Maaike Mekking

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Just found this on the Start Boutique blog,

Photography: ENOKAE

Styling: Philippa Harrington – Griffin

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Konica Time

Rebecca, Dalston, 2010

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Konica Time

Anna, Whitechapel, NYE 2010

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Grimes

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Zebra

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T h e s e D a y s

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S A D D A Y S

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N O C T U R N E

By Chad Wys

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D E B O R A H T U R B E V I L L E

love

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B B

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Patti

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Where there's music

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Another time

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Ragnar Kjartansson

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NATASJA

My dear friend Natasja has moved back to London and I am truly excited to collaborate on different project in the future , as we did so many times with the MAAIKE MEKKING collections.

All images by Natasja Fourie

I met Natasja Fourie in London a couple of years ago when I was working on my second collection.

We worked on two lookbooks together and it was one of the most natural collaborations I have experienced. We share the same aesthetics and without many words were able to create the perfect mood for the MAAIKE MEKKING woman.

She then re located to capetown, South Africa to focus on fashion, film and art-photography. In April 2011, Natasja won Best International Photographer for a competition held during a showcase of the very best of contemporary photography in New York. Dazed Digital recently wrote about her and I am certain many great write-ups will follow swiftly.

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Sunny times are here agin

Guess I will walk to the cliffs tonight...

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KIDS

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Today is a sad day

I lost my Stockholm freedom, bike got stolen

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Stockholm in July

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Inez

Plan

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{love your crooked neighbor}

Feathers and Dreams

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“In Your Home.” with Rasha

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My talented friend Rasha Kahil is exhibiting with her solo show "In Your Home. " at THE RUNNING HORSE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACESleep Comfort Depot, Medawar DistrictJune 20–July 30, Beirut. She has already received raving reviews including ArtForum.

Her work is captivating, confrontational, controversial and stunning.

Panopticum

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LimelightNew collection Panopticum by Marta Poznanski

is up

Source unknown

Do you remember

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Francoise

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Just can't get enough of it

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Every . Single . Look .

Silvester Countdown

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Oskar Roehler, 2007

red

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Natasja Kinski in Paris Texas, Chloe Sevigny in Black Mirror

Sleep

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White

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Candy

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Image by kasia Bobula

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Summer in the city

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Random imagery

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please let me know if you would like me to add the source.

Keith Martin

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We would love to congratulate the talented photographer Keith Martin for winning this years best Digital SLR photographer's price!

Kate Nash wears Maaike Mekking

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Rebekah Roy recently styled the singer Kate Nash for Fashion Music Style magazine and here is the result. Thank you Rebekah!

I Blame Coco

2010-06-17T12:26:00.000-07:00

We love the sound of I Blame Coco and especially the voice of Coco Sumner.

It was a great pleasure to spot her wearing MAAIKE MEKKING leggings in one of her video Playwright Fate as she embodies the spirit our collections so perfectly.

Hopefully more dressing up in our designs in the near future. Ta Coco!

Sweet Charlotte

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Photo by M. Mekking

Beautiful Fineries

2010-06-02T06:42:00.000-07:00

Check out this new website to find out about thrilling new designers. Thank you for mentioning MAAIKE MEKKING.

Kingdom of Style

2010-06-02T06:04:00.000-07:00

Thank you Queen Michelle! We love your blog!

Moodboard and sketches AW10/11

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Contributor Magazine

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Thank you Kate Cox for the wonderful photography, and Contributor Magazine!

For the ones around East London tonight...

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The world of twist...

Frankie

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Frankie, an Australian fashion magazine recently posted an article about MAAIKE MEKKING. Thank you Frankie! Let's hope the sun will come out soon here in grey London so we can wear the black hole dress....

Farfetch Interview

2010-05-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

We are delighted to have been featured on Farfetch in the 121 section. Click here to see the full article.

Time for a new Studio Playlist

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MAAIKEMEKKING-SS11-01

Enjoy!

Come to The Old Blue Last tomorrow!

