Deutsches Design meets Amsterdam

It was the final weekend of August: the days already started to become shorter and a glimpse of the annual attention shifts to stay indoors rather than going outdoors. With this run-up to the cosy, darker days of the year, Loewe opened its newest Gallery in Amsterdam; embellishing the entrance of Amsterdam’s most popular park, the Vondelpark. Spice invited a selection of journalists for a champagne brunch, to get acquainted with the exclusive Loewe Gallery. With its own mini-cinema and the special light effects, the new Gallery especially focuses on experiencing the world of Loewe. The opening speech of Renie Danneels, Managing Director of Loewe Opta Benelux, said it appropriately: ‘This Gallery is a place that completely stands for our brand’

Right to left: Bas de Graaff and Managing Director Renie Danneels

Live Young

BBB

In the first week of July a few of our Spice girls went to see some of our clients in Berlin during Fashion Week, Bread & Butter & Premium. It was a hot, busy, fashionable and exciting weekend in the German capital. Congratulations to Bread & Butter for coming back home and for a great location! Besides our clients we saw a lot of familiar faces and were proud that Amsterdam was so well represented!

Beyond And Beyond

And Beyond, the avant-gardistic designer brand, showed their SS10 collection at the Arnhem Mode Biennale last Friday. The show was titled `The Undaunted` which was underlined by the drum sound of the music and the mysterious lights of the show. The flaming patterns on the clothes formed the basis of their new collection and transported the overall theme. Sheer fabrics are draped effortlessly around the body, sometimes creating shapes that resembled prehistoric and Indian-like clothes.

The spears that were used in some of the designs underlined that image and visualized the inspiration perfectly. Again, And Beyond managed to leave their audience flabbergasted, in awe of their seemingly endless creativity.

Stylist Maurice Suyderhoud and Shop owner Robert


Glamour's Fashion Director Martien Mellema

Seeing without boundaries

On Tuesday June 16, 2009, was the Silhouette event. In order to help people, to find the perfect rimless glasses, Silhouette developed the "Rimless Aesthetic Program" in collaboration with the well-known make-up artist Mary Greenwell.
Through her tailor-made advices, Mary Greenwell shared all her secrets, to realize the perfect match between rimless glasses and a specific aspect or style. During the event, journalists received their ideal Silhouette glasses and had the opportunity to discover the new Silhouette online tool the "Virtual Mirror". It is a website that offers the possibility to upload your own pictures and to try on any glasses to find out which of them is the best for you. So take out your glasses and embrace your beauty!

Make - up artist Mary Greenwell


Mary Greenwell sharing her make-up tips


Libelle's Liselotte Admiraal


Vrouw Magazine's Johanna Doberitz with her new rimless Silhouette glasses


Spice PR's Mijke De Jong with Avantgarde's Kim Querfurth and Sandra van Rentherghem from Silhouette


Libelle's Liselotte Admiraal & Spice PR's Mijke de Jong


Peggy Weijergang


Make up by Mary Greenwell


Silhouette beauty consultant explaining the "Virtual Mirror"

Go Back To The Zoo

Check out the first music video of Go Back To The Zoo- Beam Me Up. The band is dressed by Fillipa K and they all look great in it. We love when fashion and music are collaborating! Click here to see the official video.

Stores & Art

On Wednesday June 10, the luxury mens wear brand Profuomo opened for the first time ever their doors to the Profuomo Gallery Store in their brand store on the P.C. Hooftstraat. The well known Dutch photographer Andy Tan was the first one to show his "Dreams by Andy Tan" series, on the 3rd floor of the store. Andy already shot a lot of Profuomo campaigns in the past and was honored to present his work. Fiona Hering opened the exhibition, which is still running till June 30, 2009. It was a busy evening with a lot of familiar faces. DJ Sunny Jansen took care of the music entertainment, while Martini served delicious cocktails!

Andy Tan & Fiona Hering surrounded by friends


Fiona Hering

Martini and art lovers


Evisu's Yenny Leung & Spice PR's Nana Murbandono


DJ Sunny Jansen


C+R's Fleur van Heemskerk enjoys her Martini cocktail!

Bas Loves...

Here is a picture of the Fashion Director from Avantgarde Magazine - Bastiaan van Schaik with his favorite Boss Black bag.

Think Positive

In a new online campaign Replay Shoes points out the importance of a positive state of mind. Leading character is the Replay 'Basque' shoe with an unique Footwear Message Service! The positive way of thinking is transported in sentences like: “I feel to be the lucky one… to disagree is just an opinion” and “This sneaker is stress-free… wear it and you’ll think positive”. These messages are added to the shoes as well, so one doesn't forget them! It's all about a good karma!

Freitag

On May 12, 2009 Freitag invited the Dutch press to visit them in Switzerland. The day started relatively early with a lot to do and see in the HQ, were the two Freitag brothers Markus and Daniel waited already to do a little presentation about the company. As the day went on, the group of journalists visited the flagship store in Zurich and the factory, as well as getting to cut their own Freitag bag!Here is a little collage that my colleague Mijke de Jong did, who joined the press trip.

Fashion Design Camp

On Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Miram Flores the designer behind the brand MADé, was on TMF-KDN. Together with the Model Kim Veenstra they talked about the upcoming Fashion Design Camp, which both will visit at least for one day to share their knowledge about the wonderful world of fashion.

Kim Veenstra & Madé's Miriam Flores

Model Kim Veesntra with MADé bag

MADé's Miriam Flores with TMF VJ Veronica

Sneakers

Fahionista, it- boy, stylist, artist & sweetheart JeanPaul Paula in his K-Swiss sneakers. You can see that he wore them a lot already...pretty boy!

Breakfast Time

K-Swiss invited also on Thursday April 9, 2009 to a cosy breakfast at the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 262 K-Space here in Amsterdam. K-Swiss wanted to introduce the press to all the different facets of their brand: to explain the heritage, show the new website, present new the K-Swiss/MTV campaign and to give their guests the opportunity to design their own 'classic' trainer.

K-Space, "Classic" Trainer


K-Space Guests


K-Swiss Liesbeth Eikenaar


Playboy's Alrik de Jong & Esther Muller & Spits Sigrid Stamkot


CODE's Laura Ramos & K-Swiss Team

Best Behavior

The danish fashion institute DAFI did a small video presentation with best behavior for their AW08-09 collection, as a introduction for the "gallery messe".

Mr. Bloom

Everybody loves fashion week and especially celebrities do! Mr. Orlando Bloom visited the fashion week in Milan and also the Napapijri Gallery Store, where his cousin Sebastian Copeland (photographer) showed his work. Shy Orlando didn't want to be photographed, but we have at least one picture of him in the Napapijri Gallery Store in Milan!!!

Orlando Bloom & Sebastian Copeland