Daryl van Wouw Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
July 18, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, womenswear
For his new collection Daryl van Wouw just put on the song Paradise Circus of Massive Attack on repeat and the rest is history. The song and especially the videoclip inspired him to make a whole new summer collection by the name of Lovely Weird World.
The colors of the video led to a wonderful color palette of white, orange, cobalt blue and green. The clothes felt urban and very wearable. Shorts and short dresses were the main items of the show. They (almost) all had special pleats, which often created extra volume.
Less than before the fact that Daryl lives now in Shanghai influenced the collection. Yet the show did have a foreign touch. The models had special make-up with vertical dots, their hair was green, red and blue colored. The girls wore (gypsy) accessories (headbands, bracelets and earrings) with coins and walked on colorful, leather – designed by Daryl – sandals.
Daryl might be living in Shanghai, he still knows exactly what Dutch women love to wear: easy going, stunning, street-chic items for any possible occasion.
Backstage Hunkemoller Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
July 18, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, models, womenswear
Isn’t the backstage of a lingerie show the place everyone wants to take a look? We were there and spotted all the Hunkemoller models in their sexy pieces just minutes before the show.
Non by Kim Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
Kim Bakkers’ new fashion collection was inspired by lost tribes, people who live isolated and free of influences from other civilizations. Therefore it was called ‘Uncontacted’.
For this collection Kim reinterpreted the ethnic symbols of the lost tribes into a contemporary aesthetic. She translated their rich cultural traditions and hand-drawn body decorations into roughly geometric, clear-cut, hand drawn grid divisions.
The catwalk was surrounded by little speakers which created special extra sound effects during the show. For that Kim partnered with Steim, a music institution dedicated to live performance.
We saw perfect pleated pants with low crotches, cosy cardigans, asymmetric shirts and geometric prints. They all looked very well made and super comfy. Kim used materials like Japanese denim, wool and linen mixes. She also thought of the environment by choosing for organic and recycled cottons.
Shades of indigo ink, sand, poison green and off white formed a nice color palette. Especially in the prints these shades looked good together.
Kim cut off the length of the clothes which made the cardigans in particular look strangely short in a way. Some of the sweaters appeared a bit too hot for next summer, but overall Kim showed a strong collection.
Hunkemöller Catwalk Fashion Show FW2011
July 17, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, womenswear
Like Monique Collignon Hunkemöller is not the typical Amsterdam Fashion Week show, but there’s nothing bad to say about the lingerie an sich. The new collection ‘Women in bloom’ had some good pieces in it. The models looked lovely and walked the runway very elegantly, winking and smiling at the audience on the way.
The collection for next winter formed a good mix of romance, temptation and fantasy. Of course we know Hunkemöller makes great lingerie, but the brand never takes itself too seriously. Therefore the items of the show had playful accents.
The first few looks were soft, romantic; lots of nudes, dreamy shades and flowers. Lace little sleeves, satin bows and richly styled backs completed the looks. After that the models wore some Art Work pieces with more color (wintery green) and materials like satin, lace and veil. The Shapewear collection was made out of state of the art fabrics and high tech designs. It had soft pink and black shades. The Glamour serie had feminine shapes and high waisted pants. The show was ended by a model wearing a body with strass beads and the solid contours of a skirt. Not really fashion, but sure fun to watch!
AIFW Streethearts Award #3
July 17, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Events, Featured Items, People, Streetwear, Team
At the third day of the Amsterdam International Fashionweek there were even more beautiful Streethearts walking around. Keep up the good work boys and girls and you will certainly be selected for the AIFW Streethearts Award by Team Peter Stigter & Maasmechelen Village.
Don’t forget to pick up an enlarged print of your photo, your €50 gift card and enter the competition!
The AIWF Streethearts Award is an upgraded version of our streetfashion-project/competition we’ve introduced last season at Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Thanks to Maasmechelen Village we are able to hand out a serious award this time: a shoppingvoucher worth 500 euro.
