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Q&A Play&Pose Blogger: Kim

January 27 2012
Kim // allaboutthestyle

Top five things about summer?

- Feeling the sun on your skin
- Being able to wear shorts every single day
- Wearing the Charlotte Kan Multi Wrap Dress to a hot cocktail party
- Spending time on the beach with people I love
- Fresh fruit

Shoes, bags or jewels?
In the summer I'm a jewel addict.. I love to wear bohemian, feather and gold jewelry on a hot day.

What have been the highlights of your blogging career so far?
I have done many fun things like fashion week, Play&Pose, interesting internships and events But most important.. I just love to entertain en inspire my readers. And when my readers are happy it feels like a highlight to me.

What is the hardest look to pull off?
Wearing a jumpsuit. I'm in love with jumpsuits but with my hight (I'm only 65 inch) and curved shapes it's not always easy to find the perfect jumpsuit.

My favourite piece from Charlottes' essential 5 for summer is...
The Halterpants.


Exacto Knives, Acrylic Glass and a Pine Plank

January 26 2012

Q&A Play&Pose Blogger: Charlotte

January 26 2012
Charlotte // Flower Children

Top five things about summer?
- the beach
- weather
- going outside bare-legged
- holidays
- cocktails 

Shoes, bags or jewels?
Shoes!

What have been the highlights of your blogging career so far?
Attending cool events, the Play&Pose project as a highlight.

What is the hardest look to pull off?
Looking effort-less while having put a lot of actual effort into the outfit.

My favourite piece from Charlottes' essential 5 for summer is...
The Rever-T

Shirt Skirt By Savi Kuruppu

January 26 2012
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Savi Kuruppu, PR & Brand Manager

Top second hand from Melbourne, Australia.
Shirt, Skirt worn with tie at front, Charlotte Kan
Shoes: Dries Van Noten, Antwerp, Belgium
Watch: Cartier. A gift from my parents for my 25th birthday.
Bag: Second hand from Melbourne, Australia
Chanel colour #473, the perfect red polish. Kiehl’s roll on perfume. Plastic bow tie ring in nude.
A good secondhand book.

Wrap Dress By Lizzy Peters, Publicist

January 25 2012
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Outfit styled by Lizzy Peters, Publicist

Items:
Charlotte Kan - Wrap Dress

Blazer - ASOSBrooches - Collected them on various travels

Watch - Bought it somewhere in NYC for 15 dollars

Bracelets - Collected on various travels

Over-knee boots - Stella McCartney

Essential 5 for SS2012: Rever-T

January 24 2012
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Essential 5 for SS2012: Halterpants

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Meet Saint Germain

January 23 2012
We can't wait till the launch of the 'Charlotte Kan Pop-Up-Shop' at the
new 'Saint Germain' store in Amsterdam. We catch up with Rory and Iris
the founders of Saint Germain to learn more about their creative retail
venture in the Red Light District and their plans for the future.


Saint Germain is an exciting concept, how did it all come together?

Saint Germain is inspired by the style and flair of Saint Germain des Pres in
Paris: the people, the culture, the food, the architecture, the small
cafes, the jazz, the opera and the fact that people do as they please
and nobody tells them what to do. Basically the idea for Saint Germain
was born there when my boyfriend took me for our first (of the many)
Paris trip(s). :)

Inspired by this way of living, I felt the need to challenge traditions and
habits and push them forward to new ways and times. At Saint Germain, as
a boutique and a creative agency we strive for a balance between old
craft and modern design.

What kind of customer do feel will pass through the doors at Saint Germain?

Saint Germain is passionate when it comes to craftsmanship, whether this be
clothing, art or concepts. We appreciate products that are not only
valued on status but also where effort and thought was put into their
development. Saint Germain sources designers who are not mainly
motivated by their commercial success, but who want to improve
themselves by achieving recognition for their work. Thus, Saint Germain
only presents the finest avant-garde and artisanal collections. In line
with this vision, we focus on a like-minded customer. One who recognizes
quality and appreciates the love that the designer has put into to his /
her work.

I love your location, the Red Light District of Amsterdam, is this a perfect fit for Saint Germain?

The Red Light district is a challenging, distinctive area. When we moved to
our new home, we were well aware that our potential customers would not
‘just bump into’ our boutique. However, we believe that this part of
Amsterdam has much to offer. It has something special to be located in
this area. The Red Light District will give our store an edgy touch,
something tough and unique. Not to mention our ‘designer-neighbors’ like
And Beyond, Mada van Gaans etc. who are part of the Redlight Fashion
District. So we are very excited and determined to contribute to this
district with our conceptboutique and agency.

Furthermore, our potential costumer is not the type that ‘just buys’. Our target
group is always on the look for something special, something unique and
recognizes high quality. And if they are on the run for it, we make sure
that they’ll know where to find us.

