Allan Vos & Nata Ryzh Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 15, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Menswear, womenswear
Allan Vos
Sexy, muscled men with smoky eyes walked today’s Allan Vos LAB show. Designs were tough and feminine at the same time. The show started with a tight fitting blue suit with black details and tiny yellow beads. He carried a matching handbag with a big A on it, like there were many more in the collection. What followed were extremely wide and extremely tight pants. The wide ones were pleated and seen from certain angles looked like skirts. The leggings were worn with boxers over it, highlighting the models crotch area. Leather jackets gave the collection a tough touch, while fur coats and tight tank tops (again with the letter A on it) had the opposite effect. Several variations of the white shirt (including one at floor length) looked interesting and a well tailored black jacket with red lining could just become the best sold item of the show.
Nata Ryzh
With her Amsterdam fashion week debut (Lola’s dream) today Natallya Ryzhykava’s showed graceful, elegant and colorful dresses. She presented a selection of beautiful designs done in the most gorgeous summer shades (turquoise, lavender, light yellow and salmon pink) made out of delicate silks. Girls looked flirty and fun in knee length draped dresses and matching clutches decorated with orchid and iris prints which gave the collection a ’70 touch. One of our favorite collections this week!
Gestuz Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 14, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, womenswear
When thinking of summer, most people think of light, airy fabrics and a soft or cheerful color palette. But not Arina Woron, designer of Danish label Gestuz. Her perfect summerlook is feminine and romantic but with a rock ‘n roll twist. “The collection is about a beautiful rose garden on a hot summer day, very romantic. Yet we always keep the toughness in every collection.”
And it showed. The Gestuz woman dresses sexy but in a edgy way. We saw some black, asymmetrical dresses with a slit or open back paired with rough combat boots. As well as nude body hugging dresses, soft knitted jumpers, shorts and skirts with zippers in the front. The rock ‘n roll was more visible in the use of black, denim revised with studs and of course lots of leather, which seems a key ingredient in every collection. The roses were reflected in the different shades of red and pink used in several graphic prints.
Do we want to be this Gestuz women? Well, we love the burgundy red and leather details. And a bit of rock ‘n roll in the summer is maybe not such a bad idea at all.
(Eva Dusch)
Amsterdam Fashion Week SS13 Impression Day 3
An impression of the third day at Amsterdam Fashion Week, ss2013. With highlights of the Bas Kosters-show, Spijkers & Spijkers and Jan Boelo. And of course all the people around it.
Amsterdam Fashion Week SS13 day 3 impression from Team Peter Stigter on Vimeo.
Sjaak Hullekes Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
Japanese sounds and handmade fans on our chairs; let’s start the show!
Inspired by the prewar Japan and traditional Japanese music, Min‘yō (the name of the collection) representing the idea of continuation, Sjaak Hullekes presented a very well tailored, wearable and cohesive collection. To the sounds of a live cello in the corner of the catwalk (yet another form of live music this week) the male models appeared. They wore small fitting pleated pants, elegant shirts, non-lined safari jackets and handmade nature-inspired loafers. And Sjaak’s favorite piece, a terracotta shaded safari jacket with a collar and pockets in a contrasting fabric, indeed was one of the showstoppers of the collection.
Sjaak chose slightly smaller models this time and the fit of his clothing was smaller this time than with his previous collections. Yet still some of those tiny shorts fitted extremely tight, giving them a dandy, modern touch.
Everything looked really Eastern inspired. Like a collarless trenchcoat, a cardigan with standing collar, several sheers tops and a very small vintage navy fan print. Every piece of clothing was made in a slightly faded color (mint green orange, purple, olive, sand, terracotta) inspired by sepia pictures of people in Japan from before and after the industrialization.
Overall Sjaak showed a qualitative menswear collection, which his growing fan base will certainly appreciate. Let’s hope for his Amsterdam based fans it won’t take long until his new store opens.
Read more about this collection in our Sjaak Hullekes Amsterdam Fashion Week Preview.
Jan Boelo Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Menswear, womenswear
Once again Jan Boelo’s show was fully booked tonight. Several Dutch celebs came to support the 24-year old designer, who gave his first evening show. The Boelo spectacle started with a backdrop video in which transsexual model Valentijn de Hingh vandalized a car, which lit on fire a few minutes later. The fire remained a backdrop during the rest of the show in which Jan Boelo’s military team returned home after battle.
His female models wore sexy shiny dresses, T-shirts with shoulder pads, tight statement jackets and figure accentuating pencil skirts. The guys sported sleeveless leather jackets, fully buttoned blouses, shiny shorts and hand knitted sweaters.
To make the dark, leather looks even heavier Jan added his signature chains, personalized Jan Boelo medals, eye-catching guys’ earrings, military caps and a heavy metal soundtrack that almost blew up the AFW-speakers. Valentijn Hingh closed the show and after all models appeared on stage Jan Boelo went out with a bang.
Marije Hellwich Tony Marcus Sacharias Amsterdam Catwalk Fashion Show SS2013
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, womenswear
Marije Hellwich only presented eight different looks tonight, but still managed to show a mix of mens and womenswear. She opened her show with a sheer floral printed dress, followed by a satin-like menswear look. Later the transparent items (like a very cool menswear rugsack) were mixed with ultra thick neopreen pieces, like an enormous off white coat mixed with a pair of printed pants and a sand colored top combined with a sheer fringed skirt.
Fierce looking models with wet hair and tough boots wore a selection of minimalistic designs at Tony Marcus Sacharias. After two full on white coats Tony added a touch of beige and lightgrey in a third look, which included a skirt and long sleeved stiff top. Several dresses and straight cut capes followed as Tony added some red to his looks. A simple, pure collection; nothing more, nothing less.
Backstage at Britt, Fred & Jacob Kok AFW SS2013
Take a peek backstage at fredfarrowbrittavelontan and Jacob Kok.
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.
Streetfashion AFW SS2013 Day 2
July 13, 2012 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Events, Featured Items, People, Streetwear
What are you wearing during the fashionweeks? Your Jil Sander-shoes, your latest Prada-shirt or that vintage Gucci? Maybe we’ll spot you in Paris, Milan, New York or Amsterdam. During the fashionweeks we refresh our streetwear posts regularly. We don’t judge, we’re not the fashion-police, we just enjoy fashion and your own personal style. Next stop: Amsterdam Fashion Week.
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!