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Every 2 weeks Santa and PC Williams, host an afternoon of good music, cheap drinks and bargain hunting!
Clothes, Shoes, Records, Books, Bric-a-brac, your neighbours discarded furniture, expect cool findings and a fun Sunday afternoon!

SPECIAL GUEST OF THE WEEK:
MAAIKE MEKKING
DJ'ing with Philippa on the room upstairs and Selling a selection from her past and current collections as well as some of her own wardrobe!

Double Magazine

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The new issue of Double Magazine is out called "The Spiritual Issue. Go here to read it. Have a look at the beautifully styled "Alter-Ego" story by Sabrina Bangladesh, and photographed by Daniel Muhindi you will find some of MAAIKE MEKKING'S Spring Summer 10 and Autumn Winter 10/11 there. Not to make it to much of a looking game we have attached the images here as well. Thank you Sabrina, Daniel and Double Magazine!

Mai in Envy

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The lovely Johanna Wedin of Mai was recently photographed for Paris magazine ENVY. She was ever so kind to mention MAAIKE MEKKING as one of her favourite designers. We love Mai too! The new EP should be out any time now.

MAAIKE MEKKING SS10 BY John Stewardson

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Thank you John for another amazing picture. You can check out the rest of his work here.

Lina Scheynius

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We just had to share the work by the wonderfully talented photographer Lina Sheynius with our blog readers. A selection of photographs is exhibited at the moment on 20 Mare st. London, so make sure you head down and see this exhibition.

Her work manages to capture life in its everyday form, not leaving out a single bit of its magic.

Georgie Bee for WKWYDLN

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SIGNUP OR LOGIN

To buy this limited edition MAAIKE MEKKING for WKWYDLN T-shirt go to the shop here.
To see the rest of the pictures of this wonderful shoot go here.
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Anyone, Girl

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Thank you!

We Scream Style

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The We Scream Style blog recently covered our show, we say thanks!

Private Order fun...

2010-04-07T10:14:00.000-07:00

Thank you all that made it down to the MAAIKE MEKKING STUDIO for the private order event. We had a lot of fun and it was good to be in personal touch with our customer. Here some pics of a lovely evening.

Susie Style Bubble, we salute you!

2010-04-07T09:31:00.000-07:00

Thank you Susie for this lovely write up. Please go an visit her fun and always up to date blog and view the full article here.

We would just like to mention that we do have a website next to our blog, and yes, it is still working, you just need to click the MAAIKE MEKKING logo and this well re-direct you to the usual site. The new collection will be up as soon as possible and all will be back to normal.

THE WALL

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Thank you "The Wall" for Intoducing the Maaike Mekking - Look Book 2010
You can view the article here

MAAIKE MEKKING AW10 PREVIEW + PRIVATE ORDERS EVENT

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MAAIKE MEKKING AW10 PREVIEW + PRIVATE ORDERS EVENT / THIS FRIDAY / 26TH MARCH /18:00-21:00 / FOR AN INVITATION / RSVP / EMAIL PHILIPPA@MAAIKEMEKKING.COM

1990, ta very much

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TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2010

Maaike Mekking AW10 [LOOKBOOK]

Sadly, I missed the Maaike Mekking show this February, but I've received the look book!

Favourites:

[Images from Kingy Hsu, Maaike Mekking, Keith Martin]

We are pleased to hear Kimberly of the 1990 blog is liking the MAAIKE MEKKING LOOK BOOK. check out her blog here.

Thank you Broken Hearts!

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The Broken Hearts dj-s have a wonderful blog on the WeKnowWhatYouDiDLastNight website. Make sure you go and read the full article about their London Fashion Week review here. They wrote this about the MAAIKE MEKKING PRESENTATION:

Afterwards we headed back to the WKWYDLN popup venue for Maaike Mekking's ‘Witch-Craft-Wo-Man-Ship’ AW 10-11 presentation. Maaike had created her own world within the space: an acoustic guitar played in the background, a silent film was screened on a loop, and one corner, dressed to resemble a bedroom, contained a lone model (Monik Gabriela Dorniak) silently trying on each garment in turn.

