Joline Jolink Catwalk Fashion Show ss2011

Joline Jolink is one of the few Dutch designers who is working silently and serious at her oeuvre. She’s still developing, but her style is already visible and consistent. She sells mainly in the Netherlands (12 shops and a webshop) and probably soon in Belgium. It’s been a while since Joline Jolink  showed a collection to an audience, but yesterday she presented her spring summer-2011 collection to buyers and a small selection of editors. It was a very grown up, elegant and sporty collection. For the first time Joline Jolink presented some leather accessories, two small bags worn at the hip and a big bag inspired by oldfashioned schoolbags.

The designer is fascinated by strong women, their lives, way of dressing, way of thinking. And it always makes an interesting collection. For next spring it was Katharine Hepburn that inspired Joline Jolink. Especially her sporty/elegant way of dressing and her preference for menswear tickled the designer.

The result is a well balanced collection full of renewed classics, like the men’s shirt, the pleated trousers, the suit and the shirtdress. Jolink choose basic colors, like beige, marine, black, white and mustard. The only print was a wrinkled navy/beige striped jersey. eyecatchers were a soft, halterneck suit, a big poncho and a beige-colored silk suit. The flowing silhouet, the modern classics with a clean, sporty twist and the eclectic mix made it to a strong collection.

Dutch Fashion Awards 2008 nominees

Dutch Fashion Awards 2008 nominees: van Benthum, Mada van Gaans, G+N, Monique van Heist, Joline Jolink and Jeroen van Tuyl.

Tribute to Percy Irausquin before the nominees’ shows

Previous years winners: Klavers & van Engelen

Joline Jolink Catwalk Fashion Show SS09

Theme: Sport Forever, eighties fashionable sportsicon Florence Griffith meets Leni Riefenstahl.

Collection: a blend of sporty yet feminine and desirable clothes; lots of dresses (bodyhugging and loose),  graphics in black & white, shorts,leggings and shirts. Colours: white, black, grey and a touch of pink.

Joline Jolink Catwalk Show

The collections of Joline Jolink are getting more and more mature and extremely wearable, and that’s a compliment!. For her autumn-collection she chose a clean, straight silhouette with a focus at the waist. The graphic effect of mixing colours like black, grey, white and orange was strong and daring. This lady likes to be straight forward.