24.05 Read more Holly Syrett presents Amsterdam Fashion Week at MOBA 13

MOBA 13 had the pleasure to welcome another fashion event of the Netherlands in Arnhem: the Amsterdam Fashion Week (AFW).

15.05 Read more Fashion in Business Network

Last January the Fashion in Business Network was launched during the network event Keys to Success. The Fashion in Business Network is an exclusive business community for enterprising people who are passionate about fashion.

08.05 Read more Branding Breakfast in collaboration with Mmousse

AFW organizes together with different partners throughout the year workshops, lectures and training that designers will give the tools to achieve a strong company.

26.04 Read more Daring Designers #3 - The Catwalk Edition

Amsterdam Fashion Week and Pakhuis de Zwijger joined forces with Daring Designers – a quarterly programme where daring designers from the AFW network are presented and different themes are discussed.

11.04 Read more Sign up today to participate with Fashion Weekend 6 & 7 July!

Fashion Weekend is a two-day, fully accessible public event organised by Amsterdam Fashion Week, in collaboration with entrepreneurs of one area. At the participating stores, hotels, restaurants, cafes and museums are only fashion-related activities organised, ranging from exhibitions to workshops and Pop-Up Catwalk Shows.

31.01 Read more Salute!

The Amsterdam Fashion Week officially ended Sunday night with a spectacular closing party at the Westergasterrein, home of fashion week. It has been a crazy, fun, and very busy week with a lot of new experiences for AFW!

27.01 Read more Young talents next to big names

The fourth day of Amsterdam Fashion Week started with young talents Domenico Cioffi and Jivika Biervliet followed by the beautiful collections of Dennis Diem and Winde Rienstra. American brand Maidenform was next followed directly by another young talent Nata Ryzh. Elise Kim had the honour to be the closing show of the 4th day AFW!

27.01 Read more Jutka & Riska & Friends

Jutka & Riska have an outspoken and colorful style that inspires many fashionistas in Amsterdam and beyond. For Fashion Week downtown Jutka & Riska invited some of their closest friends and fellow fashion creatives for their very own fashion fair located inside the Posthoornkerk.

27.01 Read more Fur and the origins of our products

Saturday was a big day for Vodafone Firestarters at the Westergas. Two big talkshows about different kinds of subjects within the fashion industry with special guests to inspire starting entrepreneurs and anyone else. Vodafone Firestarters number one: Fur and the origins of our products.

27.01 Read more Let's talk fashion!

Vodafone Firestarter’s big day continues this Saturday with talkshow number two, a very special one. During this talkshow Aynouk Tan and Peter Leferink had two very special guests: Maarten van der Horst and Rad Hourani.

27.01 Read more Yoga, fashion & art

Gallery Pien Rademakers decided to join this Fashion Week in a different way: a pop-up yoga gallery. Exactly how well do yoga, fashion and art go together? We decided to go have a look and see for ourselves!

26.01 Read more Fashion is awesome!

We were not quite sure what to expect when we entered Roest this evening for Fashion is Awesome by de Kindertafel but we were happily surprised. Fashion is, indeed, awesome and so was this event!

26.01 Read more The White Issue Extended

Online magazine Mimik launched their new edition: The White Issue during this Amsterdam Fashion Weekend. A live event complete with a fashion exposition of art and photography and the possibility to experience the magazine live and online.

26.01 Read more Keys to success

At the AFW business programme today: the keys to success. What are they? Wouldn’t we all like to know! During this fashion networking event business and fashion come together and prove to be a great combination. With presentations by Rob Groenteman (Blosh BV) and sustainable denim pioneer Tony Tonnaer (Kings of Indigo) and a surprise small word by Edwin Oudshoorn just moments before his catwalk show.

26.01 Read more Half way through AFW

Half way through AFW and so much has happened already. The past three days we saw many exciting shows, we started the week with iNDiViDUALS, People of the Labyrinths followed by Claes Iversen, Sjaak Hullekes and many more. We can’t wait to see what the next two days has in store for us, but first we take a look at what happened Friday.

25.01 Read more 2nd day, 8 designers, 6 shows, great success!

A report of the second day of Amsterdam Fashion Week with shows from Spijkers & Spijkers, Marije de Haan Studio JUX, Claes Iversen and many more.

25.01 Read more Scandalous Scandal{e}

Some of you might remember Scandal{e} from the last edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week Downtown, we sure did! So we decided to pay another visit this time. Scandal{e} is a hairsalon and concept store. A seemingly odd combination but it works amazingly.

25.01 Read more BoTique fashion fair

The best thing about AFW downtown is discovering great new talent and brands. The BoTique fashion fair at BoCinq made our fashion hearts beat a little faster! So many must haves in one place.

