Proenza Schouler Catwalk Fashion Show New York ss2012
September 15, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, New York, womenswear
It was pure irony, the ss2012 collection of Proenza Schouler. But beautiful irony. Their inspirations included Fifties car interiors; Googie architecture, and the work of Morris Lapidus, the architect behind Miami’s Fontainebleau hotel. Well, to put it simple: it was about questionable taste.
Key pieces were tight cropped sweaters and a cobalt A-line skirt in eel skin that formed one-half of one of the lineup’s best looks — but the collection was not so serious and sophisticated affair. McCollough and Hernandez worked their references with originality, precision and craftsmanship. They were not afraid to use the so-called bad-taste elements, like tiger-print car interiors and the orange, green and gold palette from the Seventies.
What made the collection strong was the mix of pinup and sultry secretary. Bustier tops were paired with pencil skirts in neon and tropical prints. Yet there was a crafty undercurrent throughout. Raffia was woven into color-blocked knits and remarkable dresses that had cutout maillot tops and wide-weave cage skirts. For the finale, the designers embroidered Hawaiian florals on tulle dresses with open backs and narrow skirts. Talking about modern retro.
3.1 Phillip Lim Catwalk Fashion Show New York ss2012
Just when you thought you couldn’t have any more rich, over-the-top prints and screaming colors, Phillip Lim moved in with a refreshing palette. His collection was full of sorbet colors — icy peach, pink and yellow — served on silhouettes that were relaxed. There were loose, racer-back tanks and track pants with zippers at the sides, some that concealed or revealed a stripe.
It was a relaxed basis on which Lim layered and explored a-symmetric cuts. Lim started gently, with tanks and slipdresses outlined in fluttering folds designed to catch the breeze. His program cited kites as a source of inspiration, and the fly-away motif was pretty and serene in small doses. The message at large seemed to be sporty minimalism.
Narciso Rodriguez Catwalk Fashion Show New York ss2012
September 15, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, New York, womenswear
Narciso Rodriguez’s inspiration came from artist Kim Joon, whose large-scale, swirl-heavy tattoos make for fascinating and ponderous art. Rodriguez used it in a refined way. The result was an impressive collection that looked different in the midst of this print-heavy season.
Rodriguez opened with a black top over white pants, simple but powerful. He then increased the intensity of geometry, stripes, bands and squares going this way and that. Hard lines and gentle curves, black, white, sand and lovely water-colors. When he went for pattern, it was subtle.
Carolina Herrera Catwalk Fashion Show New York SS2012
September 13, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, New York, womenswear
This spring 2012 collection of Carolina Herrera was the designer at her most chic, in the spirit of Bauhaus (again, see Marc by Marc Jacobs) and in control. Interesting parts were the lines, blocks of stripes in yellow, green and black, embroideries and appliques in geometric patterns.
The collection consisted of those typical Herrera items: bow blouses, shirt-dresses and evening gowns. But there was also a little sportswear in graphic knits, short jackets and pants cuffed above the ankle.
Marc by Marc Jacobs Catwalk Fashion Show New York SS2012
September 13, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, New York, womenswear
The presentation of Marc Jacobs’ main collection is delayed by Hurricane Irene, so we’ll have to wait for his master’s collection until Thursday, the last day of New York Fashion Week. His second line Marc by Marc Jacobs was presented yesterday. And what a surprise. Instead of his signature vintage look and feel and references to other decades, this was a sleeker, cleaner and more grown up collection.
In the press release Bauhaus was mentioned as a source of influence, and minimalism certainly defined the collection in silhouette and color. There were boxy tops, shorts and simple shift dresses and skirts. Plain but powerful.
Tommy Hilfiger Catwalk Fashion Show New York SS2012
September 12, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under Fashion, Featured Items, New York, womenswear
Tommy Hilfiger presented a preppy, but less loud spring-collection. No outsized florals like other designers showd, but men’swear checks and subtle shirting stripes. There were some bright motifs in orange and blue, pink and green in Mod-like cuts and sometimes with matching element like swimsuit, skirt, bag and shoes.
Swimwear was an important theme, but there were plenty of shirts- and T-dresses, bi-color raincoats and soft knits.
Front Row Club Brillant Catwalk Fashion Show AIFWSS2012
The last show of the week was the fashion show of Club Brillant. Lots of VIP’s attended the show and joined in on the after party.
Check out the front row of Club Brillant.
Goodiebag!? Hunkemoller Catwalk Fashion Show SS2012
July 16, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Fashion, Featured Items, Goodiebags
Again a great goodiebag at Hunkemoller!
Useful
Cute black and pink panty
Gift card with a value of 30 euro
Member ship card
Hunkemoller Fan
Spam
Hunkemoller folder
Estimated value: 35 euro
Rating: 8
First Preparations Sage & Ivy-show
July 15, 2011 by Jetty
Filed under AIFW, Amsterdam, Featured Items, Snapshots
Preparations are in full swing for the Sage & Ivy-show this evening. Since Sage & Ivy is an outdoor show, we keep our fingers crossed. Hopefully we’ll keep it dry today.
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.
