Fashion Week Livestream!

Hey everybody,

Today starts the Amsterdam International Fashion Week! Great High Fashion Designer Jan Taminiau will open the show at the opening soirré.

It's too bad that I haven't got any invitations yet, but I'm not sad, because they will broadcast it on a livestream at http://www.aifw.nl/live ! So you can watch it too! They will show every runway show LIVE!

So if I get an invitation maybe you can see me hahah!

Well I hope i gave you enough information about it.

Love and Fashion,

Christian

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James Hillman and Michael Kampe @ Modefabriek 2011

Hello everyone! :)

Ok this was one of the best expierences i've ever made and all thanks to Precilla sedney (check her blog here: http://www.fashionartexpression.com/ !) She had press tickets to go to th Modefabriek in Amsterdam 2011.

We also watched the Next and Cutting Edge Runway Show and 2 designers were my favorites: Michael Kampe (website: http://www.notjustalabel.com/kampe ) and James Hillman (blog: http://jameshillman.blogspot.com/) . Both designers showed 2011 how I wanted to show 2011.

Michael Kampe:

I was very impressed with the use of shapes and the masculine blue color of this avant-gardistic collection. He didn't just want to make a blazer with a print on it. He just made a new pattern that almost looks like a puzzle and thats how it looked way more special. There was also one piece with a giant crystal shape on it and I would love to wear it, even though it's a huge (beautiful!) sculpture. But avant-garde is big and against the rules, so you can do anything and he did that with succes.

This piece under this line was the first look of the runwayshow. The first time I saw th.is design I thought it was a long jacket with a shirt over it, but then I looked better and it's an avant-gardistic look with a nice and fresh print on it. He used foam to fill it up and give it the shape. I really like his combination with futuristic and dynamic shapes with a peacefull print.

Good job!

James Hillman:

When I saw the male models walking in this collection I immediately was thinking: "YES! bigger shoulder pads for men!" I was so proud that finally a designer used these kinds op shoulders in the right way! He told me that he dind't want to make those 80's shoulders, but wanted pointy ends. This picture is one of them I love this coat:

He used different kinds of fabrics in each design so it doesn't looked just like a black coat. It's a collction that has the same style that I want in my collection. Simple, looking flawless, but with a special touch on it. I also liked it that he used a more bright color in the lining, so it isn't a sad design that can be used only for a funeral. You can wear this everywhere, for dinner or even at the red carpet.

I hope he will open a store as soon as possible, because I really want every single design of this collection!

I will post more about the Modefabriek this week!

Love and Fashion,

Christian x

Portfolio - Candle Wax Accesoires!

Hello Dear Readers!! (Well I hope I have readers),

Sooo I'm very busy with school making an Inspiration Book and i founf 1 picture (the last picture) and i thought she had candle wax on her hair, so I kinda get obsessed by candle wax hahaha!!

I bought a red candle and made some things of it. A ring, sunglasses and a necklace. I also pimped my T-shirt with candle wax, but I will show it tomorrow. It's all rough and I have to make it better but I just want to show you how far I am :).

Just watch the pictures and explanation under the pictures!:

These are all the accesoires I made of Candle Wax. Look at my beautiful grey model!

And look a bit closer to this wax ring! cool huh??

I might have a feeling that someone made a pair of glasses of candle wax, but I made it too!

This is kinda my favorite, because I'm wearing it too, but this necklac got a shape of a jellyfish or a little cute ghost, but it's still wax :). Or it looks like a shot wound...........

l'inspiration. It's acttually water, but it looks like candle wax...

Next post will be my bloodofwax T-shirt!

Thanks for watching, please leave a comment and follow my blog!

Chris.

AMFI work

Hey!

I found some pictures of my Prototype that I made at the AMFI

I learnd from this assignment some knowledge of fabrics, sewing techniques and the whole design process.

I had to make an experimental prototype with crimping and/or seaming. And you have to make a pattern from 1,50 metres length and width. and you can cut only 2 or 3 cuts... soo you can see that it's more an experiment.

Soo here are the pictures!!

I hope you like it! :)