This is how it works:
Streetfashion-photographers of Team Peter Stigter will try to spot as many fabulous outfits as possible in and around the AIFW-venue at the Westergas-terrain. The best outfits will be shown on the wall in the AIFW lounge.
If your picture is selected and featured on the wall you can register at one of the hostesses at the Streethearts-desk, collect an enlarged picture of your photo and receive a 50 euro gift card. Once you’ve been registered you will enter the competition.
On Sunday-afternoon the winner will be selected by Team Peter Stigter, AIFW and Maasmechelen Village.
Openinghours: Thursday – Saturday from 14.00 – 22.00 h and Sunday from 15.00-17.00 h.
More info: www.MaasmechelenVillage.nl
Hyun Yeu (womenswear) Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
July 17, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
On Friday Hyun Yeu presented his womenswear collection just one day after his menswear show. There were ten looks ranging from a long peach-colored gala gown to a black lace party dress.
The blouses looked very good, especially a transparent black one. They had special shoulders and sleeves. A strong jacket with cut sleeves looked very good.
Like in Hyun Yeu’s menswear collections the womenswear pants looked great. The lace and sequined dresses would be great for a night out, yet they were not very outspoken and could have had more of a Hyun Yeu touch.
Such a pity there were only ten looks, we would have loved to see more…
Fred Farrow wins Frans Molenaar Award
July 16, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Events, Featured Items
Artez graduation student Fred Farrow on the Frans Molenaar award today during the Amsterdam Fashion week. He wins a money price of 10.000 euros.
Front row Frans Molenaar Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
A lot of people came to see which young design talent won the Frans Molenaar Award. Check out the front row of this fashion/award show.
Red Rail Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
July 16, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Events, Fashion, Featured Items
Money is no longer needed to buy clothes, at least if we believe The Red Rail. Today this organization showed a collection of clothes which you can buy by giving your blood.
During the fashion show a girl told the audience about how her live turned upside down when she got Leukemia. She also told how receiving good blood from others saved her live. With this project The Red Rail wants to create awareness about the patients that can be helped by donating blood.
Eighteen designers came up with an unique outfit for the show. They designed those with the support of Dutch top designer Claes Iversen and Angelika Groenendijk Wasylewski from Young Designers United. Altogether there were twenty looks, which differed a lot in quality and style. There were clothes for men and women.
A beige jumpsuit with a long blue printed top worn over it was a success. A pink dress with lots of pleats looked good too. Yet if you would like to have any of these looks you’d have to give your blood.
The next half year you can get a piece of clothing in exchange for your blood. After that the clothes are presented in the Young Designers United store in Amsterdam.
Of course we think it’s great The Red Rail wants to do something for health care. Yet it’s a pity they’re using fashion or more precisely the Amsterdam Fashion Week for this matter. ‘Cause although we saw some good pieces, the fashion was not very special.
Individuals by AMFI Catwalk Fashion Show SS2011
July 16, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
The Individuals fashion show we saw on Thursday was named Some dream of running away to the circus. The show was all about elegant wearable clothes with fun details. After lots of smoke was blown in the air the first girls appeared. They wore dresses, tops and pants in purple and champagne. Some pleats and fringes were nice details and most of the clothes were loose fitting.
Leather accessories like gloves and knee-bands gave the looks a fun twist. And the knee stockings added some extra color.
The models all had beautiful make-up, completely matching with the show’s circus theme. The colors of their clothes (dazzling white, popping pink, daring turquoise en cannon ball black) were used for the make-up as well.
The collection had some pretty strong outfits in it. They were beautifully tailored and had a nice, wearable silhouette.
Individuals is an ever changing collective of young creative designers. By combining talent every time an inspiring story is told. Every generation adds it’s own unique chapter to the continuing story of Individuals.
Individuals is sold in the Netherlands and is now focusing on expanding abroad (United States, France, Japan and Denmark). In September an Individuals pop-up store will be opened in London.