Can you tell us a bit more about the Creative Agency?

Saint Germain is ambitious to recognize talent and push artists &
creatives to pursue their professional career. In our gallery, emerging
designers and artists get the chance to display their individual works.
Our goal is to launch them in a unique way, giving them the right
exposure by using our in-house marketing, pr and production skills. In
the simplest of putting it we think, create, connect and launch in order
to offer ‘a wardrobe’ that fits perfectly. Whether that is redesigning a
brand’s identity or creating it from the ground up, our approach is the
same: create (visually) engaging solutions & events that will bring
forward a fresh, aesthetic and memorable experience.


And the Creative Collective?

We are committed to bringing a fresh (retail) concept in the city. We work
closely with other creatives and artists to develop projects that
appeal to our like-minded friends and clients. In our work we wish to
close the gap between fashion, art and commerce by creating a synergy
between different working fields and visions, resulting in a unique
service or product.


Who are the people behind Saint Germain? What is your background?

The Creative Collective currently exists of 4 people but slowly expanding
based on project and client needs. As the initiator of Saint Germain, I
come from the fashion and PR corner and as such I’ve taken on the
challenge to carry out the vision and mission - the soul of Saint
Germain. Together with a strong team of individuals with each their own
expertise in the fashion and art industry, we want to produce as many
inspiring and fun projects, products and services, based on the needs of
our customers and market demand.


How do you select the designers and artists? Is there a common ground in style?


I do not think that there’s a common background in style but I do search
for timeless beauty in each piece. At Saint Germain we believe in
artwork that is not necessarily widely accepted but has endless beauty.
Not only style but also choice of materials, work ethic and authenticity
is what we keep in mind when selecting designers or artists.


Let's say the Mayans were wrong; Saint Germain in 2017?

I hope to have built a value driven company. Trusted by our customers and clients in terms of originality, quality and service. As a Creative Agency with memorable events and partnerships: a strong,
high quality portfolio we can be proud of. As a store: to have become
more than a boutique; a style, a brand perhaps.


Saint Germain will open it’s doors for the first time on Friday 27th, 2012.

OPENING HOURS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11.00 – 18.00 hrs

Thursday 11.00 – 21.00 hrs

Saturday 10.00 – 17.30 hrs

Sunday 12.00 – 17.00 hrs


SAINT GERMAIN

Oudezijds Armsteeg 28

1012 GP Amsterdam

info@lovesaintgermain.com

www.lovesaintgermain.com


Essential 5 for SS2012: Shirt Skirt

January 23 2012
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And if you wonder how the proces of designing such a shirt goes...look at the youtube video below. It reminds me of how I search for shapes to use in the collection. Just trying things on and playing and posing ;)

Essential 5 for SS2012: Jumpsuit

January 19 2012
Is there anything more versatile than the utilitarian jumpsuit? From it's practical origins in World War II to it's latest fashion incarnation, the jumpsuit has thankfully gone through some feminine modifications: the cleavage lowered, waist defined and the hem cuffed or tapered. 

The jumpsuit being the two legged equivalent of a dress is glamourous and practical -- except for when you need to go to the bathroom- option for the modern women. Which is why we had to include it in the Essential Five for Summer.
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Essential 5 for SS2012: Multi wrap dress

January 18 2012
Today's essential piece is the multi wrap dress: versatile and chic it can take you from day to night, work to play and everything in between.

A VERY short history on the wrap dress:
Wrapping became tradition back in the 1970s when Diane Von Furstenberg launched a dress that was worn like a jacket, two parts crossed over each other and tied at the waist. At the time it was genius solution for working women who needed something that was chic and easy-to-wear. The wrap dress rose to cult status amongst the ladies of the night at Studio 54 and the ladies that lunch on Park Avenue. Versatile indeed. Over time, Diane von Furstenberg had sold more than 5 million wrap dresses - that's a lot of stretch jersey!




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New Temporary Stockist: Wardrobe #01

January 10 2012
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Tijdelijke conceptstore WARDROBE #01

Een eclectische garderobe samengesteld uit het beste van
Nederlands modeontwerp, voor 3 weken samengebracht in 1
winkel in het Magna Plaza.

Van 12 t/m 31 januari 2012, gedurende AIFW, en als onderdeel van het AIFW DownTown
programma, lanceert Fashion NL in samenwerking met Mélangetrois de tijdelijke conceptstore WARDROBE #01 in het Magna Plaza. Tijdens deze 3 weken wordt er een veelzijdige damesgarderobe gepresenteerd, bestaande uit 46 items van verschillende Nederlandse ontwerpers. Deze 46 items zullen gedurende WARDROBE #01 in de winkel worden verkocht en online gepromoot.