25.01 Read more It's all about networking

Networking is one of the most important skills a creative professional can have. Networking can get you from one place to another in the creative industry and will help you build up a career. How? Vodafone firestarters and Michiel Poppelier (KVK) show us how in just a couple easy steps.

24.01 Read more Kick-off day

The first day of the 18th edition of Amsterdam Fashion Week, can be – mildly spoken – labelled a tremendous success. A fabulous mix of designers, buyers, fashion professionals, businesspeople, journalists and photographers was presented front row. Amsterdam Fashion Institutes iNDiViDUALS opened the night with their ravishing collection followed by redheads and the dark-side of The People of the Labyrinths (POTL).

23.01 Read more Sustainable Stories

One of the highlights of this AFW edition’s business programme as Sustainable Stories at Pakhuis de Zwijger. A result of the collaboration between AFW and Bont voor Dieren. Innovative and sustainable ideas by Bruno Pieters (Honest) and Marita Bartelet (Ecological Textile) that changed our look on the fashion industry of today.

23.01 Read more AFW menu at the Westergasterras!

New this year at the Amsterdam Fashion Week: Coffeebreaks, lunch, dinner or stop by for a social drink at WestergasTerras. We also have a wifi connection! Just walk in or make reservation for dinner through www.westergasterras.nl . We are open in the same opening hours as the Amsterdam Fashion Week...

23.01 Read more Copyright in fashion

Through the course of this week AFW has had several inspiring workshops and presentations. Today’s presentation was about protecting your work, your so called ‘intellectual property’. How? Copyright!

22.01 Read more In and Out of Fashion

The well known photography museum Huis Marseille decided to participate in Fashion Week in their own way, with what they know best, great photography. This exhibition: Viviane Sassen.

22.01 Read more Daring Designers

Earlier this week we’ve told you about the AFW business programme. A special programme for young professionals and starting entrepreneurs with inspiring business events. From workshops to networking, there’s a little something for everyone.

21.01 Read more go GoGo!

Winter might be taking over Amsterdam but that doesn’t stop the Fashion Week Downtown programma from carrying on. Fashion Weekend is over but the week has only just begun. A nice way to start of our morning was to go see the Lady Gaga inspired toy dress at de Kinderkleding Winkel.

21.01 Read more Back to Business

Besides the AFW Downtown programme fashion also has a variety of Business programme events. Inspiring and positively challenging workshops, reading and lectures on everything a fashion professional would want to know. From designer to local entrepreneur, the business programme has lots of relevant events to offer.

21.01 Read more Zita Made

Fashion is not only for the models on the runway, fashion should be for everybody. Zita at Zita Made likes to make wearable pieces that are fashionable and personal. Inspired by different fabrics and prints she works together with her customer to create their perfect look.

20.01 Read more Vintage mini expo @ Shoebaloo

Winter has struck Amsterdam today but fashion doesn’t stop for anything! High fashion shoe shop Shoebaloo (Cornelis Schuytstraat) is participating this Fashion Weekend with a mini vintage exhibition.

20.01 Read more Fashion @ VLVT

The snow was falling at Cornelis Schuytstraat today but that didn’t keep the ladies from VLVT from throwing a small party at their store. With a red carpet in front of the shop’s entrance we could see Fashion Week written all over this event.

20.01 Read more Pop-up backstage

If you think the catwalk shows are starting later on this week you’re wrong! All through the weekend there have been several pop-up catwalks of new, upcoming and interesting designers and brands. We took a look backstage!

20.01 Read more Pop-up catwalk Intruders

New creative talent is a very important aspect of the fashion industry and something AFW greatly supports. A good example of new talent were the designers behind the pop-up catwalk Intruders.

19.01 Read more Models on Ice

It’s Saturday and Fashion Weekend has officially started! Over 60 events will take place in the next two days, all on different locations across Amsterdam and open to the public. Today we’ve been to a couple of those events to see what Fashion Weekend has to offer.

19.01 Read more Celebrate!

Amsterdam Fashion Week Downtown has officially started with the kick off of CELEBRATE, the very first official opening party for Fashion Weekend. Programme leader Holly Syrett and night mayor Mirik Milan have combined the Dutch Fashion industry and Amsterdam’s exciting nightlife in a festive and sophisticated celebration.

18.01 Read more Fashion Weekend

The 18th edition of Amsterdam Fashion week (AFW) starts today with the grand opening party CELEBRATE in AIR. CELEBRATE is a collaboration with Amsterdam’s Night Mayor, Mirik Milan and is a perfect start to a completely renewed ‘public programme’.

17.01 Read more Fashion is for everyone!

This year’s first Amsterdam Fashion Weekend is coming up and we’ve already started it off with a bang! AFW has teamed up with Bas Kosters to design the ultimate must have goodie bag and took fashion from catwalk to sidewalk in an guerilla event through the south of Amsterdam.