A report by Katarzyna Rypinska & Philippine Kaiser.
Bas Kosters showed us in his latest collection and runway show were he takes us to his own universe. It was one of those moments where you forget everything around you catch you in the moment-in this case in the world of Bas Kosters.
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The 14th Amsterdam International Fashion Week (AIFW) will be held at the Westergasterrein in Amsterdam from 26 to 30 January 2011. Opening the official runway presentations on Wednesday, 26 January will be a show by Jan Taminiau. The schedule for the following days will be filled with new talented designers, established names and trendsetting fashion labels. New names on the programme include Bas Kosters, Tony Cohen and Velour.
The Fashion Week LAB. will provide a platform for eight ambitious young designers. In addition to the shows, the AIFW will organise DOWNTOWN, a varied programme of fashion-related activities open to the public that will open at the INDIVIDUALS brand store.
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Op 5 november vond alweer de vierde editie plaats van de Dutch Fashion Awards. De genomineerde ontwerpers van dit jaar waren Connie Groenewegen, Iris van Herpen, Marcha Hüskes, Claes Iversen en Bas Kosters. De hoofdprijs gaat naar de ontwerper die de meeste kans maakt om binnen twee jaar een plek te veroveren op de intenationale fashion markt. De winnaar krijgt een geld bedrag van € 25.000 wat een helpende hand bied als het gaat om het voort zetten van de internationale plannen. De winnaar zal ook de kans krijgen om zijn of haar collectie te showen op het hoofdpodium tijden Mercedes-Benz Berlin Fashion Week.
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.
At least as notorious as it is famous, the Anti fashion Party! The initiative of super designer Bas Koster and star DJ Wannabe a star is promising to be yet another huge success for the 7th time on a row.
This dynamic duo knows how to party like no other. So everybody come to this fashion dump at the Flexbar. It’s all about ANTI fashion. This is the place to be for forgotten models and actors, wannabe’s and all other people who aren’t hip and trendy. How great is it to just act trashy for one night during this fashion week.
Dress up like your favourite stuffed animal, grace yourself with beer caps and go wild on the sounds of Mr. Broekje Vol & Mrs. Bloesje Vol, whom are better known as Bas Koster and Shirley Hart. Again they will make a filthy mess of the dance floor.
A blast from the past is none other than Zubrowka. The Roxy no longer exists but Zubrowka keeps on rockin’.
And let’s not forget the biggest wannabe of all. DJ Wannabe a star will make you sweat till you drop. Perfect opportunity to loose some of the gained kilo’s during the holidays by dancing your ass of.
The Music is clearly nothing to worry about, but let us not forget about the Anti Fashion Awards. Getting one of these awards is almost a bigger achievement then winning an Oscar.
This year again famous fashion faces will hand out the awards for:
- Anti Fashion Man Award
- Anti Fashion Woman Award
- Anti Fashion Label Award
- Anti Fashion Dancefloor Moves Award
- Anti Fashion Organization Award
So, if you keep in mind that there are no intimidating guest lists or high entrance fees. Do you need any more reason to come to this party? I don’t think so! Be there and don’t be hip.
Location: Flexbar
Date: 28 January 2010
Time: 23.00 – 04.00
Costs: € 7,-
Monday, December 21st 04.15 a.m., some cowards robbed the Ontfront x Friends clothing store located at the Oude Nieuwstraat 23 in Amsterdam. Collections have been taken from designers: Bas Kosters, Antoine Peters, Xhosa (Giorgio Toppin), Ontour, Phat Oak, Hue Tran, Fromanteel, Patrick Mohr, Silvio and OntFront.
Around 05.00 a.m. the owners, Liza Kofman and Tomas Overtoom, were informed by the local police. The perpetrators smashed two windows and systematically went through the store. Many of the stolen goods are single pieces. Here is a list of all goods stolen from the scene.
Fesjon asks you to report anything suspicious you might have noticed or when you doubt the origin of goods you find from the list.
Let us know, anonymously if desired, via our contact form
We will make sure the information will get to the right people. So keep your ears and eyes open to help the hard working women and men at Ontfront x Friends. Thanks a lot!
Het nieuwe jaar is begonnen een mooi moment om terug te blikken op 2008.
Elke maand werd er wel een nieuwe webshop geopend, ketens sloten her en der filialen, bedrijven werden overgenomen en directeurs wisselde van wacht. Er waren aanwinsten en grote verliezen.
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Nog een volle maand en dan is het project Red Light Fashion in Amsterdam alweer over. Het initiatief, waarbij Nederlandse ontwerpers en mode-ondernemers gratis onderdak aangeboden kregen op de Wallen, stopt eind januari zoals gepland na een succesvol jaar.
De mode verdwijnt echter niet helemaal uit het veelbezochte Red Light District in de Amsterdamse binnenstad: enkele designers en de CODE Gallery Store krijgen zes maanden verlenging. Op Design.nl noemt store manager Wanto van Renen Red Light Fashion een goede manier om het concept van CODE, als extensie van het bestaande streetwear-magazine, eens uit te proberen. “De visie van het blad is goed vertaald naar de winkel, en de meeste bezoekers waren aangenaam verrast bij het zien van de kwaliteit van de kleding, en het ontdekken van nieuwe, hippe labels.”
Cavalinho handbag