Met WARDROBE #01 willen beide initiatiefnemers en de oprichters van Fashion NL, Laura van Erkelens en Ben Johnny, de aandacht vestigen op Nederlandse labels. Op kwaliteit, ambacht, authenticiteit en persoonlijkheid met als overkoepelende gedachte het investeren in een garderobe van Nederlandse bodem. Fashion NL: “Nederlandse mode wordt nog teveel geshowd en hangt te weinig in de kast!”

Deelnemers
And Beyond, Anne de Grijff, Sophie #1234567, Bas Kosters, Hartog & Henneman, Vlieger en Vandam, Maria Jobse Susan Bijl, Kings of Indigo, Bravoure, Mada van Gaans, Femke Agema, Charlotte Kan en vele anderen.

Magna Plaza
WARDROBE #01 vestigt zich voor 3 weken in Boutique Mélangetrois, de atelierwinkel van het modeontewerp duo Lieselotte Noordover en Fieke Vermeer op de tweede verdieping van het Magna Plaza in hartje Amsterdam. De perfecte locatie om een breed en internationaal publiek in aanraking te laten komen met Nederlandse mode.

http://www.fashionnl.com/

MOVING

December 26 2011

I'm moving! The shop will be offline untill early January. See you in 2012!!!

 


Pop Up At Betsy Palmer Rotterdam

December 13 2011
POP UP by Betsy Palmer & Designers-United.com
Time for some last minute one stop shopping! Get your December outfit + shoes at the pop up store at Betsy Palmer in Rotterdam.

Designers-United.com
Daisy Kroon
Nadine Calor
Wendy Troost
Charlotte Kan

Witte de Withstraat 9a Rotterdam
Saturday 17 december / 10:00 - 18:00
Sunday 18 December / 13:00 - 17:00

*Cash and Pin*
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Studio Sale @ Rotterdam 9 & 10 December

December 06 2011
++ Bags / Accessories / Fashion / Jewelry / Stock / Samples / Sale ++
Cookies & Cocktails

ZLDA - http://www.zlda.nl/
The Boyscouts - http://www.theboyscouts.com/
Daisy Kroon - http://www.daisykroon.com/
Imke de Jong - http://www.imkedejong.nl/
Charlotte Kan - http://www.charlottekan.com/

Jacobusstraat 182
3012 JP Rotterdam
(sidestreet Oude Binnenweg / around the corner from SIJF)
Google mpas: http://g.co/maps/muudr

Friday 9 dec : 18u - 21u
Saturday 10 dec : 12u - 18u

* CASH & PIN *
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Opening December Store @ Blaak10, 2 December

December 01 2011
Op vrijdag 2 december 2011 opent BLAAK10 traditiegetrouw haar Decemberstore met een verrassende mix van accessoires, boeken, kleding en meubels voor de grote én kleine portemonnee.
Ben je op zoek naar een verrassend en uniek item? Kom langs in onze Store voor een exclusief aanbod aan producten van onze studenten en alumni.
Tijdens de Decemberstore biedt BLAAK10 de ruimte aan twee veelbelovende Lifestyle & Design alumni. Rossi & Blake creëerden de installatie ‘Elements in Turbulence’ waarin zij de vier elementen aarde, lucht, water en vuur hebben vertaald in fotografie en bewegend beeld.
De aankleding van de Store wordt verzorgd door de afdeling Lifestyle & Design.

Opening vrijdag 2 december 2011 17.00-22.00 uur

Reguliere openingstijden:
Zaterdag 3 december 2011 t/m 8 januari 2012


BLAAK10 Gallery & Store
Witte de Withstraat 7a Rotterdam
di t/m vrij 11.00 uur – 18.00 uur
zat & zon 13.00-17.00 uur
www.blaak10.nl

Play&Pose by Concept of Infinity

November 28 2011
Name: Ilse Damsma
Photographer: Sabine Damsma

Q&A
Who are you and what is it that you do?
My name is Ilse, I am a 19 year old medical student at a university in Amsterdam.

Why did you start a blog? And how did that and your style evolve?
I started blogging at a relatively young age. When I was 15 or 16, I started experimenting with my style – that resulted in quite colourful and dynamic outfits. But back in high school it wasn’t much of a success with my fellow students, I didn’t fit in with the crowd. For instance I started wearing prescription glasses with thick frames (geek glasses) approx. one year before it became trendy to do so, and I got called names at for that – a typical reaction of high school students fearing the different. When I started my blog, I could have never foretold the amount of connections and friendships I have built up now because of a shared love for fashion – it felt good to be in contact with people with the same opinion on fashion: wear what you like and become a more inspirational and creative personality. I think that blogging has influenced my style in a way that I put more care and effort in my wardrobe now, and it has become a pleasant hobby for me.

