{"id":66,"date":"2025-10-14T07:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timeline.spijkersenspijkers.nl\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2025-10-14T07:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T07:34:04","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timeline.spijkersenspijkers.nl\/","title":{"rendered":"#2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Spijkers en Spijkers – 25 Years – Constructed Identity<\/div>
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\r\n\r\nSpijkers en Spijkers \u2014 25 Years of Constructed Identity<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSpijkers en Spijkers is a study in duality.\r\nTwo sisters. Two disciplines. One signature.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nSince 2001, Truus and Riet Spijkers have explored the relationship between body and line, between colour and construction. Their work exists at the intersection of fashion and fine art. It is rooted in the visual language of the 1920s and in the modernist principles of De Stijl \u2014 where reduction leads to strength and geometry becomes expression.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nIn their designs, the female silhouette is not decorated, but articulated. Clear lines structure the body; planes of colour create rhythm and tension. The influence of Mondriaan and Rietveld is perceptible, yet never literal \u2014 present rather as an underlying grammar.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nUnderlying many of their compositions is a quiet mathematical harmony. Proportions often follow the logic of the golden ratio \u2014 the timeless balance found in nature, architecture, and classical art. Like the Fibonacci sequence unfolding in measured progression, panels, seams and colour blocks grow from one another in deliberate relation. The body becomes the canvas on which these proportions unfold, creating garments that feel instinctively balanced, as if their structure were discovered rather than imposed.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nThe dynamic between the sisters forms the foundation of the label. Truus thinks in colour, like a painter searching for composition. Riet thinks in volume, like a sculptor defining space. Their collaboration results in garments that take a position \u2014 both mentally and physically.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nOn the occasion of its 25th anniversary, Spijkers en Spijkers aligns with\u00a0<\/span>State of Fashion<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 a platform that approaches fashion as cultural discourse. Within this dialogue between fashion, art, and society, the twins\u2019 oeuvre finds a natural context.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
Spijkers en Spijkers demonstrates that fashion need not be fleeting.\r\nIt can also be a construction of identity.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Spring\/Summer 01 collection – Girlfriend<\/p>\n

Fashion Institute Arnhem 2000<\/p>\n

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October 13th 2000 – Paris<\/p>\n

Spring\/Summer 01 collection Girlfriend<\/p>\n

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Spring\/Summer 01 collection – Girlfriend<\/p>\n

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Spring\/Summer 02 collection<\/p>\n

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Autumn\/Winter 0203<\/p>\n

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Autumn\/Winter 02\/03 collection<\/p>\n

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November 11th-30th 2003 Tokyo – Showroom: Diptrics inc. Showroom<\/p>\n

October 10th-13th 2003 Paris – Tradeshow: Athmosphere d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9<\/p>\n

Sept.15th – Oct. 5th, 2003, London – Showroom: Easternblock<\/p>\n

September 1st – 15th 2003 New York – Showroom: Novella showroom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Autumn\/Winter 04\/05 collection<\/p>\n

February 12th-19th 2004 London – Showroom: Easternblock<\/p>\n

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Spring\/Summer 05 – Campaign<\/p>\n

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Spring\/Summer 2006 sees Spijkers en Spijkers designers Truus and Riet Spijkers look again to the art world for their collections inspiration. Following the lead of last seasons muse, the twins have looked to Paul Gauguin and more importantly his young Tahitian lover. This combined with influences from the Christiane F. film \u2018Wir kinder vom Bahnhof\u00a0 Zoo\u2019, produces the collections muse, a fusion of these young women, linked by their provocative innocence.<\/p>\n

