Frontrow at Bas Kosters AFW SS2013
What a fun the audience had during the show of Bas Kosters. And again, all fashionpro’s and lovers were present at the front row. Take a look for yourself.
Studio Jux Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
Tonight’s Studio Jux fashion show was closed by a live performance of Cata Pirata. The eclectic singer of the band Skip & Die created the perfect ending of the Young Professional show. Studio Jux showed a selection of very wearable mens and womenswear designs with some ethnic influences. Chunky knitwear pieces were mixed with sheer fabrics and colorful traditional Nepal patterns. Girls wore casual jumpsuits, loose blouses and printed shorts, while guys sported full on denim looks and comfy jackets, all styled off with sporty sneakers. No fuss, just cool fashion items you can actually wear.
To stress the importance of every step in the production process Studio Jux named every single person (a total of 144 people) who had contributed to the making of this collection in their backdrop video, shown at the end.
Backstage at Britt, Fred & Jacob Kok AFW SS2013
Take a peek backstage at fredfarrowbrittavelontan and Jacob Kok.
Bas Kosters Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, Menswear, womenswear
No evening show for Bas Kosters today. Instead he held a matinee show this afternoon. It started with an on stage interview with the famous Margreet Dolman who asked him about the big inspiration for his spring/summer collection…Love!
Turns out when Bas Kosters and his partner broke up after a nine year relationship last year Bas felt he just had to do something with love. When he was ready to leave his grief behind he tattooed the word ‘love’ on his chest and moved on. He used his broken heart experience for his new collection, named Love Fuck Yeah, inspired by the love of his family and friends, the love for himself and his work that strengthened him.
And loaded with love it was. In a nine minute during show Bas gave us all the love he had to give to the tunes of 90 different love tracks (Love for the Sake of Love – Love me like a loaded Gun – Love is a drug). All looks were colorful and printed, like you’d expect from Bas. Prints included checks, dolls and hearts shapes, which maybe looked innocent but in fact were made out of porn images. His bright sequins were heart shaped too and a male model dressed in an enormous tule dress was just too cool for skool.
After all models had left the runway they came up once more picking people out of the audience dancing with them and just sharing the love. Then the church bells rang and the last song started… “Going to the chapel and we gonna get married..”, we heard as Bas wearing a veil came on stage with someone in an enormous heart costume. As a wedding cake was brought on it was clear: Bas is madly in love again and ready to share it with the rest of the world.
Fred, Britt & Jacob Kok Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Menswear, womenswear
Some familiar faces during today’s LAB shows.
Fred Farrow, who won the Frans Molenaar price in 2010, and his friend Britt Avalon Tan presented their spring/summer collection. Their models appeared to the tunes of an acapella song played in the corner of the room. They looked elegant in a selection of handmade macrame designs in a beautiful color palette which included lots of white and some accents in yellow, mint green and rusty.
Then Jacob Kok, who we know from last year and winner of the Dutch television program Project Catwalk, showed his collection named WROEG. Inspired by the end of times of the Maya calender he sent his men down the runway carrying their own light installations. They had a radar projected on their chest, guiding them in the unknown. Jacob showed some stunning prints, which he developed himself together with his sponsor Dylon.
Amsterdam Fashion Week SS2013, this was Day 2
The second day of Amsterdam was a full day of shows and events. From the Green Fashion Competition to the Lichting 2012-show. Luckily the weather lightened up at the end of the day, so we all could dress up again for the late afternoon-shows.Highlight of the day was the Lichting-show, with the best talents of Dutch fashion-academies and a real winner!
Frontrow at Lichting 2012
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Fashion Professionals, Featured Items, Frontrow, Frontrow, People
Take a look who was sitting frontrow at Lichting 2012, from H&M’s creative director Margaretha van den Bosch to Karin Sweerink of Dutch Vogue.
Backstage at Lichting 2012
The backstage-setting at Lichting 2012-show was as colorful and diverse as the show itself.
Lichting 2012 Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Menswear, womenswear
On Thursday night the top notch of Dutch fashion students presented their work in a crowded tropical warm show area. Fourteen upcoming designers all showed their skills by each sending out four of their best looks.
We spotted some serious talent and very much enjoyed the diversity of the collections.
See all the looks of the fourteen designers:
Esther Kruyer, Brian Geradts, Nadja Wering, Miriam de Waard, Ilona Putkaradze, Sara Veenstra, Tess van Zalinge, Yvonne Kwok, David Laport, Poul Brouwer, Morta Griskeviciute, Judith van Vliet, Jef Montes, Dagmar Lindeijer
Backstage at Individuals AFW SS2013
So what was going on backstage at Individuals? Take a look yourself.
