BEST GOODIEBAG OF THE AMSTERDAM FASHION WEEK SS2012
July 17, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, Goodiebags
Ladies and gentlemen; we’ve got ourselves a goodiebag winner!
The goodiebag of the opening night (shows of SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers and Tony Cohen) was the best one out of the bunch.
So kudos to the girl who put all bags together: Goodiebaggirl Karlijn Visser. She knows what a good goodiebag is!
There was even’t even much competition; all other goodiebags mostly contained only a few Redken beauty items.
The winning goodiebag contained:
Useful
Legwear – Oroblu
Lavazza Qualita Oro – coffee sample – 50 gr
She – energy drink
Beauty Tea – Yagua – 500 ml
Voucher 10,- euro (+2 samples) – Cosmania
Voucher 7,50 euro discount – Frederique’s Choice flowers (bouquets start at 29,95 euro)
Ilovebeautynews / Ilovefashionnews- newspaper
Ilovebeautynews – pen
Numi Tea – Sample
Vodafone – Water Spray
Vodafone – pocket mirror
Yves Rocher – Shower Gel – So Elixir
Yves Rocher – Eau de Parfum – Vanille Noire
Yves Rocher – Eau de Parfum – So Elixir
Maybelline New York – Lipstick
Redken – Shampoo
Redken – Conditioner
Redken – Rough Paste
A fuchsia orchid
Spam
Leaflet Yagua drink
Estimated value: 80 euro
Rating: 8,5
Zeeman / Frank Catwalk Fashion Show AIFWSS2012
July 16, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items
Saterday afternoon the Zuiveringshal at the Amsterdam Fashion Week was filled with fashion people. Everyone was anxious to see the very first collection of this ‘new fashion label’ named Frank. Some people heard it was a mix between ready to wear and haute couture, others didn’t have a clue.
As the first looks came up on the runway we saw some very wearable designs. A shirt dress, a leather jacket, a pleated skirt, a trenchcoat, a pair of leather pants (with lots of zippers); easy to wear we would call it.
In between those items there were a few shiny evening dresses in shades like turquoise and ochre or gray and pink. And the last look of the collection was a bridal gown with the name Frank on it.
After that blue and yellow lights were projected on to the backdrop. Some items were highlighted with texts like “Now low priced” and we then started to get a feeling….
As the letters ZEEMAN appeared everyone reacted surprised.
Frank was actually ZEEMAN and nobody knew. The people from ZEEMAN kept everything a secret, only five people of the organization knew they were going to hold a show. What a surprise and what a guerrilla move! ZEEMAN rocks Amsterdam Fashion Week!
Sheguang Hu Catwalk Fashion Show AIFWSS2012
The Sheguang Hu fashion show was one great spectacle. Fabulous, dramatic, shiny and colorful dressed kept on coming. Models looked confident, elegant and rich and worked the runway on some fun Pirates of the Caribbean tunes. The Otazu jewelry even gave the looks more sparkles. The show was a little different than we’re used to at AIFW but it sure had a very fairytale-like positive vibe.
Sanne Schepers wins Lichting 2011
Sanne Schepers is the winner of Lichting 2011 and wins the G-star Raw Talent Award! On Thursday night Sanne was named the most promising young new Dutch talent out of fourteen fashion graduates. Sanne won a price of 10.000 euro and has the honor to be part of the G-star Raw catwalk presentation in Berlin.
An international jury existing of Shelly Fox (Parsons NYC), stylist Catherine Baba (Vogue, Chanel, Balmain), Romain Brau en Anna Kushnerova (founders of the Antwerp fashion store RA13) and Michael van der Ham chose Sanne as the winner of 2011. They praised her for her individual style and the new principle Sanne introduced in fashion.
Sanne used the idea of a twinset and came up with a very innovative design concept which makes it possible to wear one piece of clothing in four different ways. Her silhouettes might have been simple; this idea and the way in which she brought it to life are very promising.
About lichting
Lichting is a fashion award presented to the most promising graduate student in Holland of that specific year. From every big fashion academy (total of seven; AMFI Amsterdam Fashion Institute, Artez Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Arnhem, Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht, Koninklijke Academie van Beeldende Kunsten Den Haag, Hogeschool Zuyd Maastricht, Gerrit Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, Willem de Kooning Academie Hogeschool Rotterdam) two students are selected. During the Amsterdam Fashion Week al fourteen students compete with each other in order to win the G-star RAW award.
It’s Amsterdam Fashion week and it’s raining
July 13, 2011 by Joris
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Featured Items, Streetwear
Oh no! You carefully picked your outfit for the opening soiree of the Amsterdam Fashion Week tonight but now it’s raining! What to wear now? Get some inspiration from the outfits we spotted in rainy Milan, Paris, New York or London below.
