Fratelli Rossetti press presentation Milan

On the 23rd of September at Fratelli Rossetti´s Gallery in Milan,
Fratelli Rossetti presented their SS12 collection for women together with the new `Masters Hands´ exhibition.
Both the new collection and exhibition are based on the core values of Fratelli Rossetti: innovation and tradition.



The new collection
For instance, tradition can be found in the materials used in the SS12 collection. For some of the shoes materials from old collections were used in an innovative way, giving the collection a modern feeling.



Other shoes are woven with special and traditional techniques.



George Esquivel
Once again guest designer George Esquivel returned and not only did he design new styles, he also gave Fratelli Rossetti classics an innovative twist.

One of Fratelli Rossetti´s iconic shoes is the moccassin `Brera´. The Brera was developed in the sixties by Renzo Rossetti and was revolutional during the sober Italian period because of the `tassels´ they have on them.
This season, the tassels have been used as an inspiration for the `Hobo´. George Esquivel enlarged the traditional tassels and designed two-toned shoes in the softest leather. The soft heel of the `Hobo´ also makes it possible to wear it as a slipper when desired.



Another innovating technique George Esquivel applied was the washing of shoes in a washing machine. Afterwards, the shoes are let to be dried naturally which gives them their slightly used look.


Masters hands
The campaign `Masters Hands´ was launched in January 2011 and is now continued by the cooperation between the photographers Giovanni Gastel and his 23 year old nephew Guido Taroni Gastel.

Their choice to photograph hands is significant, because all of Fratelli Rossetti´s shoes are handmade. With their photos of hands the nephews emphasize the core values of Fratelli Rossetti: tradition and innovation.

Guido Taroni, Luca Rossetti, Giovanni Gastel and Giego Rossetti

The people of whom Giovanni photograped their hands, are all creative. Most of them are famous and most of them are his friends.
Guido chose to portrait the hands of people who are ´old´ friends, such as craftsmen, gardeners, people that work on land and sea. People who have always been a part of his life.

The photos, of which one of them is of famous artist Vanessa Beecroft, have been shown at the Palazzo Serbelloni.

Vanessa Beecroft by Giovanni






The exhibition at Palazzo Serbelloni

Fratelli Rossetti

Friday must-have: Benetton knits

As all of you have probably noticed; autumn has officially started. And these Benetton knits are perfect to keep warm and cosy in this weather.




Have a good weekend!
Benetton

New Yorker opened 2nd store this month

Last week, on September 29th, New Yorker opened their doors in the shopping centre “Cityplaza”, Nieuwegein. For the German fashion company this is the 27th store in the Netherlands and it was the 2nd store opening this month!



The opening of the new store was a celebration. For the first 100 visitors there were goodie bags, and promoters handed out scratch cards during the day with spectacular prizes on them. There were also special sales offers and the DJ School Zuid-Holland made it an unforgettable store opening by serving cool beats.







Get ready for more than 1000m² of the latest trends from the New Yorker brands fishbone, fishbone sister, smog, amisu and censored and visit the New Yorker store in Nieuwegein!




New Yorker store
Cityplaza
Raadstede 25
3431 HA Nieuwegein

New Yorker

TOV Essentials winter campaign

Dutch accessory label TOV Essentials presents you their campaign images for this winter season.



The photography is inspired by the decadent sixties in Italy: "La Dolce Vita".
A choice which fits perfectly with the products as they are all `100% hand made in Italy´. De photoshoot took place in the `College Hotel Amsterdam´. The images will be shown in the hotel.




TOV Essentials is a fast growing jewelry and accessory label from the Netherlands. Designer Sahrissa Lingg makes timeless, elegant accessories with the quality and style of luxury brands for affordable prices.
This is what TOV Essentials calls `New Luxury´.

TOV Essentials

Credits
Photography: Gaby Fling
Styling: Chantal Bles
Hair & make-up: Dominique Samuel
Model: Joyce Noor

Amsterdam College Hotel
Roelof Hartplein Amsterdam

Book launch: Mode van A tot Z

During Paris Fashion week `Mode van A tot Z´ was presented in Paris at Le Saut Du Loup on Saturday the 1st of October.
The book, written by Georgette Koning and illustrated by Piet Paris, is a fashion alfabet previously published in newspaper Het Parool.

Piet Paris, Bregje Lampe (Het Parool) and Georgette Koning

In `Mode van A tot Z´ Piet Paris drew the essence of 26 fashion concepts such as glamour, elegance and haute couture. Georgette Koning explains these concepts in a witty, sharp way which makes this a fun book to read.

From the A of Accessories to the Z of the dreamy fashion world (zzzz) - everything is covered and each text has its own illustration. The letters not only reinforce the texts, but also stand as illustrations on their own.

To give you an impression of the presentation, we have some pictures of all the fashion journalists from Belgium and Holland that gathered last Saturday. Enjoy!

