Madeleine goes Amsterdam

Hello! I've been away for quite a while now, my bad. The good thing is though, I have moved to Amsterdam in the meantime. The best place for Dutch fashion! Recently, I got complimented on my Tory Burch shoes by somebody from Hermès. How not to love Amsterdam then! 

Amsterdam. My hood, the Jordaan area, is certainly inspiring. I made this picture with my BB, I am quite impressed it actually. 

I started writing for the Welikefashion.com blog. Welikefashion.com is a cool and edgy online fashion store for celeb inspired fashion and the blog.. the blog is even cooler ;) Check out my blog entry on Vogue legends Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington's tranny counterparts here.

Check out Welikefashion.com for celeb inspired fashion. Image via Welikefashion.com

So what else is coming up:


- Interview with Dutch designers Iris van Herpen, Claes Iversen and Marcha Hüskes, and celeb-stylisto Bastiaan van Schaik. Will have to wait till Spring for official publication...


- This month Amsterdam is hosting the Modefabriek ("Fashion Factory") the largest and coolest fashion fair in the country! Modefabriek is not just exhibitioners and stands (*yawn*), but also a platform for emerging international fashion talents, shows, events, etc. Very exciting! I will be attending Cutting Edge, the show for international avant-garde talent! (A big thanks for PR agency Press Only for that!)

Modefabriek, fashion fair and international platform for emerging designers. Image via Modefabriek.nl

- To top it off, Amsterdam International Fashion Week will take place from January 26th till January 30th. Personal favorites: Jan Taminiau's demi couture, AMFI's Individuals and SIS by Spijkers & Spijkers. I am praying for a seat, front row, final row, some row.

AIFW. Image via Amsterdamfashionweek.com

- Man & Mode ("Man & Fashion") at the Amsterdam Historical Museum on January 22nd. A fashion exhibition focussing solely on men this time! The relationship between fashion and Dutch men is a pretty awkward one, so I am excited to see what the story this exhibition will be telling (fashion exhibition got me my MA degree after all). Day will include lectures on "The Ideal Man" (interesting..), and ties and made-to-measure suits (hot, men's fashion is a whole different world, often drenched in tradition, I love it)

Man & Mode at the Amsterdam Historical Museum

- My very own website... will keep you posted.


- New glasses. I have stepped, sat on, fell on my Dior glasses about three million times. I was so ashamed, I just kept on wearing them all brokend and bent (indoors that is). I need a stronger frame and have my eyes set on a pair by Spijkers & Spijkers. 


Talk soon!


x


- Gabrielle Lucille