Upbeat City Energy: Nicolaas AIFW SS 2011

Unpredictable, edgy, off Women. That was the starting point for the young designer Nicolaas.

An upbeat city music was playing and I could feel the energy. Girls with slick hair walking straight to the beat. No fear, they are the world.  A hot mess said Nicolaas, but to me they we’re very clean, strong shapes signed the collection. Something caught my eyes right away: the accessories. There were this amazing big, metal bracelets and necklaces in architectural shapes. A perfect contrast with the soft materials of the clothing. The statement bracelets are especially designed by Mammoet Gerritsen. The big futuristic sunglasses are also a special design. Those are from product designer Aart van Asseldonk. The shades really give you the ‘city energy’ and the distance of the edgy women, kind of like your in a futuristic 3D visual movie. The colors are bright and in particular artificial. We see a lot of black, white and red, and also some neon colors. The neon is to me, ‘a little  too late’. Materials and shapes find their origin as well in street culture, as in the festive nightlife and the classical work being.
This new women leaves a trail of destruction and admiration after a long dark night…