The clothes were hung up on the walls or strewn about the floor, and the sparse props included a chair, a rug and a full length mirror.

The model's langourous movements and total self-absorbtion was quite mesmerising, and everyone in the packed room seemed as transfixed as we were.

She was wearing a flesh-coloured bodysuit with graphic black markings, over which she layered the other pieces of the collection in unusual ways: her arms went through the legs of a pair of trousers, a chiffon dress went over her head and covered her face like a veil. She also made a point of touching and holding up the clothes so that the viewer was forced to take notice of each piece in turn. It was a refreshingly different and very effective way of showcasing the collection and was more like an art installation than a traditional catwalk show.

The performance element didn’t detract from the collection, however, which was inspired by cult films like Badlands and Christiane F. Maaike had taken the classic American movie rebel uniform of white T-shirt, blue jeans and leather biker jacket, and re-invented it in a muted colour palette of nudes, beiges, creams and greys.

The fabrics (chiffon, denim, sheepskin and jersey) were carefully chosen for their contrasting textures, and the shapes were very wearable – cropped jackets, jeans and long dresses – with Maaike’s trademark vintage-inspired feminine feel. We thought it was one of her best collections yet. You can find out more about Maaike on her website and see more photos from the presentation here

IDOL FEATURE

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Thank you IDOL magazine for the MAAIKE MEKKING feature, to read the full interview go here

Luna, for the whole family

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Thank you for your kind words!

NOT JUST A LABEL

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We love the lay-out and idea behind this great website. For our full profile click here

http://www.notjustalabel.com/maaikemekking

Johanna Wedin singing Elvis in MM SS10

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The lovely Johanna Wedin of MAI recently did a concert in Paris singing a tribute to the legendary Elvis Presley. She looked stunning as every and we were very pleased she was wearing MAAIKE MEKKING SS10. She will be releasing the new EP

"Silent Seduction" very soon!

For those that are not familiar with her first album "Still Need A Kiss" go and have a listen to some old songs:

"Like In A Film", "Traveling Light" and "Snowing Downtown" on myspace:

www.myspace.com/ilovemai

Thank you Fab Frocks!

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Fab Frock's review on our recent look book:

THURSDAY, 18 MARCH 2010

Maaike Mekking: Lusting after the Look Book

During fashion week there aren't enough hours in the day to attend all the shows you want to attend/are invited to. So you have to pick and choose. But sometimes, after the event, you see the images of the show you chose not to go to and feel like you made a mistake. This happened to me this morning when the Maaike Mekkinglook book arrived.

It feels like this collection was designed for me, or for the me I am in my head: lots of unstructured dresses dressed down with leggings and brogues. These dresses vie for attention alongside structural trousers and skirt and top seperates. The colour pallette is blacks, greys, neutrals and flashes of mustard (my favourite colour to wear when i'm not wearing black, grey, or neutrals) and in each image I find something I covet. The camel and denim dress with the cut outs is a stand out piece, and I wonder how it would look worn like a coat with pretty florals underneath, peeking through the holes.

The whole collection is very wearable with a sporty utilitarian twist. I love the long sheer dress over the nude/black tattoo-style body suit, but the piece that most makes me go gooey is the simple grey and cream dolly dress with the zip front. The sleeves and shoulders give this piece a very uniform feel, and I love clothes that on the surface appear simple, but have interesting twists.

The more I see the more I want. It's a testament to the designer that the collection can be unusual and visually inspiring but crazily wearable as well: I think I might make a piece from Maaike Mekking my next non-high street purchase!

The Looks of Autumn Winter 10/11

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FOLLOWING MAAIKE MEKKING'S LFW SHOW, WE INVITE YOU TO REVIEW THE AW10 LOOKBOOK.

