Sage & Ivy Fashion Show SS2012 Video

At the Sage & Ivy catwalk show everything fell right into place. The models, the music, the weather and the atmosphere worked together just beautifully. And as the models in their floor sweeping designs stepped on the catwalk and their dresses hit the water we all got shivers. What a breathtaking show…

G-Star Raw Award lichting 2011

A little extra hairspray? Check. Shoes? Check. Hats? Check. Bowtie? Check. The preparations of the G-star Raw Lichting 2011 show went very smoothly. Sanne Schepens blew the judges away with her twinset collection and won the award. We were there when she heard the good news and we’ve never seen anyone more excited. Sanne was filled with joy and couldn’t stop smiling. And oops! She almost forgot she had to go back on stage…

SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers Catwalk Fashion Show SS2012

Watch as designers Truus and Riet Spijkers get ready for their SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers opening show during the fifteenth edition of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. There’s just a few minutes till the show, the models all get their finishing touch and approval of the designers. It’s hectic backstage, but the Dutch sisters work it like real pro’s…

Christophe Decarnin leaves Balmain

Balmain is parting ways with Christophe Decarnin, the designer who transformed the dusty old fashion house into a red hot label, coveted by jet-set party girls worldwide. The Paris-based house made the announcement Wednesday, but did not give any details about the reasons behind the decision.
Rumors about Decarnin’s health have swirled since the shy designer failed to appear for a bow after his fall-winter 2011-12 ready-to-wear show last month. At the time, a spokesman for the house dismissed rumors that he was in a mental hospital, saying that he was resting on doctor’s orders.

Decarnin, the mastermind behind Balmain’s now-hallmark peaked-shouldered jackets and ultra-minidresses, joined Balmain in 2005. He came out of nowhere to head the house and with every collection he did for Balmain, sales doubled.  So who and what did Decarnin have to thank for all the success?

– The supercool girls. Balmain has become the label of the supercool girls. The girls in London and Paris who work as assistants at fashion magazines, design studios and P.R. firms, or who have some terrific family-tree connections they swing from. They’re 21 or 22 years old.  Julia Restoin Roitfeld wears Balmain. So does Charlotte Casiraghi, a daughter of Princess Caroline.

– French Vogue. French Vogue has had a lot to do with Decarnin’s success. He said himself in an interview with NY Times. Roitfeld and her daughter wore Balmain to the Cannes Film Festival. And Roitfeld and her lieutenants Emmanuelle Alt and Marie-Amélie Sauvé — have taken this relatively isolated man and molded him in the image of French Vogue.

– France. The clothes are unmistakenly French. Or like Cathy Horyn of the NY Times put it: “If I see young Bardots and Birkins bobbing around St.-Tropez half naked, I’ve seen precisely what he wants me to see. In their cut and fit, in their energy and implacably dirty sex appeal, these clothes could not have come from anywhere else but France — and not even France but Paris.”

– The sky-high prices. A pair of jeans or a cotton T-shirt cost about a 1000 euro, while a beaded jacket can cost more than 10.000 euro. It’s almost offensive. Decarnin said the prices reflect the quality of workmanship and fabrics, as well as the company’s limited structure. But those high prices might also be part of the message: my stuff costs a lot.

But why did it took so long to become successful? According to Emanuelle Alt – a long time fan and stylist of his shows – Decarnin has the talent, but is too shy.  “If you always stay in the shadows and don’t have the connections, it’s more difficult. Some people have a lot less talent, but they push themselves and go out and meet people.’’ Decarnin said he never goes to clubs.

Well, fashion in the street owns a lot to his trashy collections. Looking back, you see the streetwise girls took his punky, rock chick-style, with skinny jeans, T-shirts en fringed boots. Also: the revival of the strong shoulder and the fitted jacket. Even the long, bohemian flowerdresses he did in one of his early collections dominate the coming summer-fashion – although we have to thank Dolce & Gabbana for that too.

Watch a video about the last collection of Christophe Decarnin for Balmain:

Amsterdam Fashion Week Atmosphere day 4: Supertrash

An impression of the frontstage and backstage of the Supertrash catwalk fashion show during amsterdam fashion week.

Video by Niels @ Team Peter Stigter

Amsterdam Fashion Week Atmosphere day 3: Sage & Ivy

An impression of the Sage & Ivy fashion show during amsterdam fashion week.

Video by Niels @ Team Peter Stigter

Amsterdam Fashion Week Atmosphere day 2: Bas Kosters

The atmosphere at AIFW Amsterdam Fashion Week, the show of Bas Kosters. An impression of the catwalk and backstage.

Video by Niels @ Team Peter Stigter

Amsterdam Fashion Week Atmosphere Day 1

The atmosphere of Amsterdam Fashion Week day 1. Opening Soiree and Jan Taminiau Demi Couture/Haute Couture shows.

The atmosphere of Amsterdam Fashion Week day 1. Opening Soiree and Jan Taminiau Demi Couture/Haute Couture shows.

Video by Niels @ Team Peter Stigter

STREETHEARTS

Een kijkje achter de schermen bij Team Peter Stigter over het Streethearts project. http://vimeo.com/13850271

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13850271[/vimeo]

AIFW Sfeer dag4

Impressie van de vierde dag AIFW Amsterdam Fashion Week (backstage, fashion shows & people. Tijdens de show van Conny Groenewegen ging Peter Stigter meters… de lucht in.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13434828[/vimeo]

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