Monthly Archives: January 2012

First of August | Style Inspiration

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Karlijn

‘As the global and local penetrate one another, style and fashion afford strategies for articulating the contradictory necessity and impossibility of identities . . . in the messiness of everyday life.‘ (Ang, 2000) Images: The Sartorialist, Carolines Mode, Stockholm Streetstyle, Streetstyle Aesthetic Tweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics

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Modefabriek | Young Designers

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Karlijn

For me, the nicest area at ‘De Modefabriek’ was the section where young designers, like Hien Le (fifth image), showed their F/W collection ’12. Together with my visit to Berlin Fashion Week I got track of some refreshing new designer labels and other trends. This weekend I’m planning to see … Continue reading →

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First of August | Modefabriek

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Karlijn

A lot is happening in Dutch fashionworld this week! Amsterdam International Fashion Week is up and last Monday I went to this year’s edition of ‘De Modefabriek’, the biggest fashion fair in The Netherlands. Again plenty of brands I came across, divided in different areas. The HTNK Onedayshop was present, … Continue reading →

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Metamodern Architecture | Sociology

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Karlijn

Have you heard about the term ‘metamodernism’? This term is initiated by two academics of the webzine, ‘Notes on Metamodernism’, that documents an interesting view on today’s trends and tendencies across aesthetics and culture. What they try to show, is that there are trends which no longer can be understood … Continue reading →

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Lotte’s Château

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Karlijn

This time, I visited Lotte for the monthly item Chateau, a twenty-two years old creative fashion student who shares an apartment in the East side of Amsterdam with three other girls. Lotte looks like she is walking out of a fairytale. With her beautiful long hair and sweet appearance she … Continue reading →

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