Preview AIFW – Sage & Ivy SS2012
July 11, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, Preview, womenswear
The Sage & Ivy fashion show is part of the official Amsterdam International Fashion Week program for the first time this season. Yet, as designer Alexia van Engelen tells us, the label is still giving the audience something different…
“When we were approached by the AIFW if we wanted to join the official schedule, we had one condition: we still wanted to be able to create our own little Sage & Ivy world around the show. We didn’t want to use just an ordinary, plain, white catwalk. We discussed all possibilities and are now showing the new Sage & Ivy collection near the pond of the Westergasterrein. This means the models are going to be walking on a catwalk build over water. We’re very excited”
And though the concept alone is already interesting, water has a special meaning in Alexia’s new collection too. “The collection is called hemisphere and is inspired by water. Yet not in an too obvious matter. You’ll see the water in reflections, the golden color it creates when the sun sets, the many colors that appear when the sun shines at it and the transparency of water.”
These diverse sides of water are brought to live in a two sided collection. “On one side it shows Greek influences like draping, braiding and lots of volume. On the other side you’ll see day wear with a seventies vibe (high pants and accentuated shoulders). Bianca Jagger really was the inspiration for this since she used to mix those two styles together in her impeccable looks.”
The whole Sage & Ivy collection consists of 24 looks, all handcrafted in small studios in Belgium and Germany (no longer in Morocco, like before). The fabrics as well as the colors of the collection breath femininity. “We used shades like light pink, light green, grey, gold and some degrade. All looks were made from materials like jersey, lace, chiffon, organza, satin, cotton and a special wool melange. There are many feminine pieces in the collection but in the show we will always combine a very feminine, elaborating item with a more simple and cool (almost manly) piece. Just wait and see…”
The Sage & Ivy show will be held on Friday 15 July at 8 p.m.
Emporio Armani Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
If anything the Emporio Armani show today was relaxed. The silhouette was loose, the fabrics were airy and the nonchalant male models walked in a chill mode (sunglasses on, hands in their pockets).
The fabrics moved with every step the models took. Those loose pants seemed ultra comfortable, several knitted sweaters looked weightless and some of the jackets appeared almost translucent.
With a colored palette ranging from off white and light grey to navy and black Armani’s silk and linen designs were the perfect example of casual elegance.
Dark denim and leather jackets with lots of zippers added some streetwise feeling. And the barefoot finale once more stressed the relaxed spirit of this collection. No sharp & sleek business looks here, but maybe Armani wants men to loosen up a bit. It sure looks very tempting.
Dolce & Gabbana Catwalk Fashion Show Milan SS2012
June 18, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, Menswear, Milan
Today at Dolce & Gabbana it was all about the net and the nets. Perforated and netted items were seen throughout the whole collection. A collection which started off quite dark (black and burgundy), but became lighter (white and light grey) towards the end.
In a press conference video Domenico and Stefano did something designers rarely do; they introduced there favorite models. Paolo Anchisi, Travis Bland, Adam Senn, Tim Ruger and Guy Robinson. Those guys wore the showpieces of new summer collection. A cotton jumpsuit, a netted leather T-shirt, a perforated leather jacket and a lightweight collarless jacket. After that some details were highlighted, like small pockets, 1 cm stitching and washed satin. Just to give you an idea of the collection.
Dolce & Gabbana showed some of their famous slick evening looks and gave the collection a sporty vibe by adding the netted (tanktops, sweaters, shorts, pants) garments and jumpsuits. The loose netted fabric might not be for everyone, but we’re just happy the designers let the models wear something underneath it…
Check out all our pictures above and the press conference video below.
Au revoir Paris
March 9, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Featured Items, Paris, Streetwear, womenswear
We say goodbye to a wonderful fashionseason full with new ideas. We also say goodbye to all those beautiful fashionlovers who dressed themselves up everyday to please us, you and of course because they enjoy it!
We leave Paris with some good memories. And here’s some atmosphere we want to share with you. We’ll take a short break to catch up some sleep 😉 And we’ll be back to you soon!
MaxMara Catwalk Fashion Show Milan FW2011/2012
February 24, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Milan, womenswear
We started our second day of Milan Fashion Week with the MaxMara show, as did actress Katie Holmes. The wife of Tom Cruise was chosen by the label as it’s new Face of the Future (an award for talent, style and contribution to the community at large). The brand, which celebrates it’s sixtieth anniversary this year showed a solid, slightly minimalistic collection.
Clean belted coats appeared in shades of white, nude, beige and grey. Leather skirts were combined with shorter jackets, blouses and sweaters. The dresses were simple yet sophisticated. Some pants were small like leggings, others were ultra-wide and even look like skirts.
Several evening gowns were made out of checked blankets (with sequins that added extra glamour) with kilt buckles at the side. Though they looked super soft and comfy, the models could hardly walk in them.
Besides the sequined checks and buffalo prints all looks were very basic, quite the opposite of all the colorblocking we’ve seen so far.
It was a classic collection, on which many modern women will want to get their hands on.
