I was pretty excited when I received the news about the new Converse collaboration with Comme des Garçons. Building on the notable success of two previous collaborations, Converse reunites with fashion authority Comme des Garçons to create four new styles of the iconic Converse Pro Leather sneaker. The Comme des Garçons PLAY for Converse Pro Leather is available in Milk and Black Mid and Ox silhouettes. All styles will be available on Dover Street Market’s website and at the Comme des Garçons NYC store starting May 28th, in Paris and London starting June 1 and at Comme des Garçons stores in Tokyo and throughout Asia starting June 21. Read more >>
May 22nd, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
Talking about festivals the other day, made me look at my festival agenda of events back home in Holland. And the one that is coming up really soon is Amsterdam Open Air. Last years rendition of the Amsterdam based weekender, was probably one of my best festival experiences ever! It was a combination of things of course; the weather was good, the music was insane, the location was cozy and I was just with the right group of people! Really looking forward to this years event on the 8th and 9th of June. Hope it can top last year!!! Want to join me? Read more >>
May 22nd, 2013Tags: Festivals
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It’s been nearly 50 years since K-Swiss launched their classic white leather tennis shoe at Wimbledon in 1966. Now the sports lifestyle brand introduced a new interactive campaign about its American West Coast roots, starting off in California with K-Swiss California Love. BBC Radio 1 DJ Charlie Sloth (photo), will exploring Californian sport and hip hop culture, the origins of hip hop . In the first part of K-Swiss California Love videos Charlie is checking out Compton’s hip hop scene and its iconic local community. Ofcourse the main character in this campaign is an authentic K-Swiss shoe and we’re giving away a pair to 4 lucky winners… All you have to do is… Read more >>
May 21st, 2013Tags: Giveaway
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The people who follow me in Instagram already noticed that I have been residing in China for a while – traveling in-between major Chinese cities. I’ll update on my travels later on, but first I want to share the images I’ve shot during Midi Festival in Shenzhen. It’s the Chinese version of Coachella (US), Glastonbury (UK) and Lowlands (NL). Twenty years ago Midi started in Beijing, and now their also organizing the event in Shanghai and Shenzhen, where I was this weekend. This is the largest music festival in China and has all the big Chinese rockstars and DJ’s on its line-up list. It’s funny to start my festival season with a rock hard Chinese festival! Like it! Here are some images… Read more >>
May 20th, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
Although I’m really getting bored of beards in fashion ad campaigns (actually beards in general) I kinda like the new ad campaign of young label Natural Selection Denim. An edgy British denim brand, built on the Darwinian concepts of constant evolution. This season they adapted the brand’s subtle British aesthetics, communicated through the fit, cut and fabrics. Each pair undergoes a slow evolution with each season bringing a new interpretation on a classic style. Check out some of the AW13/14 images shot by Robert Harper… Read more >>
May 16th, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | 1 Comment »
It is not very surprising that Online it-girl and daughter of Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall, Georgia May Jagger, would become a successful model. With her enchanting look and perfect split in her front teeth, she takes over the modeling world by storm. She was asked to be the face of the Fall Winter campaign of Sisley. For this occasion she collaborated with her (actor) fiancé Josh McLellan. Under direction of photographer Oliver Zahm, Sisley got the perfect line between elegance and rock’n'roll – thanks to the heritage of Ms. Hall and Mr. Jagger of course… Here is some backstage footage. Read more >>
May 15th, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
Hip hop soul singer Frank Ocean collaborated with Band of Outsiders’ for their latest campaign. Photographed by the brand’s creative director Scott Sternberg, the campaign continues Band of Outsiders’ signature campaign style of Instagramish photography. Ocean poses in and around the Los Angeles Times building in downtown LA in a variety of looks from the spring/summer 2013 collection. Read more >>
May 8th, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
Last week after the world witnessed the coronation of the new King and Queen of the Netherlands… Vogue, Moët Hennessy and Sofitel Legend the Grand Hotel organized a Queen’s Ball for this historical event. In celebration of our new Queen Maxima, Vogue launched its special Maxima issue cover her story from the beginning until now! With a black-tie dress code, all the guests did their bests to look Vogue-worthy! What I wore? Z Zegna ;) Read more >>
May 7th, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
