Jan Taminiau Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection

For Amsterdam International Fashion Week designer Jan Taminiau has the honor of showing during the opening soiree. And while two designers usually show during this evening, Jan is doing it alone, presenting two different collections.

Jan Taminiau’s couture collection was exceptionally designed and it was very unique as usual. The models were wearing beautifully handcrafted creations with their faces fully covered. The collection was called “Irradiance”. Jan Taminiau generated a baroque print with special reflecting threads and added a lot of intricacy to the designs for the finishing touches. The shoes in the collection were surreal and out of this world. The fashion models looked fantastic in those shoes, but at the same time it was very comical watching them walk very cautiously in those high heels. The fabrics Jan Taminiau specifically chose for the runway show gave a special glowing in the dark effect. Jan Taminiau is a breath of fresh air and his ingenuity reminds me of good old days when this kind of craftsmanship was a commonplace in fashion.

Jan opened the Amsterdam Fashion Week with his Demi Couture collection, a slightly less pricey collection, for which he focused more on his customer.  ‘The Demi Couture collection is not very different from the Haute Couture collection.

Jan Taminiau did not show only one, but two collections at AIFW night. Amsterdam Fashion Week sure kept him busy the last couple of months. After his Demi Couture show Jan presented his Haute Couture show, which he already showed in Paris two days ago.

He might have held back a little with the Demi Couture collection, for his Haute Couture creations Jan gave his everything. His show, called Irradiance, was overwhelming. Models wearing his beautifully handcrafted creations walked the runway with their faces fully covered.

Jan designed a gorgeous baroque print with reflecting threads and put lots of details in his fabrics. There was so much to look at, the short was nowhere long enough to fully check out the garments.  No to mentions the spectacular shoes, which made the models walk down the catwalk really slow and carefully.

Lady Gaga already wore one of his creations and there’s no doubt she’ll find a piece in this collection fitting her wardrobe.