Frontrow at Hunkemöller – AIFW SS2012
July 16, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
The Hunkemöller show on Friday was fully packed. Check out the front row!
Hunkemoller Catwalk Fashion Show AIFW SS2012
July 16, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, womenswear
The Hunkemoller lingerie show was just the perfect evening show. The mood was right, the audience was into it and the show was just one big party.
The show was divided in two parts; it started with lingerie and during the second half the new beachwear collection was shown.
The lingerie show was opened by a sexy bride in a seductive off white design. The start of a series of bridal lingerie collections that will follow in the Hunkemoller collections from 2012 on.
After the bridal wear the themes Golden Touch, Modern Brigitte Bardots, Flowers Everywhere, Hot Pink and Oriental Beauty followed. All designs looked super sensual. Rich fabrics, delicate embroideries, the right color combinations and perfect styling made all the girls look like supermodels.
The smiling, blinking and blowing kisses in the air even made the audience more enthusiastic. And model Jazz, who has legs for days, got a round of applause just for her appearance on the catwalk.
After the last lingerie model had left the runway a group of drummers came on stage and held their own little party. Then it was time for the swimwear. Models with wet hair and bronzed faces strutted the runway in swimwear from themes like Tropical Fever, Copacabana Beach, Shapes in Kobalt & Macramé, Etnic Animals, Fashion Jungle and Glits & Glamour Finale.
All designs looked playful and sexy and as Beyonce’s Run the world was played and Kim Feenstra lead the other models on the runway the party was on. All girls in the audience must have seen something they like and all guys must have had a night to remember…
Sage & Ivy Catwalk Fashion Show AIFWSS2012
After days of rain the sun came out today. What a relief for designer Alexia van Engelen and her team. She was the only designer this week showing her collection outside. And not just on a regular catwalk. No, they built a runway under water in the pond at the Westergasterrein in Amsterdam.
This created the illusion that the models were walking on water. The water, the sun, the catwalk and the models created the perfect picture together. A picture that fit the new Sage & Ivy collection perfectly, especially since it was inspired by water.
The clothes showed many different sides of water. The way in which water reflects things, the look of a sunset, the transparency of water and all kind of colors that appear as the sun shines on water.
The designs looked feminine and sweet, exactly the kind of thing you expect from Alexia if you know her. The delicate dresses, pants, suit jackets, sheer blouses, capes and accessories all were beautifully made and all had lot of details (braiding and draping) to them.
Especially the maxi dresses and skirts in the water gave the show an extra dramatic effect. Everything fell right in to place. It was a show to remember and, if you ask us, one of the highlights of the Amsterdam Fashion Week.
Generation 12 Catwalk Fashion Show
During the Generation 12 catwalk fashion show five great collections were shown.
Here you can find the pictures of all looks.
Elusive Clashin by Yona van Mansfeld
Zhengzheng Li
Irotsuya by Hanna Siwecki
Personatus by Jonathan Chrstopher
Sad Parade by Nick Rosenboom
Pauline van Dongen & Etranger LAB Catwalk Fashion Shows SS2012
July 14, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
Pauline van Dongen and Etranger were the last two designers presenting their LAB collections on Thursday. Pauline’s collection Kinetic Landscapes was perfect. Her dresses had unexpected shapes, lovely details and came in beautiful shades like orange, blue, grey and black. For this collection Pauline was inspired by the powerful force of water and air that both can make big changes to different landscapes. The shoes in this collection were made by Anna Korshun and the jewelry was designed by Nathalie Tappin.
Etranger
The new collection of designer Lifu Hsiao was inspired by an epic movie by David Lynch: ‘Twin Peaks: Fire walk with me’. Especially the styling and the themes of this movie inspired him to design some sexy flowy dresses and some cute babydoll versions. The shades, ranging from white to pastel and bright red all had a special shiny effect to them and were combined with sheer, black cape-like layers. Check out the gallery below.
Catwalk Fashion Show Ilja Couture / Ready to Fish AW2012
July 11, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Amsterdam, Fashion, Presentations
Today Dutch designer Ilja Visser followed in the footsteps of Tom Ford and Victoria Beckham and brought intimacy back to the runway. Not only was her brand new Ready to Fish collection narrated look by look, different courses of a Ilja Visser menu were served in between every few looks too.