The collection echoes the words of Paul Gauguin in a letter to his wife in 1890 where he wrote; \u2018May the day come (and perhaps soon) when I can retreat to the woods of an island in Oceania, to live there in ecstasy, in tranquility, and for art. Surrounded by a new family, far from this European pursuit of wealth. There in Tahiti I could, in the silence of beautiful tropical nights, hear the sweet murmuring music of my heart beating in loving harmony with the mysterious beings of my surroundings. Free at last, with no thought of money, to love, sing, and die.\u2019 The romanticism of these comments is not lost in the collection, with geometrically pieced dresses in satin silks, crepe and chiffon pleated and cut just below the knee whilst cropped mannish tailering ,pleated panels and details in tops, dresses, trousers and skirts are taken from the Victorian props in Gauguins paintings.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The twins have used Lizzy Ansingh\u2019s Doll house as one of the central influences for the collection. The Dolls house, now part of a public collection of 17th and 18th century dolls houses in the Netherlands, is part of a collection of dolls houses which were never intended for childs play, but built to keep the ladies occupied. Fitting inspiration perhaps, for a Spijkers en Spijkers collection. The doll house was bought by Ansingh in 1910 at an auction in Amsterdam from which it went on to become her world and reality, as well as her inspiration providing the subject for a series of eerily surreal paintings where the dolls came to life.<\/p>\n

Spijkers en Spijkers continue to enforce their signature style throughout the collection. One which remains uncompromisingly romantic and partial to the influences of art deco and modernist styles of the 1920\u2019s. Autumn Winter sees Spijkers introduce a silhouette, which runs throughout the collection with emphasis on a cinched waist and volume on the hips. Demonstrated through a chic range of dresses and separates in silk crepe, silk satin, brocade and wool and accompanied by square, curved and v-shaped necklines. Brocade, cashmere and mohair wool coats are created in keeping with the collections new take on the feminine ideal which, alongside a new collaboration with glove maker Nina Peter, (who has created soft leather elbow length gloves for Spijkers in black, ivory emerald green, and beige) make sure that the Spijkers girl is kept warm throughout the season. Continuing last season\u2019s collaboration with Slovenian shoe designer Leonora Mark, shoes take the form of dolls shoes for adults, created in black patent leather and complete with 12 cm stiletto heel.<\/p>\n

The Chinese geometric puzzle tangram is used to create various creatures on dresses and tops including cats and bluebirds in cyan blue, emerald green and mercury grey, which appear throughout the collection alongside a more muted colour palette of burgundy, black, beige, and grey continuing to demonstate Spijkers masterful use of colour and resulting in a collection of distinctive, yet wearable designs which maintain a precarious balance between past and present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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For Autumn\/Winter 07\/8, Spijkers en Spijkers offers a collection that breathes an oriental modernistic look fused with Eileen Gray inspired Art Deco details. Graphic elements are combined with contrast fabrics and tonal colors in signature Spijkers en Spijkers style.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oriental inspired shapes have clean lines and easy silhouettes in silk and crepe with brocade and duchess satin for more structured pieces. Silk satin, duchess satin, smocked metallic silk and glass-lacquer voile give a high-tech luxe feel. Colors are deep purple, aubergine, night-shade green, black, silver, copper, ochre and warm grey.<\/p>\n

Key styles are the \u2018Empire Dress\u2019 with a patched silk central panel and deep back d\u00e9colletage. The \u2018Patch Dress\u2019 has art deco mixed tone on tone fabric. There is a luxe\u00a0 \u2018Kimono Cape\u2019 in mohair and lambswool with wide quilted collar and cuffs. Knitted jumpers and cardigans are oversized in double knitted wool. Trousers and skirts are slim line and high waisted while dresses sit over the knee with a fitted micro mini length. Details are large silver disc buttons, half moon shape seams and zips.<\/p>\n

