FashionWeek Amsterdam FW2014 Fashion LAB Pilger & Frida by Alexandra Frida

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Pilger

Frida by Alexandra Frida

FashionWeek Amsterdam FW2014, this was Day 4

The fifth day of Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Amsterdam brought us the impressive l’Oreal Professionel Hair Show, the poetic presentations/catwalkshows of Winde Rienstra, Dorhout Mees and Rebecca Ward plus the new fall-collection of Tony Cohen.

Winde Rienstra Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014

Ask any Amsterdam fashion week visitor what show they’re looking forward to and chances are big “Winde Rienstra” is the answer. Those people were not disappointed tonight. While Frisian singer Nynke Laverman – dressed in Winde Rienstra – sang a song in Frisian young girls with buns high on their head on towering high wooden shoes slowly entered the runway. They looked long, lean and serene in their off white and mint colored creations. Inspired by her own roots, Fryslan, Winde, more than in her previous collections, focused on real clothing instead of just her wooden constructions for this “STJERREN OAN IT FIRMAMINT” collection. It made her looks more ‘real’ but still the designs were true pieces of art. The structured knitwear, the long sheer fabrics as well as the sparkling, sequined creations and the designs created at the Tilburg Textile Museum. Perfectly balanced, each look as impressive as the one before. And as if we didn’t have enough time to glaze at the beautiful handmade looks at the end all girls appeared once more. Standing on spinning boards the models gave us one more extra look at their attires, which shined as a flickering light in the dark, like stars in the firmament. Amen.

Esther Dorhout-Mees Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014

Esther Dorhout Mees showed her seventh collection at Fashion Week Amsterdam. The collection ‘Passage’ consists of powerful designer pieces with organic forms in contrast with sharply hard contours. The underlying inspiration is the parallel with our human life. Mees merges apparent contradictions in a perfect symbiosis. Smooth and shiny fabrics are gracefully combined with rough textures. Even cracks in trees are reflected in the pattern pieces. The clean, straight lines of pants and tops contrast with voluminous folds and flowing dresses. In the knitwear we see this vulnerability and strength woven into each piece.

Ratna Ho Catwalk Fashion Show FW14

The all women band Krach playing in the right corner of the Transformatorhuis set the mood for the show. Then diverse models – some a little older than others, others a little more voluptuous – showed Ratna Ho’s f/w collection. A mix of straight silhouettes with ruffled, curly accents, sheer fabrics with thick, structured linings and robe detailing. Sheer black dresses were given a tropical colorful touch by those details. Dresses that would have looked common otherwise, yet now appeared luxurious and original, exclusive yet wearable and, not to mention, a little sexy. The transparent bags had the same detailing as the dresses and the surprising mix of straight and curly was even translated into the models’ hairdos. Ratna’s humor was definitely visible in the collection, but that doesn’t mean those clothes aren’t suitable for doing some serious business…

Tony Cohen Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014

If there’s one designer that knows how to deliver consistently it’s Tony Cohen. Tonight he presented his fall/winter collection that lived up to our expectations and managed to be surprising as well. Overall the silhouette was long, lean and asymmetric and the color palette dark; Cohen’s signature. Looks were created out of the perfect mix of textures… lots of leather, pieces of knitwear, some airy accents and silver details. A full on green ensemble looked impressive and some of the floor sweeping numbers definitely made an impact too. Pleated pants and oversized, structured blouses and long skirts with high slits looked cool and chic at the same time. Black leather gloves and filt hats added to the coolness of the looks. (filt) Hats off for Tony, for coming up with another strong and steady collection.

 

 

FashionWeek Amsterdam FW2014, this was Day 3

The third day of Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Amsterdam was a day full of surprises and different shows, from te madness of MaryMe JimmyPaul tot the slick menswear of Jonathan Christopher Homme. After an interesting show full of futuristic shoes the Clarks Shoe design Award 2014 went to Janine van den Bosch. Two more day to go!

SuperTrash Catwalk Fashion Show FW2014

Saturday night MaryMe JimmyPaul was the closing show of the official MBFWA schedule, but the party wasn’t over yet.. Powerwoman Olcay Gulsen and her SuperTrash team invited us (the press), the retailers and a bunch of celebs to Sugar City, an old factory just outside Amsterdam, which was turned into the SuperTrash galaxy for one night. Here Olcay presented her fall/winter collection ‘Big Bang!’ With a focus on ‘The Rise of Women’.

It took over an hour to get most people seated in the Sugar City and there weren’t even enough seats for the enormous crowd. A large white ball hanging from the ceiling and a big white runway created not only that galaxy setting, but gave the show some international appeal too. It almost felt like a small Chanel show with it’s large props.

Supermodel Bregje Heinen brought even more of that international feeling to the evening as she opened the show in a winter white look. The white, cream, silver and shiny looks that followed all had a clear futuristic touch to them, matching the show’s theme. Helmets and other types of crazy head gear (with Micky Mouse ears, antlers and horns) added to that feeling, as did enormous pieces of metallic jewelry.

Like always at SuperTrash the show was divided into different themes. After the light and the white, came a black section, followed by deep blue and brown. An impressive collection with a little bit of everything for everyone, which just looked right on the runway and will look just as good once those SuperTrash fans get their hands on it.

Never mind Olcay almost stumbling at the end..for the rest of the night (and with free drinks for all guests that night lasted quite a while) there was only one word on everyone’s lips.. SuperTrash which closed the evening with a bang!

MaryMe JimmyPaul Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014

As fog appeared from the sides of the runway and plastic bags whirled all over it the first MaryMe Jimmy Paul a white and gold winter princess (Valentijn de Hingh) made her way onto it. She wore a structured, quilted golden dress, a white furry coat and sneakers. In each of her hands she carried a plastic bag filled with what looked like boiling nitrogen. The idea behind the smoke everywhere? E-cigarette brand Jiksu was the sponsor of the whole event. They made it possible for MaryMe Jimmy Paul to introduce their sporty, stiff sweaters and bring on their fluffy, fur skirts. Their colorful hooded coats, their full on printed and very colorful ensembles, their ripped leather pants and their short haired motor jackets. Not to mention the leather gloves, the black wigs and the sheer backpacks that completed the party. Who the two geniuses behind this all are, we will never really know. Like at their previous fashion show the label’s founders decided not to make an appearance or take a simple bow at the end of the show. Instead their PR ladies walked the runway and gladly took the big applause on their behalf.

Jacob Kok Fashion Week Amsterdam FW2014

After watching a kaleidoscopic video with a virtual model talking about ‘little fluffy clouds’ and a moving backdrop Jacob Kok sent his models out on the LAB runway. They appeared sportive and modern in their structured, colorful pieces. They sported braided buns, backpacks and platform sneakers, details that gave away Koks eye for styling and accessories. Their hands in the pockets gave the girls a streetwise attitude. The link between fashion and technology, in which lays Koks focus, was visible in every single look. From the metallic sneakers to the shiny cream dress and some of the outstanding jewelry pieces. A short collection for Jacob Kok, but it impressed nevertheless.

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