Thursday night was the seventh edition of the ELLE Style Awards held in a stylish location in Amsterdam, the City Theatre. After three inspiring catwalk shows in the regal corridors of the theater, the presentation of the three prizes took place in the great hall where actor Tygo Gernandt did the introduction.

ELLE H&M Stylist Award

Three talented stylists competed with a spectacular catwalk shows for the ELLE H & M Stylist Award. Bonne Reijn (20) won the prestigious title with his outspoken style and original interpretation of the theme of King’s Road. The jury: Bonne presented a theatrical but credible translation of the King’s Road theme in seven dazzling looks. He is a styling promise for the future.

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Last weekend we attended the second edition of Bastiaan’s Bazar. The whole weekend everyone was welcome to shop in Zuiveringshal West in Amsterdam. By arrival we received an exclusive Bastiaan van Schaik shopping bag inclusive a fashion voucher worth €10 to spend.

Fashion market

Bastiaan’s Bazar is a fashion market where you can find designercollections, limited editions, exclusive samples and gadgets.
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Yesterday we visited the 7th edition of RAAK Amsterdam in Zuiveringhal West at the Westergasterrein in Amsterdam. Jos van Raak, owner of the well-known fashion shop, gave an impressive fashion show. The Models including some Dutch celebrities such as Lieke van Lexmond, Irene van de Laar and Froukje de Both presented the wintercollection for 2010/2011.

The location was transformed into a winter décor and there was even snow. The show consisted of various collections and several colors in emerald green, powder pink and turquoise. A lot of Dutch celebrities visited the show in RAAK style! The show consisted of 3 different rounds. Various sets from the store, with state-of-the-art collection winter trends for 2010/2011. The second round consisted of 18 touch designs made of satin silk, crepe Georgette and sequins with a powerful touch and female forms. The third round was closed by the bride in a lovely sweet wedding dress with flowers.
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Sunday August 21st was the third edition of Grazia PC Catwalk 2010. The PC Hooftstraat in Amsterdam (the high end fashion street of Amsterdam) was a big fashion (open air) event. 1200 frontrow seats were available for the real fashionistas. Everyone was welcome and it was a very crowdy event. A lot of Dutch celebrities are spotted during the fashion show.

Big brands such as Tommy Hilfiger, Replay, Ikks and Armani presented their collection for the next season. 80 models consisting children, women and men walked over the 350 meter catwalk. The third edition of Grazia PC Catwalk was again a big succes!

Our street style in South Africa is very different to most countries as we have a huge mixture of races, cultures and different styles. There are a vast amount of people who follow trends, but most of them tend to make their own and because we are a season behind meaning its winter here right now when everyone else is in summer, we tend to rock trends in different seasons.
For example the” it” garment for summer while everyone else is wearing with bare legs and sandals we can wear it with tights and jackets.

Here are a few examples of some stylish peeps I have seen at parties and fashion events rocking winter and summer trends…

Don’t miss next months streetstyle the South African way.

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On Wednesday Lilyscloset organized a shoppingnight in cooperation with Depster, a luxury handbag brand. We noticed a very relaxing atmosphere and took a look at the whole collection. Lily’s collection exists of (black) dresses, jumpsuits, shoes and accessories. You can find all items in every color and sizes. Mariana and I bought a jumpsuit, and it fit’s perfectly!

In the studio of Margriet Deppe, the owner of Depster, you can find a big assortment of handbags, clutches and accessories. The trendy luxury handbags are from real leather, handmade by Depster Design. Depster is unique because you can compose your own handbag. The bags are also available in different styles, sizes and colors.

Check out the websites for more information. www.tassenwinkel.com en www.lilyscloset.nl

On Monday we visited the 29th edition of the Modefabriek. We attended different lectures and fashion shows. The press presentation of Nalden, the well known blogger of Nalden.net, announced that he’s going to open a webshop in September. After that we attended three fashion shows of NOON, Next & Cuttingedge and AAIKO. AAIKO’s collection was made from fine fabrics. We loved to see the dresses, tunic’s, jumpsuits and harem pants. The army green colour is going to be one of the trends in 2011. After the shows we visited different stands and took a look at other new brands. This season there were a lot of men clothing brands.

Our eyecatcher of the Modefabriek was the jewelry line of Blingissimo. Blingissimo’s collection is designed in Italy and is made of high quality Silver and crystallized Swarovski elements. We already loving it! Blingissimo have been inferred of the Italian word bellissimo. It’s a beautiful jewel line with a bling! Blingissimo is available in more than 60 sale points in the Netherlands.

www.blingissimo.info.

Twice a year, the Amsterdam RAI is the bustling center of both the national and international fashion world. Founded in 1996 as a trendsetting experiment, the modefabriek has since become a two-day fashion event of international stature that cannot be missed.

The success of modefabriek lies in the progressive and high-quality character of the fair, in which innovation and creativity predominate. Despite its spectacular growth over the years, modefabriek has remained true to its original concept – creating an inspiring fair experience that provides ample business opportunities.

Through a constant upgrading of available brands and an appealing fair programme, the number of foreign visitors has also steadily increased.Even so, the charismatic character and informal atmosphere of modefabriek have remained the basis of its solid success formula.

We can’t wait to attend the modefabriek tomorrow. Fesjon will do live report through Twitter. So don’t miss it!

MODEFABRIEK #29
July 25th & 26th 2010
10.00 am – 06.00 pm

Last week we visited Trash & Treasures during the Amsterdam International Fashion Week. Trash & Treasures, a Downtown programme, is a garage sale where you can find new and vintage clothing, shoes and accessories.
The best shops, brands, work of young designers, artists and many more are a part of this event. We spotted Lilyscloset and Les Tai Tai. There was also a signing session with designer Bas Kosters.

Trash & Treasures is inspired by garage sales in Brick Lane in London and Mauerpark in Berlin. They started 1,5 year ago and now you can find this lovely event (almost) in the whole country.

An ideal place for special items and a lot of other treasures.

During the Trash & Treasures event we met Lilyscloset! Lilyscloset is the place for discovering new and vintage fashion all over the world. From London and other fashion cities till hippy markets in Ibiza.
They are also selling little black dresses and beautiful designerdresses like Diane von Furstenberg. You can find different stuff for every budget. Just come and and take a look. Every Week you can find new stuff on Lilyscloset.nl.

We already love it! Lilyscloset is a initiate of Lilian Bunders. The website is on air for a few Weeks now and the reactions are very positive. Lilyscloset is also being asked to do the styling on different events like the Openingsoirée of Amsterdam International Fashion Week and the Glammie awards. We already love it!