Fashion week wraps up here today in Amsterdam, and the big tents on soggy Museumplein, nestled amongst the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Stedlijk Museum, are coming down. I mention soggy because of the thunderstorms & flooding in the region recently. A Cartier Marcello handbag launch event last week had to be moved […]
Entries Tagged as 'amsterdam'
Amsterdam Fashion Week Gone Global
July 30th, 2007 · 28 Comments
tags: b-goodfashion news · amsterdam · Amsterdam International Fashion Week · burka style
Freedom of expression
June 18th, 2007 · 1960 Comments
Individuality has often been the focus of my thoughts pertaining to style and fashion. Perhaps it’s because I have a medium build, with medium brown hair, that I sometimes try to use clothing to stand out or make a statement. But a couple of weeks ago I participated in someone else’s statement—an art event, by […]
tags: b-goodfashion news · amsterdam · Spencer Tunick · nude · photography · Dream Amsterdam · public nudity
Cafe Culture and Smoking
June 11th, 2007 · 829 Comments
With summer and warmer temperatures, I’m always longing to be outside, perhaps sipping a cup of tea or coffee at a waterside cafe. One thing Europe definitely has going for it over the US is the café culture. A few American cities approach the European sensibility, such as New York City or Asheville, NC, but […]
tags: b-goodfashion news · amsterdam · smoking ban · coffee shops · cafe culture
Clothes Swap: The New Fondue Party
April 23rd, 2007 · 4167 Comments
Here’s a fun idea for a practical and social evening: weed out your closet of clothes and accessories that don’t fit anymore, that you’re tired of, or that you bought but just never wear. Bring your discarded items and a bottle of wine to an appointed hostess’s apartment and pile everything on the floor or […]
tags: b-goodfashion news · swap · swap-o-rama · amsterdam