly different from last year. A highly glittery metallic fabric has popped up in many designers collections. Lurex love all around. Whether you’re off to a good night of disco dancing or presenting your company’s annual report; lurex is bound to give you that extra dazzling sparkle. It lit up the catwalks of Pucci, Costume Nationale, Dolce & Gabbana and Vionnet. And not just in the typical black, silver, gold palette. The models at Missoni and Jil Sander looked mesmerizing in their pastel shaded lurex. As Balenciaga and Isabel Marant opted for bright blue and red. Glam it up for the new season. Let’s lurex.

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