ABN AMRO openings soiree: SIS by Spijkers & Spijkers

SAIL AWAY WITH SISters Spijkers and Spijkers

It was raining cats and dogs. We Dutchies know how to dress up, even when the weather is not fashion friendly. Anne Drijver (Dutch actress) was dressed in an exciting jumpsuit from a new Dutch fashion label called Bravoure. She tells us Fashion Week is the only week when you can dress up without any excuses. Her friend Hanna Bervoets (journalist) wears a colourfull dress of River Island and dressed it up with some vintage accessories. It was clear, that the vision to dress up without excuses was represent by many other visitors. 

Hanna Bervoets (l) and Anna Drijver (r) 

Tonight, during the opening of the Amsterdam International Fashion Week, the time was ripe, for twin sisters Riet and Truus Spijkers to show their second label, called SIS. After working some years in London and Milan, they were back in town, with a warm reception. And that’s not without a reason, because this new collection was

typical Spijkers and Spijkers: powerful shapes, a modern touch, art deco influences from the twenties and refinement in combination with elegance.

Riet and Truus Spijkers after the show, dressed in SIS

The show starts with images of the sky. You almost get a very adventure feeling. The theme of the collection was sailing: we saw stripes, dresses with prints of sailing ships, modern saloir-collars and high waist pants and skirts. Colors like marine-blue, white, light grey and black were added in the creations. Remarkable was that these modern sailing creations were easy to wear and accessible for a broad targetgroup.

The models looks like clones of the twin sisters: long blond straight hair and tall. A coincidence? We don’t think so. The make-up artists of Maybeline New York had chosen for a natural look with only very outspoken red-orange lips. It was clear that this collection - and the make-up as well - communicate fashion for strong independent women. 

Spijkers & Spijkers have come to shore with this new fashion label, called SIS. Happy sailing! 

The young models with not more than statement-red lips and natural make up. 

Stephanie Floor and Mirielle Kuijpers of AIFW are wearing Spijkers & Spijkers dresses of collection SS2010

Merle Deterink, head-director of AIFW wearing Spijkers & Spijkers, f/w 2010.

Written and edited by Vivian Sneep and Marij Rynja, photo's made by Chelsea Syrett