Piet Paris, Terron Schaefer (Saks Fifth Avenue), Marc Kwakman (Studio Piet Paris)

Lieven Vanparys (Never On Wednesday Communication), John de Greef (Elsevier), Michou Basu (De Telegraaf)

Christel Geelen & Nica Broucke (ELLE Belgium), Terron Schaefer, Piet Paris

Cécile Narinx (Dutch ELLE)

Veerle Windels (De Standaard), Bregje Lampe (Het Parool), Piet Paris, Simone Dernee (Dutch Marie Claire), Michel Bos (Never On Wednesday Communication), Agnes Goyvaerts (De Morgen), Evelien van Veen (De Volkskrant)

Georgette Koning, Esther Coppoolse (Dutch ELLE), Bregje Lampe (Het Parool)

Paul van Mameren (Lecturis publishing), Georgette Koning

Nica Broucke (ELLE Belgium), Piet Paris, Simone Dernee (Dutch Marie Claire), Milou van Rossum (NRC Handelsblad)

The book will be available from Wednesday the 5th of October .

Further information
Authors: Georgette Koning, Piet Paris
ISBN: 978-90-70108-00-7
Price: € 19,95
Publisher: Lecturis Publishing

JEROEN VanTUYL designs outfit for NFF `Guest of the year´

Last week, the Nederlands Film Festival took place in Utrecht. At this festival a lot of Dutch productions premiere and the Gouden Kalveren (awards) are handed out.

Since a few years the NFF and the Centraal Museum in Utrecht have a collaboration. Fashion is one of the main focusses of the Centraal Museum and its aim is to collect the early work of authentic design talents. Jeroen van Tuyl´s work fits well within the lines of the Centraal Museum´s policy, with his emphasis on craftmanship, concept and quality.

So this year it was Jeroen van Tuyl who got to design the outfit for Frans van Gestel, one of Hollands best filmproducers. And with more than 65 titels on his name already, it is no surprise that Frans was `Guest of the year´ at the NFF.


Frans van Gestel looking at samples in Jeroen van Tuyl´s studio

Jeroen van Tuyl´s work for Frans van Gestel and the NFF will be added to the collection of the Centraal Museum. His inventive designs of high quality are an important addition to the fashion collection of the Centraal Museum.

Centraal Museum
Nicolaaskerkhof 10, Utrecht

Centraal Museum
Jeroen van Tuyl

Friday must-have: Tosca Blu Sunglasses

With the good weather forecast for this weekend, these lovely sunglasses are an absolute musthave.
We´re definately taking a pair with us to the beach!

The line is called `Occhiali´ - which literally means `glasses´ in Italian. And as you can see there is a pair for everyones liking.




Which pair are you wearing this weekend?

Tosca Blu

Have you spotted the `Project Catwalk´ windows yet?

As you know, this week the `Project Catwalk´ contestants had to design an outfit inspired by Clarks shoes. And these outfits are now being shown throughout the whole country in various windows of Clarks stores.

We won´t tell you exactly where they are being shown –that would ruin it- but we can give you two sneak peeks!

Jacob´s outfit can be seen in Amsterdam:


And Maud´s outfit is currently in Eindhoven:


So look out for Clarks stores whilst your shopping and who knows, you might spot a `Project Catwalk´ window.

National Glamour Day

Tomorrow, on the 1st of October, the 6th National Glamour Day will take place again.
This year, the shopping event is bigger than ever. And: you´re invited!

To start the day in a special way, there is a breakfast waiting for you from 8:30 to 10:00 O´clock at the Leidseplein. You´ll need the energy for a whole day of shopping, so join your fellow readers and the Glamour-team. There will be delicious food and a DJ will give a spectacular performance.



Definately make sure to come by New Yorker and Clarks to celebrate fashion and shop the newest winter collections with discount. All you have to do is to make sure you bring along your Glamour Oktober edition.



If your an Glamour subscriber make sure to bring your Glamour Gold Card as well, because it gives you extra discount or presents with your purchases.
For instance, at Clarks you´ll get one of the new Herôme-nailvarnishes as a little extra. And at New Yorker you´re Glamour Gold Card gives you an extra 5% discount.

Glamour also designed a special app for the day, which gives you all the information you need. You can even plan your own shoppingroute, using only your favorite stores.
Download the NDG-app for your Iphone here.

For more information check the Glamour website.

To know exactly what to go for tomorrow, take a look at the latest Clarks and New Yorker collections.
Clarks
New Yorker

See you there!

New Yorker opens second shop this month

Thursday the 29th of September the German fashion company New Yorker will open their second store this month in the Netherlands. This time, Nieuwegein is the lucky town.
On more than 1000 m2 New Yorker will present its latest collection in the shopping centre “Stadskwartier” in Nieuwegein.

To celebrate the second store opening this month New Yorker has some suprises planned. For the first 100 visitors there is a goodiebag and promotors will hand out scratch cards during the day with spectaculair prizes on them.
The “DJ School Zuid-Holland” will make sure your shopping trip is an unforgettable experience by serving cool beats.



The opening starts at 10:45 so make sure to be there if you want a goodiebag! The store will be open until 18:00.

Come and join us this Thursday!

New Yorker store
Stadskwartier
Raadstede 25
3431 HA Nieuwegein

New Yorker