Bas Kosters (studio) during AIFW

Bas Kosters Studio  pret-a-porter show W11/12, a true party to watch 'cause i'ts fun, fun natural fun !

This show is a fine example of the fact that fashion isn't all about clothing. 

Personality, concept, dreams, opinion, fun, and everything else nice in life, are some of the most important aspects of creating an interesting collection.

Whether it's clothing, stuffed animals or whatever........it can all be called fashion.

The overwhelming vision of Bas Kosters probably is the cause of clothes being the subordinate aspect in his shows. He isn't the king of clothing design, but I certainly can visualize people wearing this collection, Fashion Mutants,  easily.They are a very aesthetic, useful canvas to tell your own, personal story. In Dutch fashion design that's not often the case.

Mostly its the other way around. A sloppy, boring straight forward show with clothing that's so loaded with ideas that you can't wear them. 

Unless you don't care for your own style-ego, or want to be a walking advertisement.

photocredits: www.360fashion.net

Auch Haben!...photo by henkjan van vliet

Onto the next event...........Anti Fashion Party

Anti Fashion Award Winners

photo's by Dennis Bouman

Spijkers en Spijkers

T. Spijkers en R. Spijkers wearing their own W10/11 collection. Sold at 40 stores worldwide. Photographed after the W11/12 SIS show at AIFW

W11/12 SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers affordable chique......(photo team peter stigter)

fashionfix F/W11-12, men in milano

CHECKS

burberry prorsum

McQueen

pringle of scotland

GEOMETRICS

prada

prada

vivienne westwood (from ASVOF ph. sonny vd velde)

dolce & gabanna (from ASVOF ph. sonny vd velde)

versace

pringle of scotland

missoni

gucci

vivienne westwood

COLOURBLOCK

vivienne westwood

prada

bottega veneta

prada

cavalli

cavalli

bottega veneta

HEAVY COLOUR

bottega veneta

burberry prorsum

jil sander

SHIMMER SHINE

burberry prorsum

versace

cavalli

jil sander

prada
Enfin, to cut a long story very short; Despite of the bright colours, these shows didn't have a happy feeling. I've seen austerly nerds (the amish kind) and unhappy hippies (the chique kind).
Furthermore, in a nutshell; sobriety, monochromatic colours, (artisinal) quilting, 3/4 trousers, über clean-cut, sixties, boxy jackets/coats/tops, turtlenecks, leather and fur allsorts, large square bags (to the office?), pudding-bowl haircuts.


Outside. Photo's by Tommy Ton at Style.com

 All photo's from Style.com, unless noted otherwise.

for some good life coverage clickety click, Fantastic Man by gert jonkers

Wintersalon/Frankendaal

Groundfloor; Mysterious Blacked-out room...

filled with fragile embroideries on organza. Dark but sweet.

 Desiree Hammen with her embroideries.

17 th Century Coach House (with creepy vibe)

Breathing Lady by Freudenthal/Verhagen

Dresses by Marcha Hüskes

Movie projected with beamer on 17th century door with 16mm sound by Koen Hauser

Stairway: Lovely series by Jozef van der Heijden

Upstairs; and then there was light....

 

Alet Pilon "bend over" legs on conference table. Can't help it, the sockets on the table make my imagination run wild.

I was told that these photo's are saved test polaroids by photographers Blommers/Schumm Model in all pictures is Niels Schumm. Liked that very much!

Upstairs: Claes Iversen's corsets

Upstairs: Mimicry; Cutie (wearing socks designed by Antoine Peters for Effio) in front of stunning wall by Erik Odijk which is part of the Frankendaal collection