What makes you different from other bloggers?
Probably the huge gap between my daily life and the blogger world. I am a medical student and my study keeps both my feet on the ground. We hear a lot of shocking stories from patients in class, about terminal diseases, children dying at young age and so on. So comparatively, it’s not the end of the world when that exclusive pair of designer heels get out of stock before you get the chance to buy it – although I would almost believe that if I read some articles on several blogs.

With the name I gave to my blog, ‘concept of infinity’, I try to show that I have a passion for an infinite amount of subjects – music, photography, and art in particular, general fashion, food, interior design, DIY, you name it, it’s all randomly mixed together on my blog. It’s a kind of diary.

Who is your biggest inspiration?
Don’t really have one, my people crushes change from time to time so there’s not much of a standard. I get inspiration from the unexpected things in life, like discovering a great photographer (for example, stumbled upon the work of Alec Soth last month, check it out!), or a designer piece gem in the middle of the local cheap thrift store. Eccentric old ladies give the best style inspiration, I am on the hunt for a powder pink fur coat ever since I saw this fierce white-haired lady sporting one.

Why did you decide to join the Play&Pose project?
I loved the idea of how one single piece of clothing can be interpreted in so many different ways by different people. It’s like giving a blank canvas with the assignment to make it as pretty or awkwardly brilliant as one can make it. I think it’s interesting to see what comes out of an experiment like that, and I loved being part of it.

Tell us something about how you combined the Charlotte Kan garment.
While trying on the beautiful jacket I got to work with in the showroom, I happened to wear this vintage rust-coloured blouse. It was an interesting colour combination so I decided to stick with that. The moment we wanted to go out for shooting pictures, the sky was heavy with fog. Therefore I decided to shoot this series in the woods, and make the outfit, well, woodsy? I kept the outfit rather simple with black high-waisted jeans and black ZARA high-heeled combat boots to emphasize the diversity of this jacket – love how you can button / unbutton it in several ways! I topped it off with some vintage gold coloured jewellery.

How do you see the future of fashion blogs? Will their influence change? Will the medium or the technology change?
I think that the world of fashion blogging won’t seize to exist in the coming years. Fashion has become more touchable, human and interactive for fashion lovers all over the world, along with the rise of fashion blogs. And that’s quite a refreshment, the fashion business has always been ruled by often older men and women – now it’s possible to make your way in the business at 13 years old.

I also think that fashion blogs will be sucked more and more into commerce. I can tell by my own inbox being crammed with offers for sponsoring - it’s hard not to be a dependent blogger. And why wouldn’t you take a great offer from a brand you like? It’s great to get something in return for doing something that you love. But I often see bloggers advertising for the most random stuff and can’t help but wonder... Do they genuinely stand for that product? Or have they been bought off with nice offers? It’s a pity that blogging has therefore lost it’s innocence and has become a commerce. But that’s the modern world and unavoidable, I guess.

Do you know any inspiring new kids on the block we should add to our blogroll immediately?
Oh yes! Although they’re not necessarily new.. I love the blogs:





All these people are stylish in their own way. Shini from P&C makes me laugh out loud with her witty writing style, Maria from Vanillascented has that perfect Scandinavian coolness to her, and I love Ivania from Love Aesthetics for her critical watch on the blogger world. Christophwho? is a combination of nice mens style and perfect pictures from his girl-crush-material female friends and more. Although I have been pretty much completely occupied with nothing but random interior design blogs.

What are your dreams and plans for the future?
I am pretty much clueless which way I’m going right now. I am going to finish my medical studies, I don’t know what specialism I will be studying yet. Recently got word about a guy combining his dentistry studies with an education at the art academy, maybe I will try to do something like that as well. But for now, I am trying to live my life to the fullest, live in the moment, become a good and balanced grown up without losing the crazy-ass child in me. I hope that the future has a lot of love, friends, travelling, culture and time to work on my photographing and drawing in store for me. Maybe I will hold on to my blog, maybe I will grow tired of taking pictures of myself over and over again (the only thing I hate about the entire process of blogging). Oh, and an occasional bag from Céline or 3.1 Phillip Lim would be much welcomed by me if it would come along. :)


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HTNK OneDayShop November 19th

November 18 2011
Tagging, pricing, packing lot's of stuff for HTNK's OneDayShop tomorrow.

What: HTNK OneDayShop Santa-Klaas edition
Where: Trouw Amsterdam
Wibautstraat 127
When: saturday the 19th of November 2011
1-7 PM
Free entrance & don’t forget to bring cash

RSVP TO THE EVENT ON FACEBOOK
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Fabric Swatches

November 18 2011
Feels a bit like Christmas when I get these big envelopes with fabric swatches :)
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