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Ten years after Edie\u2019s enrapturing reign over the Big Apple, the Memphis design collective was formed in Milan.\u00a0 Overturning minimalist ideals of the seventies, the Memphis movement found solace in the fusion of pattern and colour, and faith in the notion that through experimentation, everything could find a match in their world.\u00a0 The key belief was to take the chance to unabashedly enjoy the consequences, finding beauty in living without fear. <\/span><\/pre>\n
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Scarlett thought,\u00a0 \u201cI\u2019ll think about it tomorrow\u2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n
Autumn\/Winter 08\/09 collection<\/p>\n
Woman’s quest to balance social power with her male counterpart has manifested itself in fashions from the first suit-wearing women of the 1890s through to the iconic power-dressed 1980s.<\/p>\n
Truus and Riet Spijkers have an innate benefit that could only be possible as twins \u2013 they share an introverted view into the desires of outward appearances for the modern woman.\u00a0 The core philosophy behind the label, and particularly this collection, is that being a liberated woman most certainly does not mean to ignore one’s sexuality, but to embrace its power.<\/p>\n
For the Autumn\/Winter 2008\/09, Spijkers en Spijkers has found inspiration in the heroine Scarlett O’Hara, seduced by the iconic image of a muse that was both strong-willed and dynamic.\u00a0 With such an intriguing character at the core of this collection, Spijkers en Spijkers introduces ‘romance’ as a theme, sparking debate as to how an empowered woman can match such a traditionally sex-based concept with her liberated spirit.<\/p>\n
Unifying O\u2019Hara\u2019s forceful nature with the depth of artist Aubrey Beardsley\u2019s dark creations from the Art Nouveau era, Spijkers have produced a story that coins the phrase \u2018romantic empowerment\u2019.\u00a0 With clever attention to detail, Spijkers en Spijkers Autumn\/Winter is a fusion of themes in a collection that is amorously dark, empowering and surreal.<\/p>\n
The collection subtly integrates strong power garments and romantic elements with feminine shapes and textures.\u00a0 Surreal images are discreetly imbedded within the garments; a shape reminiscent of a man\u2019s tie reveals itself as a clever fabric fold, the pleated neck of a dress at closer inspection becomes a large bow-tie.<\/p>\n
Romantic ruffles and voluminous taffeta capes are combined with sharply tailored yet delicate pencil skirts and trousers.\u00a0 Bold colors and contrasts are presented on lightweight, undeniably feminine fabrics, which take the stage in a refined tribute to Scarlett\u2019s questionable taste.<\/p>\n
Signalling a paradigm shift from ‘power dressing’, Spijkers en Spijkers is the embodiment of ‘empowerment dressing’ and this season, with a fleeting glance at the Romantic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Spijkers en Spijkers Spring\/Summer \u201909 embodies inwardly focused beauty.<\/p>\n
This collection is a considered study of post 1960\u2019s housewife ideal and is subsequently a twist on the twins\u2019 signature investigation into contemporary feminism.<\/p>\n
The era of the Stepford wifes<\/em> is viewed as women\u2019s capitulation into \u2018masculine desire\u2019; therefore the contemporary view of a society of equality is overturned.<\/p>\n
When the idea of equality is targeted so vehemently, the question is raised, how have we arrived in an airbrush-aware modern society? Cosmetic surgery is being sold as empowering, how does that reflect on what lies beneath?<\/p>\n
In direct response to these questions, Spijkers en Spijkers have unveiled a plethora of contradictions.<\/p>\n
The intellectual cut from the Dutch atelier is prevalent as classic flounces take new futuristic twists and manipulated thick organza layers somehow remain semi-transparent; shades of pastel become metallic and femininely soft fabrics and lines are simultaneously stiff and electrically charged.<\/p>\n
The natural and the superficial are juxtaposed within each garment. A sense of inner beauty is found in the acknowledgement of contradictions and the futility of extremism.<\/p>\n
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Flawless (absolutely beautiful)<\/p>\n
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Autumn\/Winter 09\/10 collection \u201cThe ballad of Dorothy Parker\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cThis, no ballad of innocence; This, the rhyme of a lady who; Followed ever her natural bents\u2026. <\/em><\/strong>Decked in garments of sable hue\u2026 I loved them until they loved me\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Dorothy Parker, 1924<\/em><\/p>\n
The fascination Spijkers and Spijkers have for the 1920s can always be perceived in their collections. This season the style-references to this era are modern, sharp and bold.<\/p>\n