WITCH
CRAFT
WO
MAN
SHIP

TRANSITION, DUALITY AND NOSTALGIA ARE AT THE HEARTLAND OF HER AUTUMN/WINTER 2010-11 COLLECTION.
CITING RURAL VISTAS OF MIDDLE AMERICA, TIME AND RITUAL, THE COLLECTION EVOKES
THE ATMOSPHERE OF FILMS SUCH AS BADLANDS (1973) AND CHRISTIANE F (1981).

WE WELCOME PRESS AND BUYER STUDIO VISITS, SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT.

SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE TO CALL OUT AND WE HAVE HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGES OF EACH LOOK/PIECE FOR PRESS USE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE PAST SEASON,
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

MAAIKE MEKKING
+44 (0)78 049 09727
WWW.MAAIKEMEKKING.COM
WWW.MAAIKEMEKKING.BLOGSPOT.COM

AS SEEN IN DAZED AND CONFUSED, ID AMELIA'S MAGAZINE, MARIE CLAIRE, BLEND AND NEWSPAPERS SUCH AS METRO AND SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

photography by Michael Aveling

model Monik Gabriella

Make-Up Eoin Whelan

Styling Alicia Aimee

Showroom Fun with Christopher James in Paris Fashion Week

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We had a lovely visit in our MAAIKE MEKKING Showroom at Rendez Vous. Christopher James of WeKnowWhatYouDidLastNight, his camera and the lovely Amandine came resulting in these lovely snaps by Chris.

DO remember to go to his new Online Shop to purchase one of the limited editions MAAIKE MEKKING for WKWYDLN screen printed T-shirt before they run out!

Also available in Black.

Paris, a great Rendez-Vous!

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Thank you all who made it possible for the MAAIKE MEKKING team to be in Paris. We enjoyed this opportunity thoroughly and can't wait to be back next season!

Rendez-Vous picures by Kingy HSU

Keep your eyes peeled for the PRIVATE ORDER STUDIO INVITE, coming soon!

Cool Hunting Feature

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"Mekkings collection showed that while the main catwalks of London's Fashion Week may have lacked a little electricity, there is still plenty of energy left in the city for those willing to take a step in her direction." - Richard Prime for www.coolhunting.com

A/W 10-11 Lookbook

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RENDEZ - VOUS FEMME

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Love from Norway

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http://www.highfashion.no/2010/03/london-fashion-week-maaike-mekking/

Anastasia Freygang

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We would like to thank Anastasia Freygang for the beautiful poetry she submitted to accompany the collection presentation during LFW.

Pictured here with the talented Josep Xorto from Stand up Against Heart Crime

in fur and softness,round in form
for texture you have me blossoming

fingers to lines

its wind towards sky

thinking
your hair is my violence
and dreaming is patterns
but
in a storm of fume
you rise hand

your flood then is filling the gaze

assure me

of your everexisting
purity

(Anastasia Freygang for Maaike Mekking AW 10/11)

Pictures by Christopher James

A Big Thank You To Christopher James

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Christopher James has done an amazing job with changing 20 Beak Street in to "This Space" a platform for young designers. He made it possible for designers in our position to showcase our work and we are very gratefull for this! Well done. You can check his great photography on www.weknowwhatyoudidlastnight.com and you can see the MAAIKE MEKKING special here

Thank you Catwalk Genius

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Praise for Maaike Mekking AW10

by Helen on Mon 01 Mar 2010 12:02 PM GMT

Hyped in Grazia and stunning in the flesh, we're not surprised that Maaike Mekking has had such a great reception for her AW10 collection, "WITCH-CRAFT-WO-MAN-SHIP", presented at the We Know What You Did Last Night fashion week space.

Photography by Keith Martin

Diane Pernet called it "a spirited modern and feminine wardrobe with palatable edginess", while The Blog Paper declared Mekking was "definitely a designer to keep on your radar".

Fox and Squirrel described the presentation as a 'breathtaking performance', CocoCollage said it was 'a breath of fresh air' and LBD declared it a fashion week highlight.

So our congratulations go to this most talented of brands.

