Ellis & Thijs Faas win the Queen and King of the Ball Award

On Thursday night (13 January) Dutch magazine ELLE held it’s yearly award show the ELLE Style Awards. In the amazing building of the municipal theater of Amsterdam the Dutch fashion scene gathered to look at the work of three young stylists.

One of them, Bonne Reijn, received the ELLE H&M Stylist award. Yet there was also an award for the best dressed person of the evening, the so called Belle of the Ball. This year that price went to a couple: Ellis Faas and her brother Thijs Faas made an incredible impression with their Rock ‘n Royalty outfits.

Halina Reijn wins ELLE Personal Style Award 2011

Exit Carine Roitfeld

French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld is stepping down after ten years of service. She has decided to focus on her personal projects. Vogue announced she will leave the magazine at the end of January 2011.

On Vogue we read the comment of Jonathan Newhouse, ceo of Condé Nast International:

‘It is impossible to overstate Carine’s powerful contribution to Vogue and to the fields of fashion and magazine publishing. Under her direction, Vogue Paris received record levels of circulation and advertising and editorial success. Vogue Paris has established itself as one of the most iconic magazines in the world, with huge influence in the field of fashion and photography.’

‘Carine herself has become widely known as a beacon of style, fulfilling the role with charm and graciousness. She has become a giant in her profession. Carine will be deeply missed. I am extremely grateful to her for what she has achieved’, Newhouse said.

Roitfeld’s replacement will be announced in the coming weeks.

Daphne Groeneveld is the new face of Givenchy

Dutch Model Daphne Groeneveld is the new face of Givenchy. The 16-year old Daphne is featured in the brand new ad campaign of Givenchy for spring 2011.

Mert & Marcus shot her together with albino model Stephen Thompson.

Unlike other Dutch models like Patricia van der Vliet, Mirte Maas en Melissa Tammerijn, Daphne has never walked in a Givenchy show before.

For Daphne this is her second big ad campaign. This year she was also featured in a MiuMiu campaign with three other models.

Trend Report – Warm Winter Accessories

Unfortunately a warm camel coat is not enough to keep you warm this winter. You’re gonna need some winter proof accessories to go with that too. We selected the best warm winter accessories straight from the catwalk:

• A knitted scarf, the thickest one you can get.

• A pair of long leather gloves.  According to Gstar, Carolina Herrera and Moschino the best ones are blue this season, but you can choose any color you like. Just take a colorful risk and try to have fun with it.

• A nice fur detail, perhaps on your collar, bag or shoes.

• A hat, cap, turban (very trendy) or headband, anything that keeps your head warm and prevents your ears from freezing off.

• A pair of hairy snow boots (you don’t wanna ruin your suede heels).

The rule for wearing these accessories seems to be: the bigger the better. Especially Chanel, Jean Paul Gaultier and Galliano went over the top with their enormous hats and overload of fur.

Streetfashion Toronto Fashion Week ss2011 Day 5

The shows are not over yet. After New York, Milan and Paris we were curious what you would wear during Toronto Fashion Week. Our streetwear-photographer Jon Loek – based in Toronto – caught the streetvibe and spotted the fashionable and young in Canada’s most trendy city. Fashion and style are everywhere, we don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy looking at you and what you wear….

Streetfashion Toronto Fashion Week SS2011 Day 4

The shows are not over yet. After New York, Milan and Paris we were curious what you would wear during Toronto Fashion Week. Our streetwear-photographer Jon Loek – based in Toronto – caught the streetvibe and spotted the fashionable and young in Canada’s most trendy city. Fashion and style are everywhere, we don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy looking at you and what you wear….

Backstage at Toronto Fashion Week ss2011

Our photographer Jon Loek went backstage at the Rachel Mara show during the third day of Toronto Fashion Week ss2011.

Highlights Milan Fashion Week SS2011

With the beginning of Milan Fashion Week the colorblocking started too. All big Italian fashion houses were in the mood for brightness. It started off with Gucci, then Prada, Missoni and Jil Sander followed.

It also became clear that the clothes were becoming more and more comfortable. The silhouettes were elongated and looser than before, the heels less high. That is, perfect clothes to lounge in next summer.

Oh, and one other trend: fringes and tassels as details on any possible item; dresses, bags, tops, hats, shoes, skirts and jackets. Major!

Gucci
The Gucci show was a great example of colorblocking to the max. The models looked glamorous from head to toe in their colorful designs, perfect leather pieces, shiny accents and numerous items with playful tassels. Like Marc Jacobs’s show in New York Gianni opted for a seventies vibe too. Yet the outfits of the sexy Gucci ladies were a bit more body-tight.

Jil Sander
Seemed to continue the colorblocking vibe the brand had launched during it’s menswear show in June. Simons used green, pink, yellow, violet and orange in one outfit and called it ‘a mille-feuille of color’. There were a lot of stripes too. The first few looks were made of large, floor-sweeping skirts and white tees. They made the models appear larger than life, but still looked elegant. We were impressed.

Bottega Venata
No colors at Bottega Veneta, but shades of black, white and grey. The silhouette was very loose letting the body shape almost completely disappear. Items like shirt dresses and suits made gave the collection a manly touch, without becoming less elegant. A great wearable collection from look 1 to look 41.

Roberto Cavalli
At Cavalli we celebrated forty years of an amazing, glamorous fashion house. Cavalli held a great show and a just as impressive after party. His spring/summer collection, which he presented in an area full of gigantic tropical leaves, was revealing and sexy. He came up with croc and python jackets and dresses with fringes all over the place. A perfect glamazone collection with all the right Cavalli ingredients.

Prada

Colorblocking, banana & monkey prints, stripes and Mexican hats, that is Prada SS2011 in a nutshell. Miuccia herself called the collection brave, bold and obvious. And only a designer like herself would be able to pull off some of these looks. The designs were often over the top, but there’s no doubt Prada will set some new trends for summer.The show immediately became everyone’s favorite and surely was one of the highlights of Milan Fashion Week.

Streetfashion Toronto Fashion Week ss2011 Day 3

The shows are not over yet. After New York, Milan and Paris we were curious what you would wear during Toronto Fashion Week. Our streetwear-photographer Jon Loek – based in Toronto – caught the streetvibe and spotted the fashionable and young in Canada’s most trendy city. Fashion and style are everywhere, we don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy looking at you and what you wear….

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