Congratulations Glamour 5 year!

On the 1st of September we celebrated the 5th birthday of the Dutch Glamour. A party with ´Glamour friet´, champagne, a lot of beautiful people and good music.


RTL Boulevard was there to give a live report of the Glamour party and spoke with Mattijs.


DJ Sunny in MATTIJS


DJ Sunny with designer Mattijs van Bergen


Band Valerius

We thank Glamour for the fabulous party!

Short movie MATTIJS

Made by Wendelien Daan & Thomas Vermeer

Fashion & Architecture exhibition @ ARCAM

Friday July 16, the opening of the Fashion & Architecture exhibition in ARCAM. ARCAM, Ontfront and V2A Architectuur & Stedebouw have challenged four duos, each comprising of a fashion designer and an architect, to make a design together.

The four duos:
Mattijs van Bergen (MATTIJS) & Anouk Vogel (Anouk Vogel Landscape Architecture)
Iris van Herpen & Jan Benthem and Mels Crouwel (Benthem Crouwel Architekten)
Farida Sedoc (Hosselaer) & Nicole and Marc Maurer (Maurer United)
Kentroy Yearwood (Intoxica) & Jeroen Bergsma (2012 Architecten)



Mattijs van Bergen made a sustainable design together with landscape architect Anouk Vogel. Their goal was to make an item not related to a season but adjustable to every season. Their design, a dress made of waterpipes, can be renewed by different flowers.





"In the beginning, I liked the speed of the succession of collections. You can renew yourself constantly. But you notice that people are increasingly looking for durability in clothing. They buy something to last", says Mattijs van Bergen.

Opening SPRMRKT/SPR specials HTNK Dutch pop-up warehouse

Friday 9th of July 2010
6-9 PM
Nieuwezijdsvoorburgwal 262 Amsterdam



From the 9th of July till the 9th of September a selection of the prewinter collection will be presented at the SPR Specials HTNK Dutch pop up warehouse.

It will also be the exclusive launch and preview of the DaisyKroonTestimonials. A small serie of portraits made in cooperation with Janneke Geertsma. They show you the story behind the designs, told by the owners.


Designer Mattijs van Bergen and designer Daisy Kroon

MATTIJS' dress displayed at Maison de Bonneterie

After being chosen as 'Dress of the day' by newspaper Het Parool last Wednesday, Mattijs his golden dress can be admired at the display of department store Maison de Bonneterie.

Opening Amsterdam International Fashion Week

Last Wednesday, MATTIJS opened the AIFW together with Jan Taminiau. Though it was raining outside of the Westergasfabriek, inside the festivity was going on with spectacular shows.




Mattijs van Bergen showed his A/W 2010 collection called 'Phoenix'. This mythological bird, together with icons like Marilyn Monroe and Rita Hayworth, inspired the designer to bring the couture clothing of the fourties back to life. Black mini-skirts are worn with deconstructed old pink jackets, and complicated pleated dresses in gold and bright colours make women look seductive yet powerful. Eye-catcher of the show was a long black coat made of ostrich feathers. With its accentuated waists and shoulders, MATTIJS' clothes make every woman look like a goddess.




Van Bergen received a big compliment by Dutch newspaper 'Het Parool': the golden dress on the first picture has been chosen as 'Dress of the day' and will be shown in the window display of Amsterdam’s Maison de Bonneterie.
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Photography: Peter Stigter

MATTIJS En Vogue

Florence Kane from VOGUE magazine came to Amsterdam to visit RedLight Fashion Amsterdam. This initiative is part of HTNK, a fashion recruitment and consultancy company founded by Mariette Hoitink. Redlight Fashon gives starting designers enough space to work and live in the famous Redlight district area. A meeting with Mattijs in his temporary workspace was succesfull; Kane liked Mattijs' all white fall collection with his signature pleats.
Currently Mattijs's spring/summer collection 2010 "Florish Odalisk" is well received by the fashion media. January the 27th, Mattijs will open the Amsterdam International Fashion Week AIFW, toghether with Jan Taminau.

Picture source: VOGUE.com

MATTIJS nominated

Designer Mattijs van Bergen's label MATTIJS is nominated for the well known Rado Young Designer Award - encouragement price of the Dutch Design Awards. Mattijs has to compete with Atelier NL and Jelte van Abbema. The winner will be chosen by an international jury and will be revealed on October 17 during an award ceremony in Eindhoven. Price: 10.000 euro and professional guidance in communication and PR.

Photography: Peter Stigter

Prelude

During Prelude last month, upcoming designer label MATTIJS showed its SS 2010 collection.

Named Florish Odalisk, this collection by Dutch designer Mattijs van Bergen examines the structures and features of flowers, resulting in a feminine and fluent collection with a colourful statement. Soft silks melt around the body, combined with Van Bergen’s signature pleating. Airy constructions breathe spring softness and capture a summer feeling.

This is MATTIJS’ fourth full ready-to-wear collection since graduating from Central Saint Martins College in London in 2007.




Photography: Peter Stigter