Jan Taminiau Amsterdam Fashion Week fw2010
January 27, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, womenswear
Jan Taminiau’s day couldn’t be better. In the afternoon he heard Vogue Italia was interested in his collection and in the evening he gave a spectacular fashion show.
The fall/winter collection he presented was shiny and sparkly and the clothes had some amazing shapes and silhouettes.
He used gold, light blue, pink and nudes for his designs. His creations had ruffles, sequins and fans. They had a lot of volume and the shoulders were accentuated in many different ways.
The models wore matching headbands/scarfs and walked in super high shoes (without heels). They showed some crazy poses at the end of the runway.
The last two dresses of Jan Taminiau’s show both had big veils. His show ended with his muse wearing an ivory colored wedding dress.
The reactions from the audience were very positive and now we’ve seen the whole show we really understand why Vogue is so interested. Congrats on a great show Jan!
Preview Jan Taminiau Couture
January 26, 2010 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, Presentations, womenswear
Yesterday Jan Taminiau presented his couturecollection in Paris. Tomorrow he will officially open the Amsterdam International Fashionweek with his collection Duality. These are the thoughts of the designer regarding his collection:
“‘Duality’ is based on thoughts of a duel and of duality. A duel between different cultural traditions, heritage and innovation. It is a noble duel, almost dancelike as in fencing. With a duality of seduction, unveiling and hiding.
The dresses are comprised of a duel between two different forms and a duel between different worlds. The antique Chinese fabric is used for the most dominant, sculptural form and is placed in contrast with a more classical silhouette. The dialogue also takes places between the almost organic substance of the heavily embroidered fabric with paillettes and the sensitivity of the antique hand woven fabric.
The sculptural forms can be interpreted as a shield -or protection- for battle, but at the same time they offer intimacy, play their role in a game of concealing and seduction.”
Streetwear Amsterdam SS10 Day 2
July 24, 2009 by Joris
Filed under Amsterdam, Streetwear
What are you wearing during Fashionweek? Your stiletto-heels, your latest Marni-dress or that vintage Chanel? Maybe we will spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashionweeks we refresh our streetwear-category daily. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Amsterdam Fashion Week.
Heineken The City
The unofficial start of AIFW was last saturday when 20 selected talents showed their creations at Heineken The City fashion design contest. Winner was Marielle van der Gouw, a shoe designer who based her winning hand-printed dress on a crushed beer-can. The white dress with colorful graphics looked very feminine yet streetwise. The other designers were inspired by the color, stars and graphics.