It was a lovely setting and there was a nice atmosphere. You could not tell Ilja’s whole team (hairdressers, make-up artist, marketing and shop employees to name a few) had been working all day to make sure four different shows were held. Four different shows, four different audiences and four different types of amusement (lunch, drinks, a little boat trip and diner).
The Ready to Fish collection was all inspired by the eighties movie Paris, Texas and brought a mix of masculine details and feminine elegance. There was a lot of asymmetry, which we’ve seen before at Ready to Fish. Also, the bright yellow and pink shades and the raw denim stood out. The clothes felt thick for summer, but thanks to the choice of fabrics (linen, loose knits) were in fact airy.
Straight after the ready to wear collection presentation we were presented with a few very strong Ilja couture looks from the collection named Pluche. The inspiration – politicians and formalities – was not very visible, but the creations (mainly black and beige) were stunning. Business influences like high shoulders and classic cuffs were combined with feminine silhouettes. Ilja used a lot of fake fur and played with the structure of her couture designs.
Both collection were beautifully made and presented in a great way. We had a fun night and can only hope more designers decide to go back to where fashion shows once started; intimate, personal and memorable.
The three pictures above are three looks from the Ilja couture collection.
Dsquared Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
June 21, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, Menswear, Milan
Today Dsquared twins Dean and Dan took us on a European summer vacation. They showed us Denmark, Greece (the island Mykonos), Italy (Florence) and England, by presenting pictures of those places as backdrop, that is.
In every European destination we came we were presented with another way of dressing, all of them styles we’ve seen before at Dsquared. There was the outdoor man with his lumberjack checks, the handsome (and very bronzed) beach boy in his tiny swimwear, the sharply dressed holiday man (in modern suit jackets in multiple shades) and the party boy (dressed in shiny tuxedos).
It was a nice trip and there surely was a lot to see. The clothes all looked very wearable and commercial and the mix of colors was fun. Any guy will be able to pick up something he likes in this collection, yet we were not really surprised by something new or refreshing.
Dean and Dan couldn’t be bothered with that concern; in the afternoon they were already celebrating the launch of their new perfume with a large group of international press.
Etro Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
No Etro without the ethnic prints and today was no exception. Mixed with checks, stripes and florals they formed a gorgeous contrast for many of the easy to wear looks.
The relaxed spirit came from the loose fits of the clothing as well as the ‘messy’ styling (lots of layering and many untidy shirt collars).
Colors changed from pastels to brights and camouflage and were beautifully picked together. Some of the outfits might have had a feminine touch to them but together with the accessories (straw hats, leather loafers and big bags) it looked just right.
The quality of the clothes was truly visable and the models looked impeccable.
Check out our gallery (above).
Gucci Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
According to WWD Gucci’s new collection was inspired by a gentlemen’s club. “But a very relaxed one with a sporty attitude,” creative director Frida Giannini told WWD backstage before the show.
The inspiration was visible in the checked (hounds tooth, Prince of Wales and Glen plaid checks) suits, the classic cardigans and the bow ties. It was also in the absence of socks and ties, which you wouldn’t necessarily miss if Giannini hadn’t said anything.
Like the boys at Calvin Klein and Bikkembergs The guys from Gucci’s club are sporty types too, we could tell by the leather trim on a red coat and the large pockets on some of the shorter jackets. Yet unlike many other menswear brands we saw this week Giannini didn’t go with the loose, relaxed silhouette. Her designs stayed classic and tailored; probably just how the English gentleman likes it.
Missoni Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
Sports are going to be big for 2012. At Missoni the Olympic games were the main inspiration for the new collection. The brand reinvented the Olympic tracksuit that Ottavio Missoni (founder of Missoni) designed for the 1948 London Olympic games.
This heritage translated to a beautiful color palette (the turquoise/sand combinations looked stunning) and the most elegant knitwear. Soft jackets and classic cut cardigans (with different patterns) were worn on top of each other, mixed with sporty shorts.
The mood of the show was relaxed, the clothes looked comfy. Though most of the designs are by no means suitable for wearing at the contemporary Olympics; they’re sure fun for a casual day at the office or a lunch in the park.
Our pictures will be published shortly.