Dorothy Parker, the American writer and poet, was the muse and inspiration for this AW0910 collection. Dorothy Parker\u2019s wit and strength of character took her places that were new to women at the time. She became the only female drama critic for Vanity Fair in New York and later her left-wing politics got her on the Hollywood \u2018blacklist\u2019.<\/p>\n
Stripes and bows are key for this collection. The sharp lines and feminine bows are refined and feminine, but also modern and strong. This reflects Dorothy\u2019s artistic, romantic nature, as well as her strength, the convictions to her beliefs and most importantly her sense of risk and her modern approach to life.<\/p>\n
It is a season of superabundance, and as Dorothy Parker once said \u201ctake care of luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves\u201d. The materials in this collection are luxurious and have a winter warmth. Heavy satins are used for dresses and skirts with large flounces; combinations of transparent silk georgette with heavy knitted rib finishes for tops and dresses. Fabric covered cords are used for flower-shape decorations, which are integrated into dresses and skirts. Coats are voluminous with padded cuffs and collars.<\/p>\n
Fabrics are wool ottoman, satin, velvet, silk lurex and for the voluminous coats the designers used double woven satin, mohair and wool boulcl\u00e9. The colours are bold combinations of deep purple and royal blue, arcade green with black and a combination of skin tones.<\/p>\n
This season Spijkers en Spijkers have taken on a new collaborator; the shoes for this collection are designed by the Dutch Master of shoes: Jan Jansen, produced by Gucci. Truus and Riet have admired Jan Jansen\u2019s work for years and are very excited that he has created the shoes for their collection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\u201cThis, no ballad of innocence; This, the rhyme of a lady who; Followed ever her natural bents\u2026. <\/em><\/strong>Decked in garments of sable hue\u2026 I loved them until they loved me\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Dorothy Parker, 1924<\/em><\/p>\n
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Autumn\/Winter 09\/10 collection \u201cThe ballad of Dorothy Parker\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cThis, no ballad of innocence; This, the rhyme of a lady who; Followed ever her natural bents\u2026. <\/em><\/strong>Decked in garments of sable hue\u2026 I loved them until they loved me\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Dorothy Parker, 1924<\/em><\/p>\n
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\u201cWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u00a0Oscar Wilde<\/h2>\n
Referencing the hallowed words of Oscar Wilde, Spijkers en Spijkers looked at the stars this season and created a whimsical collection based on celestial bodies, slumbering dreams and effervescent hope.<\/p>\n
\u201cPandora\u2019s box\u201d the Greek Myth and the classic German 1929 movie that carries the same title is the inspiration for the SS2010 collection of Spijkers en Spijkers.<\/p>\n
Pandora was given many seductive gifts from the Gods, one such gift was a box with strict instruction by Zeus to keep it closed. The gift of curiosity<\/a> was also given to Pandora and ultimately she opened the box, unleashing many evils on mankind. With a classical twist at the very bottom of the box, lay the unexpected: Hope.<\/p>\n
The 1920\u2019s icon Louise Brooks in her role as Lulu embodies a modern translation of the mythical character Pandora and became the Muse for this collection. She shows the rise and inevitable fall of an immoral yet na\u00efve young woman whose insolent eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her, with many delicious parallels to Pandora\u2019s ancient story.<\/p>\n
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Referring to Greek cues, draping and graphic stars are integral to the collection. The materials are light and summery; Cotton blends mingle with Silk Crepe de Chine, Satin, Bamboo Voile, and Silk Poplin and light Wool. Stripes emphasize the draping and vary from diagonal to straight lines. The star shapes are subtle yet bold. Chunky lines and colour blocks contrast with petite shapes crafted using seams cleverly worked inside out.<\/p>\n
The SS10 collection will be launched at Studio Zeta Milan the 25th <\/sup>of September with a cocktail-party and salon-show. Celebrating the new collaboration between Studio Zeta Milano and Spijkers en Spijkers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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\u201cWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars\u201d<\/h2>\n
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Taking inspiration from the epic film Metropolis directed by Fritz Lang, Spijkers en Spijkers direct their Autumn\/Winter 2010\/11 collection in a futuristic take on their classic 1920\u2019s inspired style.<\/p>\n
The futuristic scenery and images of the film link not only to German expressionism, but also to contemporary Modernism and Art Deco. Metropolis is still impressive for its visionary decor and the ageless story about the magnitude of love.<\/p>\n
