The closure of today, Saturday the 30th, was looked at with great expectations. The designer, Michael Barnaart van Bergen, is one of the biggest promises for the Dutch fashion scene. Even though he only recently graduated from the Amsterdam Fashion Institute, he is already becoming a favourite of magazines, journalists and fashion lovers. His style is clear: feminine, elegant and chic. His specialty? Dresses, dresses, dresses!
For this show, ‘Beau Monde Presents C’est Brilliant Les Icônes featuring Michael Bernaart van Bergen’, the designer seems to have gotten inspiration from a few different angles. The show started with 1950s style cute dresses, but with an almost futuristic twists. The models, wearing classic A-line dresses in colours like beige, off-white, grey and black looked refined but cool with their striking sunglasses. After that the classic dress was shown in many different ways: from a long satin purple gown to a short bright pink version and from a Bretagne-striped shirtdress to a neon-coloured party dress. The designer played a lot with shapes, patterns, materials and colours but never forgot his own style.
Michael Barnaart van Bergen seems to have it all, being a charming personality himself and having the gift to make every woman look and feel special. He has already designed gowns for a number of Dutch stars for the red carpet and my guess is that we will be able to enjoy his designs for many more years to come. Michael Barnaart van Bergen: remember his name!
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Photos by Aram Goudsmit, except last photo by Maria Rudnaya
Written by Lisa Goudsmit
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