LAB-show AFW FW2013: Tessa Wagenvoort & Laura Smith
January 24, 2013 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, womenswear
Travel-pictures were the inspiration for Tessa Wagenvoort’s collection. The designer from The Hague was the first to show in the LAB-cyclus at Amsterdam Fashion Week. Wagenvoort wanted to translate the often overwhelming feeling of being in another place and culture into prints. She used an old photo-technique to realize her handmade prints.
The British designer Laura Smith focused at vintage uniforms and a hippie-like beachstyle. Shirts, pants and fluid skirts form the basis of the collection. The style is minimal with sober colors and brick-red. Texture is more important than color.
Amsterdam Fashion Week FW2013, This Was Day 1
The 18th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week kicked off yesterday with the shows of Individuals and People of the Labyrinths. It was a spectacular opening with a frontrow filled with fashion-lovers and -pro’s.
Frontrow at People of the Labyrinths AFW FW2013
Who was sitting where and with whom? From Vogue’s Karen Sweerink to Mattijs van Bergen and Aziz Bekkaoui.
Backstage at AFW 2013 People of the Labyrinths
Take a look backstage at People of the Labyrinths. See the different crews at work and models getting ready.
People of the Labyrinths Catwalk Fashion Show AFW SS2013
January 23, 2013 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items
Please enjoy the pictures for now. Our review will follow shortly.
Frontrow at Individuals AFW FW2013
Who was sitting where and with whom? From the ELLE-team to Maik de Boer and Michou Basu.
Backstage at AFW FW2013 Individuals
Take a look backstage at the Individuals-show, with the make-up artists and hairdressers at work and the models getting dressed.
Individuals Catwalk Fashion Show AFW FW2013
This was the 14th collection of Individuals, a seasonal collection made by young creatives. Individuals is an initiative of Amfi, Amsterdam Fashion Institute and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences. Every season a new group of 24 creative minds starts with the Individuals program. The inspiration comes from a collective translation of the evolving zeitgeist. The collection of 2013 contains pieces which compose a modern day armor. It’s a contemporary solution for ensuring survival in this world.
Black, burgundy and green are the colors of this new uniform, with silver and sparkle as a glamorous but also hi tech touch. The designers played with contrasts: soft and hard fabrics, matte and shiny, loose and fitted, luxurious and sober. A perfect wardrobe to survive in the city.
Collectie Arnhem 2013 Catwalk Fashion Show Amsterdam
ArtEZ Fashion Design showed their fifteenth Collection Arnhem today. 26 Fashion-students at the Arnhem School of the Arts designed the collestion as a team. Their message: I love me, a new vision of the human being by playing with emotions. With the collection they played a provocative game of contradictions in form, fabric and color. The boundaries between male and female, private and public, good and bad disappeared now and then.
Chanel Haute Couture Paris SS2013
January 23, 2013 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Haute Couture, Paris, womenswear
At Chanel couture the feeling was fairytale like, yet scary at the same time. Dressed in perfect light shaded lace ensembles Lagerfeld’s models walked his path through the green. Their eyes dark and decorated with feathers, their faces hidden behind large droopy headpieces. They were classy ladies dressed in playful volume skirts and ribbon tweeds jackets. And how chic were those over the knee lace boots?! After hemlines dropped a few inches (midcalf length) and Lagerfeld added color in form of floral embroideries, evening dresses appeared both chic and dramatic. Evening dresses and two wedding dresses at the end that might just include Lagerfeld’s thought on the momentarily much discussed gay marriage in France.