I finally got the chance to visit the exhibition of Jean Paul Gaultier at ‘de Kunsthal’ in Rotterdam. In an exciting, multi media show, the Kunsthal Rotterdam presents a broad overview of Jean Paul Gaultier’s work. For his collections, Jean Paul Gaultier was inspired by various countries ranging from Africa and India to Russia and Mexico. His daring and extravagant designs for stars such as Madonna, Björk and Lady Gaga are world-famous; Gaultier has determined the face of fashion over the last 35 years. This must-see exhibition features more than 140 outfits by the cutting-edge French couturier, including the bra-and-corset costume from Madonna’s 1990 Blonde Ambition tour. Next to that you can expect video footage of fashion shows, concerts, dance performances, films and music videos, drawings and sketches, and photographs by photographers such as Mario Testino, David LaChapelle, Helmut Newton and Robert Doisneau. Read more >>
May 2nd, 2013Tags: Leetography
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Yesterday, Belvedere Vodka organized a Bloody Shake Off to search for the best Bloody Mary in Amsterdam. Cocktailshakers from 10 Amsterdam hotspots battled with eachother to shake the perfect red tomato cocktail. After tasting all the different cocktails, the judges awarded Willie (pic1) from Bar Ludwig with the best Bloody Mary! So if ur in town, make sure to visit Bar Ludwig for a spicy cocktail! Cheers. Read more >>
April 26th, 2013Tags: Leetography
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Ever since our Queen B (yeah the real Queen B, not Beyoncé) announced her abdication, the whole country was in shock but also very excited for upcoming Queensday. Because this will be our last Queensday for a very long time. Trending question the last couple of weeks “what are you going to do on Queensday?”. The whole city will be packed with people from all over the country to see the our new king accepting his new position. One of the big parties in the city is Kingsday Festival! Via Beats by Dre, I can give away three ‘direct access’ tickets to the event. The line up includes Steve Aoki, Yellow Claw, Tom Trago and many many others. Want to win these tickets? All you have to do is… Read more >>
April 26th, 2013Tags: Giveaway
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The legendary Karl Lagerfeld opened his first official concept store in Amsterdam! As part of an international rollout of store openings, the Amsterdam location will feature Karl Lagerfeld’s contemporary concept. The Amsterdam store will combine the brand’s accessible luxury collections with cutting-edge digital technology and Lagerfeld’s iconic design aesthetic. The store is located in the picturesque Jordaan district, in a charming 18th- century listed building. Original structural elements have been preserved and incorporated into the newly renovated design. It’s exciting to see that they’ve chosen this area instead of an A-High-End-Location like the P.C. Hooftstraat, where all the big fashion houses are located! Read more >>
April 24th, 2013Tags: Leetography
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Yesterday I attended a lunch down South in Eindhoven (NL) at the Piet Hein Eek Studio in an old Philips factory. Piet Hein Eek is a designer known for his wooden furniture. This season he collaborated with Champagne brand Ruinart for their wooden case. We got the chance to see how Piet Hein creates his master pieces and he gave us some short anecdotes on what inspires him to do his work. Check out some pictures I’ve shot during this cool press trip Read more >>
April 23rd, 2013Tags: Leetography
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On Friday May 3rd, Foam and Vandejong host the Foam Magazine Super Sale Party in the Amsterdam based concept store &Foam. Foam Magazine, a publication of Foam and Vandejong, is one of the world’s most renowned photography magazines. During this special sale event backissues of the magazine (featuring the work of top photographers as Robert Frank, Thomas Ruff and Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin) will be sold with big discounts. From 17h30, visitors will be welcomed by DJs, the four-headed rock and roll band The Vagary, Diadisco (VJs who will project analogue slides), the 101 Covers Project (a live art project making a ficticious Foam Magazine cover as a tribute to the magazine) and my friends at NSMBL who composed mood boards out of old Foam Magazines. DJ sets by Lustige Lola & Weltschmerz, Doppelgang (Knuckle Duster Agency), Abel Minnee & Bonne Reijn and You & Me. Read more >>
April 23rd, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
I knew Levi’s has a long and rich history, full of amazing stories. But last week I got a major heritage lesson by an official Levi’s historian from the States. In celebration of the (Levi’s) 501′s 140th birthday, foto museum FOAM Amsterdam, showcased one of the rarest 501 jeans ever. With a small group of people we got to see these amazing jeans, found in American gold mines! The fabrics are so old and fragile, that only the historian could touch them! Can you imagine wearing 140 year old jeans? Now that’s vintage! Read more >>
April 22nd, 2013 Posted in COMMEDESLEROI | No Comments »
