FRANCISCO VAN BENTHUM - MARLIN S/S 2014

FRANCISCO VAN BENTHUM - 
MARLIN S/S 2014

Francisco van Benthum is back again on the runway in Amsterdam and in great style. This was the best show and the best collection at Amsterdam Fashion week. Everything looked right, from clothing, the attitude of the models and the two female models who gave it a stunning subtle touch.
Scuba diving and deep sea world inspired Francisco Benthum for the 2014 spring summer collection 'MARLIN'. On one hand he refers to the technical aspect of scuba diving: the wetsuit with its low-and high-tech detailing and futuristic-looking high-tech materials. On the other hand the prints and shapes are inspired by the underwater world.
Ever since 2003 Francisco van Benthum is the driving force behind his luxury menswear label. He started his carreer in the 90's when he graduated at ArtEZ. academy. In 2012 he was granted with Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium of het Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds.
The label is available international and in his own conceptstore in Amsterdam.

More information about the label: http://franciscovanbenthum.com

Dutch Fashion Awards 2012

Mattijs van Bergen presentation at Salon Maastricht

Mattijs van Bergen is the big winner at Dutch Fashion Awards 2012. He won the International Fashion Incubator Award 2012 and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Award tonight in The Hague.
Hyun Yeu won the Dutch Fashion Incubator Award 2012. The Dutch Fashion Icon Femme and Homme awards went to Liesbeth in’t Hout and Carlo Wijnands.

During this evening there were more awards, the Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium 2013 was presented. A cheque for the sum of 50.000 euro went to sisters Truus and Riet Spijkers from label Spijkers en Spijkers.
This grant, initiated in 2011 by an anonymous benefactor and included in the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, consists of an amount of 50.000 euro and a passed on trophy. This oeuvre-injection enables the chosen designer to develop himself on a business as well as an artistic level. The Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium was presented for the first time in 2011 to fashion designer Ilja Visser. Francisco van Benthum received the Cultuurfonds Mode Stipendium 2012 in March of this year.

spring/summer 2013 Ado les Scents / Hyun Yeu
picture by Peter Stigter

2012 Nominees were: Elsien Gringhuis, Mattijs van Bergen, Anne de Grijff, Marga Weimans and Hyun Yeu.

The annual Dutch Fashion Awards is a celebration moment for Dutch fashion. It is a ‘bullet time’ scene starring the best of Dutch fashion, created to assemble the Dutch fashion field and to boost innovative design. The Dutch Fashion Awards call the attention of the international fashion industry to the highest level of Dutch fashion talent and connects fashion creativity with commerce.
http://www.dutchfashionawards.com