Haute Couture 2010: Oscar Potentials

With the 82^nd edition of the Academy Awards just one month away, we thought it was about time to have a dress-room talk….

A lot has to be arranged before a famous actress wears a designer gown to the Oscars. Stylists first have to order several dresses. Those have to fit or else be altered. Then the search starts for the right shoes and accessories. Finally, the whole look has to be approved and if a celebrity decides it just isn’t the right dress, there needs to be time to find another one. So one month is not that long of a period.

The Haute Couture collections shown in Paris had a lot of potential dresses for the Oscars. While watching the shows we could already vision Nicole Kidman, Penelope Cruz and Angelina Jolie in the beautiful gowns that were presented.

At the Armani Prive show three dresses seemed ready to battle for the Oscars. The best one was a strapless black dress with a small part of the dress covering one shoulder.

The Chanel collection had quite a few dresses that just belong at the Oscar-show. Lagerfeld’s gorgeous silver and pastel combinations with exquisite embroideries are sure to look swell on almost any Hollywood star. And the yellow pastel strapless gown with the classical silver adornment needs to be shown on the red carpet, if you ask us.

For Dior, John Galliano created a lot of voluptuous white gowns. Last year white was a huge hit at the Ocars. But maybe this year it’s time for a little more color. Dior’s deep red gown with pastel colored top and back might just be the real thing for Oscar nominee Sandra Bullock.

At the Jean Paul Gaultier show one blue and silver dress had some nice elements. Yet it could be a bit over the top for the red carpet. The rest of JPG’s dresses didn’t seem very appropriate for the Oscars either. JPG had used many different themes in his collection, so his dresses were a bit too playful.

Elie Saab’s mind-blowing dresses on the other hand simply earn a spot on the red carpet.  Their washed out colors, chiffon frills and sparkling silver beading just looked so graceful, feminine and seriously chic. A minty green Elie Saab dress stood for perfection.

The Valentino collection had many youthful color combinations and therefore not a lot of Valentino gowns looked appropriate for the Oscars. Still we think the red and bright yellow gowns might stand a good chance on the big night.

The closer we get to the Oscars, the more exciting it will become. Which dresses will celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe get a hold of? And which stars will pull off a fifties dress, like Penelope Cruz did last year? Will there be any huge fashion flunks? What color trend will we see this year? And which of our Oscar Potentials will we meet on the red carpet on 7 March.

One thing’s for sure: all A-listers want the best-looking, most lengthening, figure-narrowing gown on the planet, so the competition is on!

Bibi wins our goodiebag contest!

With a fashionable key ring, a book about modeling by Yfke Sturm, a scarf from the Percy Irausquin collection and a Redken tube, we chose Bibi van der Velden’s goodiebag as the best of the Amsterdam Fashion Week.

Just as much as we loved Bibi’s show, we loved her goodiebag. We estimated its value at € 25 and gave the goodiebag an excellent 7,5.

Though the Bibi van der Velden key ring will be a little bit too big for our pockets, we thought it looked pretty cool. And as our whole team dreams of becoming a top model we also liked getting Yfke Sturm’s book about how to look like a top model. Besides, the scarf from the Collection PRC (Percy Irausquin) will surely match one of our outfits. And the Redken tube will be added to the rest of our Redken collection, which we gathered during this Amsterdam Fashion Week.

We want to congratulate Bibi van der Velden on winning our goodiebag contest.

Yet we have two remarks to make:

1.      After comparing all goodiebags from this Amsterdam Fashion Week, it was obvious the Supertrash goodiebag had the best content of all bags.
It came close to winning our contest. However, as none of these bags ended up in our hands, it didn’t.
We think it’s only fair to give all first two rows at a fashion show a goodiebag and not make a distinction between the sections. Moreover, since we have officially started a goodiebag contest, we think we should always get one, no matter what section or row we sit. (We also don’t want to have to goodie-beg for it).

2.      We accidently discussed one of the goodies in the Non by Kim goodiebag wrong. We described one of the items as a folder, but it actually was a handmade screen print, worth about 50 euros.
We want to apologize for this mistake. Yet we think its value wasn’t clear to a lot of people, especially since it was printed on the back of the press review, which most people throw away shortly after the show.
Maybe it should have been handed out in a different way or maybe it was just bit of a baddie to give away at a fashion show. Anyway, we are sorry for our misinterpretation.

Looking back on all the goodiebags we received last week, we think there is some pimping to be done. Some of the bags seemed worth more than their contents and after a few shows we were almost buried in Redken products. There was also a huge gap between the Supertrash goodiebag and all the other bags. So there’s a job for the other brands if they want to equalize.

We will continue on rating the goodiebags we receive at different fashion events, so we hope all brands will take the challenge and put some extra effort in arranging some new goodies for next fashion season.

Wanna take a hint?
Scarfs, books, accessories, make-up or food and drinks will do just fine!

Ruud van der Peijl: winner Streetheart Awards Team Peter Stigter

Stylist, photographer and fashion-icon Ruud van der Peijl won the first Streetheart-award of Team Peter Stigter. Daryl van Wouw had the honor to hand over the award.

Ruud van der Peijl got the most streethearts for the outfit he wore at the first day of the Amsterdam Fashion Week. All visitors at the  Fashion Week were invited to stick their vote/hart at their favorite outfits, which were nailed at a large wall in the fashion-lounge.

With the Streetheart-award Team Peter Stigter and the Amsterdam Fashion Week want to stimulate all visitors to dress themselves at their best:  fashionable, creative, stylish.

