Claes Iversen x WE, a haute couture dress
In need for a little glam during the holiday season? Dutch designer Claes Iversen joined forces with fashion store WE and designed five little black dresses perfect for upcoming holiday season. Your chance to wear some haute couture during those cold, wintery days. (..more)
Vogue celebrates their Amsterdam presence at Vogue Fashion’s Night Out
After Paris, London and New York, it's finally here! Since the Netherlands now has its own Vogue, we also have a new fashion event. Yesterday night, Amsterdam had it's first Vogue Fashion’s Night Out. With shops that opened their doors till late, performances, screenings, meeting with designers and lots of shopping. (..more)
Casual and fresh foods at Little Collins
Only two weeks open and the word spreads around fast. "There’s a new Australian place just near the Albert Cuijp, You should really visit" is what they say. My friend is one of those people. She visited three times in the two weeks it has been open and told me it is a must-go. She told me that the food was amazingly good and didn’t mind going with me for the 4th time. (..more)
The Offline edition of The Collector Concept Store
There’s no need to be browsing for hours through the most fashionable Dutch online store anymore, because this online store has gone offline. On April 6th The Collector opened a brand new concept store in a thriving district, the Pijp. In a cute street the gorgeous store pops out. It looks very chiq and Parisians from the outside but when you step inside it does even more. It looks like an atelier that’s been build into a store. A long corridor leads to on open space with more windows and even higher walls. A place as special as the pieces, because most of the labels are not commonly available in other stores. (..more)
Sage and Ivy and the mysterious muze of the light
There we were, out of the setting we are used to. Designer Alexa van Engelen of the label Sage and Ivy choose an antique mirror studio for her collection presentation. She chooses her locations carefully and always goes for the most special ones. The studio was located in an old building in Amsterdam. Many old mirrors adorned the old walls. It looked very Parisian. Subtle light and piano music completed the picture. (..more)
The twenties according to Bravoure
Marlene Dietrich is back! The wave shapes –but far more modern- the high thin eyebrows, and warm orange tones; something very recognisable. The look had to be mentioned, it was wonderful. But lovely Marlene Dietrich was not the inspiration for the Bravoure collection, the 20’s were. (..more)
Your guide to Fashion Week downtown part 2
So, here you are! Its weekend! What to do, what to do? As I promised, I made a downtown schedule to make your Fashion Week weekend a memorable one. Get ready! (..more)
Un crime très élégant at SIS by Spijkers&Spijkers
SIS by Spijkers and Spijkers, who doesn’t know them? It is one of those shows that everybody wants to attend and boy did everybody attend! In a crowded Salon we were presented with the 12/13 collection. A short film clip opened the show and French music started to play in (..more)
A sit down with designer Anne de Grijff
At the Next & Cutting Edge show during the Modefabriek there is room for a lot of new talent. One of them is Anne de Grijff. My eye was immediately pulled to her collection because of its simplicity yet edginess and signature black looks. I’m not necessarily a person who wears black all the time but somehow I’m drawn to collections with lots of black in it. The collection popped against the all-white catwalk and background, resulting in pure perfection. (..more)
Your guide to Fashion Week downtown
Yes people, the fashion week madness has begun! But let’s be honest, most of us don’t receive a phone call from Bas Kosters or an invite on our doormat from Spijkers en Spijkers. Time to jump to other options: Friday the downtown programme of Amsterdam International Fashion Week started. Let me be your guide to the most worthy exhibitions, most greedy-making pop-up stores and the most fashionable places to eat, sip and hang-out. Stick with me and I’ll hook you up! (..more)
