It’s all in the family: Winde Rienstra

This edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week we focus at designers and their biggest supporters: their family. Where would they be without their mom, dad, brother(s), sister(s)and or grandma’s? They help finishing their designs, they drive the car, they cheer them up and cry emotional tears. The nex family we would like to present is Winde Rienstra and her lovely and proud mother.

It’s all in the family: Spijkers & Spijkers

This edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week we focus at designers and their biggest supporters: their family. Where would they be without their mom, dad, brother(s), sister(s)and or grandma’s? They help finishing their designs, they drive the car, they cheer them up and cry emotional tears. The fourth family we would like to present is Truus and Riet Spijkers and their parents.

Highlights 14th edition AIFW FW2011

We did it again! We survived Amsterdam International Fashion Week, with more than 27 shows, presentations and party’s. We shot front-stage, backstage, street-wear, shows and soirees and we loved every minute of it.

More than 20.000 people attended the AIFW this time – amongst them a large group of international bloggers – and we hope they enjoyed themselves as much as we did. We did see some strong collections, beautifully dressed people and a lot of fashion-enthusiasm. We won’t forget the couture-show of Jan Taminiau or the colorful parade of Bas Kosters full with energy and fantasy. And we were surprised by the collection of Marloes Blaas and the sweet romantic style of Sage & Ivy. Die-hards like Tony Cohen and Addy van den Krommenacker demonstrated us what a real professional catwalk-show looks like. And talking about show: you don’t have to tell Supertrash anything about that. This was glamor tot the max!

And let’s not forget Spijkers & Spijkers, Monique Collignon, the LAB-shows, Ready to Fish by Ilja Visser,  Huen Yeu, Velour, Elsien Gringhuis. And the Green Fashion Competition. This is how diverse and inventive Dutch fashion-design is.

Milan Fashion Week ss2010 Impressions 11

Spijkers & Spijkers Catwalk Fashion Show ss2010

Luckily there are still some Dutch designers showing their collection in Milan. After a few seasons in London twinsisters Spijkers & Spijkers decided to take their collection to Milan, also because they found a good agency. Jazz and cocktails brought the public (most Dutch press and even the Dutch ambassador)  in a good mood. The collection focused at loose-fitting dresses in their signature graphic patchwork.   Short skirts and trousers were loose and draped around the thighs, pantsuits were slim and boyisch. Stars seemed the main print, as they appeared in a starry-fotoprint and in the patchwork where the twins played with different colors and stripes. Simply beautiful were the black dresses with unfolded seams and stars.

Spijkers & Spijkers Catwalk Show