Frontrow Day five – Amsterdam Fashion Week

At the last day of the Amsterdam Fashion Week the frontrows were filled with a mix of designers, celebs, editors and society-people. We spotted a.o. designers Monique van Heist, Jan Taminiau and Mart Visser,  writer/artist Jan Cremer and former Olympic swimmer Inge de Bruin. Fashion seems more and more alive and kicking!

Goodiebags !? Day five Amsterdam Fashion Week

This year we pay extra attention to the goodiebags we receive at every fashion show. Although they’re called goodiebags, not everything that’s inside is really a goodie. Therefore we review the bags we receive during the Amsterdam Fashion Week and estimate their value.

At the end of the week we’ll announce the winner of our Goodiebag Contest. Check it out!

Club Brillant

The goodiebag we received at the CLUB BRILLANT fashion show contained:

Useful
Book – Contemporary Luxury
Magazine about sunglasses, fashion and travel
Voucher – La Dress – 25,-

Spam
–

Estimated Value: € 26,-

Rating: 6

Replay

The goodiebag we received at the REPLAY fashion show contained:

Useful
Bottle – Campari
Stirr – Campari
Hair & Body wash – Redken
Cool finish – Redken
Chill blast – Redken
Voucher – Rob Peetoom

Spam
–

Estimated Value: € 16,-

Rating: 6

Bibi van der Velden

The goodiebag we received at the BIBI VAN DER VELDEN fashion show contained:

Useful
Box with a book by Yfke Sturm and a silk scarf
Key ring – Bibi van der Velden
Plump treat – Redken

Spam
–

Estimated Value: € 25,-

Rating: 7,5

Replay Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

We really liked the Replay fashion show and not only because top model Anna Beatriz Barros walked in it. Replay showed a lot of colorful and comfortable clothes. And while a lot of styles and colors were mixed ‘n matched it felt a bit folklore-ish.

The denim was as well slim as baggy and had a lot of funny details like chains, studs and labels. It was mainly dark with new innovative washes.

Checked and floral prints could be seen in some blouses and tunics. The thick woolen sweaters with crazy prints looked very cool and oh so winter proof.

The women wore small leather jackets, the man wore knitted cardigans.

Towards the end the models came by in some cute party dresses. Those dresses, in gray and black, were small and decorated with all kinds of gold and silver studs.

What we loved about the collection was the fact that there was a significant parallelism between the male and female clothes. It showed that the influences Replay used, can look good on both men and women.

Claudia Sträter Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010

Claudia Sträter presented a modern collection for powerful women on the last day of fashion week. We saw jackets with influences from the eighties, skirts and coats with animal prints and carrot pants.

The collection also had a few good suits, a lot of woolen waistcoats and cardigans in natural colors like gray, brown and beige. They were worn with large leather belts. Other leather items were dresses, pants and gloves.

Of course all trends were used in a modest way, so the collection can be worn by many different Claudia Sträter women.

Ado Les Scents by Hyun Yeu Amsterdan Fashion Week fw2010

Fashion designer Hyun Yeu presented his second menswear collection for fw2010. He named it Rain, while the clothes in this collection were meant to be worn (with a smile) on a rainy day.

The main character in the collection was a coat. We saw a fur coat, trench coats and some shiny silver and blue coats. A cashmere pea coat was so popular that couturier Frans Molenaar already bought it right after the show.

Hyun Yeu also showed some suits in orange black and some long woolly sweaters. We spotted them already the menswear collections in Milan and Paris, but Hyun Yeu presented some old fashion long Johns as well. They were worn with short tight jackets (with only one button) and blouses.

When we asked Hyun Yeu which item was his favorite he said: ‘All the outfits are my babies. I cannot pick one favorite, that’s like choosing between your children. I love them all.’

Besides the trench coat, we loved the pleated silk wool pants in his collection. They fit perfectly and were very well executed.
Actually they look too good to wear on a rainy day, if you ask us.

Frontrow Day four – Amsterdam Fashion Week

The frontrows were filled with lots of famous Dutchies yesterday. A packed frontrow at Brillant – what’s new – but also at Ontfront and EnD. A few soapies, some editors but also designers who come to cheer their colleagues.

Goodiebags !? Day four – Amsterdam Fashion Week

This year we pay attention to the goodiebags we receive at every fashion show. Although they’re called goodiebags, not everything that’s inside is really a goodie. Therefore we review the bags we receive during the Amsterdam Fashion Week and estimate their value.

At the end of the week we’ll announce the winner of our Goodiebag Contest. Check it out!

OntFront

The goodiebag we received at the ONTFRONT fashion show contained:

Useful

Magazine – Playboy
Magazine – James
Scalp Relief – Redken Cool Finish – Redken
Mini backpack – Eastpak
A men’s boxer – Claesen’s

Spam

Folder Simon Amon x Fret Hinge

Estimated Value: €18,-

Rating: 6

EnD

The goodiebag we received at the EnD fashion show contained:

Useful

Lipgloss – Maybelline
Tampons – Beppy
Magazine – Cosmopolitan

Spam

Folder – Beick
Folder – Mevipu

Estimated Value: € 10,-

Rating: 5

Michael Barnaart van Bergen/Brillant

The goodiebag we received at the MICHAEL BARNAART VAN BERGEN/BRILLANT  fashion show contained:

Useful

Magazine – Beau Monde
Magazine – Contemporary Luxury
Lip balm – Hannah
Deo – Vogue
Shampoo – Redken
Mirror/Brush – Styletoday

Spam

Folder – Blue
Folder – Hannah
Card – 94 wines

Estimated Value: € 12,-

Rating: 6

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