Like This Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
Fashion brand LikeThis held it’s own Young Professional show tonight on the last day of the Amsterdam Fashion Week. The young label, founded in 2010, got everyone in the right mood for their party of fashion by letting a small guy hand out buckets of popcorn to the audience right before the show. When the light went off that same guy pulled the first model onto the runway and the show started. Colorful, cheerful creations were a very clear ode to the brand’s motto: It’s nice to like things, because nice things make people happy. A selection of pleated pants, pastel knits, tiger printed pieces and lots of sequins looked effortless and commercial. An enormous golden bag, a model with a ball on top of her head and one girl with a balloon in her hand gave the show some extra swung. And when all girls threw golden confetti around during the finale the party was complete. Who wouldn’t Like This?
Tony Cohen Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
Tony Cohen’s show was a 24/7 adventure. As the sun came up his first model came up wearing an orange shaded ensemble, including a pleated cotton maxi skirt and a leather biker jacket. After a few more looks in earthy tones, the color palette changed into nude, grey and later on black and white. Then Tony introduced a series of the brightest neon dresses, which gracefully moved at the pace of the models’ walk. After a short pause it was time for the evening wear to shine. As a full moon shined on the runway models appeared sporting glittery, asymmetrical pieces for a night out in style. Flared pants were combined with 70’s wedge shoes. Duo colored draped dresses, like we saw last season at Tony Cohen, made the models look elegant and party proof. Long evening dresses were vamped up by airy trains following the models in the air, throughout the night.
Allan Vos & Nata Ryzh Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 15, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Menswear, womenswear
Allan Vos
Sexy, muscled men with smoky eyes walked today’s Allan Vos LAB show. Designs were tough and feminine at the same time. The show started with a tight fitting blue suit with black details and tiny yellow beads. He carried a matching handbag with a big A on it, like there were many more in the collection. What followed were extremely wide and extremely tight pants. The wide ones were pleated and seen from certain angles looked like skirts. The leggings were worn with boxers over it, highlighting the models crotch area. Leather jackets gave the collection a tough touch, while fur coats and tight tank tops (again with the letter A on it) had the opposite effect. Several variations of the white shirt (including one at floor length) looked interesting and a well tailored black jacket with red lining could just become the best sold item of the show.
Nata Ryzh
With her Amsterdam fashion week debut (Lola’s dream) today Natallya Ryzhykava’s showed graceful, elegant and colorful dresses. She presented a selection of beautiful designs done in the most gorgeous summer shades (turquoise, lavender, light yellow and salmon pink) made out of delicate silks. Girls looked flirty and fun in knee length draped dresses and matching clutches decorated with orchid and iris prints which gave the collection a ’70 touch. One of our favorite collections this week!
Amsterdam Fashion Week SS2013, this was Day 4
The fourth day of Amsterdam fashion Week SS2013 was a quite relaxed day, with two interesting sessions of Vodafone Firestarters, a Salon-show of Winde Rienstra & Marije de Haan, the modern dandies of Sjaak Hullekes and the Gestuz-show.
Backstage at Sjaak Hullekes AFW SS2013
The atmosphere backstage at Sjaak Hullekes was as special as frontstage. The designer seemed quite relaxed as he was dressing the models and added a finishing touch.
Backstage at Gestuz AFW SS2013
What happened backstage at Gestuz? Well, take a look yourself.
Gestuz Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 14, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, womenswear
When thinking of summer, most people think of light, airy fabrics and a soft or cheerful color palette. But not Arina Woron, designer of Danish label Gestuz. Her perfect summerlook is feminine and romantic but with a rock ‘n roll twist. “The collection is about a beautiful rose garden on a hot summer day, very romantic. Yet we always keep the toughness in every collection.”
And it showed. The Gestuz woman dresses sexy but in a edgy way. We saw some black, asymmetrical dresses with a slit or open back paired with rough combat boots. As well as nude body hugging dresses, soft knitted jumpers, shorts and skirts with zippers in the front. The rock ‘n roll was more visible in the use of black, denim revised with studs and of course lots of leather, which seems a key ingredient in every collection. The roses were reflected in the different shades of red and pink used in several graphic prints.
Do we want to be this Gestuz women? Well, we love the burgundy red and leather details. And a bit of rock ‘n roll in the summer is maybe not such a bad idea at all.
(Eva Dusch)
Frontrow at Gestuz AFW SS2012
Last show of the fourth day of Amsterdam Fashion Week was Gestuz, with a fully filled frontrow. Check it out..
Frontrow Sjaak Hullekes AFW SS2013
The audience really enjoyed the poetic show of Sjaak Hullekes. The frontrow watched a modern dandy walking by in neutral colors made of soft fabrics and paired with raffia-loafers.
Backstage Marije de Haan & Winde Rienstra AFW SS2013
Those were quite impressive outfits Winde Rienstra presented, we noticed the details backstage. And at Marije de Haan the beauty-artists were busy getting the models tattoos. Take a look backstage yourself.