At first sight Metropolis looks like a perfect city, but underneath the Ray-gun style Gothic skyscrapers of the upper-world lays the laborious and dirty underworld. The upper can\u2019t exist without the labour of the underworld beneath it. It is Freder, son of the city manager, who binds these two worlds together, out of love for Maria, a girl from the world below.<\/p>\n
Maria, who is transformed into the robot woman \u2018Hel\u2019 is the muse for this collection. Spijkers en Spijkers have taken a sharp-witted approach on Maria, portraying her as sensitive and strong, and conveying this through the fabrics and prints for AW 2010.<\/p>\n
The twins have created a collection inspired by the luxury and glamour of Metropolis\u2019 upper-world, then contrasting with the grubby workmen beneath. Metal-look, shiny fabrics combined with simple, casual materials like cotton and wool blend and emphasize the contrast. At the same time they intensify and compliment each other. Diagonal lines and shapes give a new dynamic to the designs and refer to the streamlined modern style of the late 1920\u2019s. Base colors are typically light earth tones, off-whites, grays or beiges; the trim colors are bright and dark to contrast the light color of the garments. Metropolis\u2019 skyline is re-created in printed silks, which reflect light and theme of this collection.<\/p>\n
Autumn\/Winter 2010\/11 is about balance between shape, material and colour giving a new angle to Spijkers en Spijkers already varied and successful repertoire.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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SS11 SIS by Spijkers en Spijkers \u00a0“daar was laatst een meisje loos” Amsterdam Fashion Week<\/p>\n
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SIS more accessible <\/strong>With this occiput Spijkers en Spijkers created their SIS line to be a more accessible line to carry out their vision and draw an opportunity to enlarge their audience in the Netherlands and abroad. The Art-deco influences the graphic detailing and the explicit use of colour which are key for the spijkers en spijkers style, can be seen as a laboratory for the difussion line SiS. The SIS collection will be covered with the same aura and will be an asset to the main line.<\/p>\n
\u201cResort there was a clever girl\u201d <\/strong>The theme that spijkers en spijkers choose for this summer-collection of SiS, is a theme that is close to their Dutch hart. The folk song: \u201cDaar was laatst een meisje loos, die wou gaan varen…. (resort there was a clever girl, who wished to sail…)<\/p>\n
The song is about a girl that is looking for an adventurous live, away from the beaten track. She dresses up like a sailorman and sailes the seas, where she finally gets discovered and charged for her bamboozle.<\/p>\n
Maritime in bon ton style <\/strong>The collection has sailor influences in bon ton style, the sea-life graphics and the shape of the garments are referring to the designers preference for the Art-deco style. Their use of anmimal\u00a0 prints is like a water-colour paiting which perfectly fits the theme. The fabrics are summery and light , cotton voile , silk georgette, silk\/cotton blends and cotton ottoman. The colours are brisk and vivid, various shades of blue in combination with crisp white and a touch of black.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Spring\/Summer 2011 – \u201cWhere the Wild Roses Grow\u201d<\/h1>\n
For SS11 Spijkers en Spijkers were inspired by Elisa Day, or the place where the wild roses grow, a song written by Nick Cave and performed together with Kylie Minogue as a dialogue between a killer and his victim. A gloomy story about the love between Elisa and her first lover who becomes entranced by Elisa’s beauty and hates the idea of it fading. He gets so obsessed with the beauty of Elisa that he wants to kill her in order to preserve the image of her forever. He brings her a beautiful red rose and asks her if she’d like to see where such beauty could come from. He takes Elisa to the river, where he gives her a farewell kiss and then kills her with a rock. They say her ghost lingers at the place of the murder, but people are seeing only the roses and talk about them.<\/p>\n
This theme about love, beauty, innocence and ephemerality inspired Spijkers en Spijkers to make a charming collection, bringing out youthfulness and beauty that is concealed in every woman regardless of her age. The designs are lovely and elegant and appear to reveal parts of the female body in exciting but delicate ways. Short skirts and dresses, long loose pantsuits, light blouses and summery jackets decorated in basket silk, printed crepe de chine, silk ponge and linen blends. White in combination with bright flower prints, lace and broidery Anglaise with bright scarlet red and black accents. Lovely painted floral patterns are combined with explicit graphic shapes in a manner reminiscent of a kaleidoscope. For this collection is that each design is refined and finished with decorative details such as fabric folded roses, flower lace and beaded flower embroideries.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t
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