• Blame’s influence on style

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    The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London supports radical culture. Currently the limelight shines on Judy Blame, accessories designer, art director and fashion stylist. Blame’s first solo exhibition with curated art works looks like a 3-D scrap style book with clothing, jewellery, fashion editorials, montage of artifacts, collages, sketchbooks and installations. Badges, buttons, keys, safety pins, ...

  • Enjoy Life

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    A Wednesday afternoon at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin: Celebrating life and a longing for holiday destinations like Bahia, Buenos Aires and Cuba are the starting points for Laurèl’s Spring/ Summer 2017 fashion show. Sparkling with upbeat energy and a smile, models wear long flowy summer dresses, crochet style blue dresses over bikinis, Carmen tops ...

  • Haute-à-Porter in Modemuseum Hasselt

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    Every time I visit the Modemuseum Hasselt, I always get inspired by their choice of fashion theme. This season fashion journalist, photographer and designer Filep Motwary collaborates with this museum for the “Haute-à-Porter” exhibition as a curator. This expo shows a visual history of haute couture and prêt- à -porter of the last 30 years. More ...

  • Friday Food: small talk with Kiko Martins

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    Always around March / April every year, a lot of foodies flock to Lisbon for the great culinary event Peixe em Lisboa. Fortunately I was there too to have a small chat with one of the most gifted chefs of Lisbon, Chef Kiko Martins. Born in Brazil and with a love for food and travel, he ...

  • Spotlight: Travelteq

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    This month the first Travelteq flagship store has opened its doors in Amsterdam. With this great news, I had the opportunity to talk with Michiel van Ogtrop, co-founder of Travelteq. What was the deciding moment to start Travelteq? “The A-ha Erlebnis to start Travelteq came with my business partner. Back in 2009, there were few choices for ...

  • Hermès Festival des Métiers

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    A behind-the-scenes is always fascinating. After London, Beijing, Shenyang and Düsseldorf, Hermès‘ Festival des Métiers chooses to exhibit in De Hollandsche Manege in Amsterdam. With an equestrian heritage, this location is perfect to exhibit their artisan skills. Step by step, visitors will see the making and developing of the iconic Hermès silk scarf from pattern design ...

  • Asian Delight in CPH

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    To make an interesting Copenhagen fashion and style guide, there are always great places to eat to include. In the Danish capital, I worked with a photographer who has a real fondness of good food. He made reservations at Kiin Kiin. The cuisine of Michelin star chef Hendrik Yde is very innovative with traditional Thai dishes ...

  • Die Wunderkammers by Alexander McQueen

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    One of the most intriguing, talented and influential designers is Alexander McQueen (1969-2010). Victoria & Albert Museum London exhibits a retrospective of the late designer’s work. After hearing so many great stories from friends and pictures of the New York exhibition, I want to see this too. Queuing for an hour in the main hallway, looking ...

  • China in Focus in Metropolitan Museum of Arts NY

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    China is always a great inspiration for designers. This year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York features the exhibition “China: Through the Looking Glass”. For this upcoming Autumn/ Winter 2015 season, a lot of designers head East to China and other Asian countries and cultures. It seems that the influence of Asia has grown ...