Spijkers en Spijkers SS10 campaign/ The beautiful Asher Keddie from Australian TV drama ‘Offspring’ wearing our Spijkers en Spijkers ‘Shon’ dress/ To shop the dress by the Dutch duo go here
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It was such a pleasure to meet the Spijkers twins again, this time in Milan! I was invited to their showroom in Milan and viewed their diffusion collection- SIS.. Let’s just say that I adored every piece and the nautical/sailing theme will be very fitting for our Australian summer. One of their stunning pieces has been lent to the Maritime Museum in Holland!
Truus on the left and Riet on the right. Riet is responsible for the pattern making and Truus for choosing the fabrication. What a great team! They’re wearing pieces from their previous collections. Can you recognise Riet’s top? You would have seen it here.
Federico (who works for the studio), the Spijkers designers and me working hard =) Federico is so handsome I asked if he used to model, he joked and said ‘No, only for socks.’ in his hunky English accent.
Ah so I’ve got to tell you about my FoxTown purchases! FoxTown is near the border of Swtizerland and Milan, only 1 hour bus ride away from Milan’s Cairoli station. It is the best outlet I’ve ever been to. It was so good that we ended up going twice! I got these Fendi boots there, last pair, in my size! And the YSL postcard belt (see above). I’m wearing vintage shirt and leather pants (from eBay!) and designer accessories. The sea urchin necklace is by Natalia Brilli, my favourite French leather lady. She has a knack of being able to wrap anything and everything in leather. See this post I made about her.
This is the communal computer I’ve been communicating with Australia on. Look forward to going to Paris to our apartment which has WiFi! Speak soon!
Ciao bella!
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OK, I know that I’ve been raving on and on about my Spijkers en Spijkers Big Star top, because I’ve blogged about it in 2 different posts: My Secret Identity and Photo Opportunity and also, a lovely customer bought the tunic top and we featured her on our Shop Chic Blog. Here is my Big Star top again, we also have it in red!
But I still feel as though I have not done a proper post about the designers themselves. Spijkers en Spijkers are two aspiring Dutch sisters with a manifesto tailored especially to the female form! Their “form follows function” ethos and signature style skilfully twines geometrical sculpture, early modernism and flattering femininity to enhance sensuality through strong cuts. Every collection brings to light a character, a story, dusted off and paraded in a scent of strong feminine vigour. Their pieces are regularly featured in the Dutch Elle, Grazia and Vogue magazines.
Here are some of their photos- Truus (left) and Riet (right):
They look so much alike!
I was lucky enough to meet Truus (above right) at Paris Fashion Week earlier in the year, she is so sweet! Maybe I’ll be lucky to meet Riet as well in September!
Here are some images from their AW09 collection:
This season, Spijkers en Spijkers created a collection of loose fit dresses inspired by the night sky, its constellations, the luxurious and erotic world of Pandora’s box for their Spring/Summer 2010 collection. Their inspirational quote came from Oscar Wilde’s ‘We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking to the stars.’ Our boutique stocks the dress on the right, isn’t it amazing? An art deco worth investing in.
If you are interested in Spijkers en Spijkers’ current SS10 collection, check out the Vogue UK website here and see their entire catwalk looks. Most of the looks are stocked at my boutique ‘Cecylia‘. Hope to see you soon!
Come and gaze upon the lovely stars and stripes.
And this is a sneak peak of what’s to come from their AW10/11 collection later in the year. Coming from the Netherlands to Melbourne in August:
You are in for a pleasant surprise.
love
Cecylia
