JAN TAMINIAU RUNWAY SHOW / SPRING SUMMER 2007 : RADICAL CHIC
It was a cold night in Amsterdam at the fashion show of Jan Taminiau, the Dutch wonder boy of couture. An atmospheric stripped-down building, formally occupied by a bank, was the perfect backdrop to an impressive show. The rain leaking through the ceiling added a magical touch…
Taminiau’s women are flexible, playful and elegant, they are in control of every imaginable situation; their outfits can be changed with a simple move. This resulted in 28 silhouettes consisting of 14 outfits which could be worn in two different ways; a dreamy parade of tender coloured ‘dresses’ of fabrics that were sometimes decorated with prints of spats and sparkles. Some resembling ruffled bonbons, some slender, but all elegant. The platform shoes, sometimes worn with stockings that were asymmetrically dyed in pastel colours, reinforced the fragility of the models by elongating the silhouettes. A dash of spring filled the cold air…
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Photography by Peter Stigter