If you'd like to share in their future success, you can become a supporter and invest in the next collection - or you can buy from their current range here.

Fox And Squirrel

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Thank you Fox and Squirrel

RENDEZ - VOUS

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We will be at Rendez-Vous in Paris from 5th of March until 8th March. For buyers appointments contact design@maaikemekking.com

We hope to see you there!

http://www.rendez-vous-paris.com/

Fashion United

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LUXSURE

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http://www.luxsure.fr/2010/02/26/maaike-mekking-aw-2010-11-london-fashion-week/

Fashion Daydreams

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Thank you Reena Rai

Marian Kihogo

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Thank you Marian Kihogo for your blog review!

you can read the full story here:

http://mariankihogo.com/catwalk/maaike-mekking-autumnwinter-2010-2011/

KEITH MARTIN, STAR PHOTOGRAPHER

2010-02-26T09:46:00.001-08:00

We are so pleased to see that people are using images for their articles shot by the talented Keith Martin. Here one more exclusive picture.

MAAIKE MEKKING SHOW MENTIONED AS HIGHLIGHT OF LFW

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http://thelbd.co.uk/blog/?tag=maaike-mekking

Ethereal

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LFW presentation

Picture by Keith Martin

STAND UP AGAINST HEART CRIME

2010-02-25T04:27:00.000-08:00

Thank you Joseph Xorto (Stand Up Against Heart Crime) for providing the perfect soundtrack, live, to the MAAIKE MEKKING AW 10/11 show during LFW. Listen to his music here, and make sure you do.

(Picture: Keith Martin)

Diane Pernet, A Shaded View Of Fashion

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We are very thankful to Diane Pernet of ASVOF for her review of our AW10/11 SHOW

You can see the full article here

IDOL REVIEW

2010-02-25T03:59:00.000-08:00

Onwards from my Ring like screening, I headed down to Regent Street and finally found my way to some back street I can't remember the name of for the Maaike Mekking Presentation.

I assumed, I don't know why, I'd see a few pieces on stands or something along those lines, what I did not expect when I strolled in, was a live demonstration of the collection, accompanied with model, mirror and flesh body suit.

But that's exactly what I got. The empty space was packed with creatives donning vintage faux fur and worn skinny jeans, all sipping cups full of some alcoholic substance I could not locate the whereabouts of . They congregated towards a large corner towards the back, so I pushed through the herds of tousled haired and geek glasses to find myself standing in front of a slightly stoned looking model, wearing not a scrap of make up, but a flesh coloured body suit covered in black geometric shapes, apparently deliberating over what garment to wear next.
Automatically, I was hooked on this surreal visual presentation. Had this performance gone on for the next 3 hours, I would have stood and watched the whole thing accompanied by the crippling pain my heels were inflicting upon me. But alas, I was an hour late, and therefore saw about 20 minutes of the presentation, so I made sure I watched intently.
The model stood on a sheep skin rug in the corner, a long white mirror lent against the wall, whilst a chair sat to the side. The rug with laced with folded pieces of the collection, littering the sides. Along the window, was some sort of piping acting as rails, where more lengthy, structural pieces hung on display.
The model moved slowly and deliberately, almost trying to tease the audience and keep them curious over her next moves to hold their attention. She crawled across the rug picking up pieces, unfolding them, staring at them and then either trying them on, or placing them carefully back on the floor. She also walked up onto the window sill and worked her way around the garments, moving them, stroking the fabrics and generally drawing our eye to each one.
Back on ground level, the model made a significant point of removing items of clothing or putting them on in a very specific way, at one point struggling slowly out of a top, lying on the floor and extending her legs in the air to get into some jeans and even placing a lace transparent dress over her head to make a ghostly image of a bride.
The collection featured a subtle palette of neutral colours, consisting of nudes, creams, beiges and camels, combined with blacks and denim. The garments ranged from jeans, leotard bodies, cropped jackets to more intricate pieces like the floor length lace dress, to other floor skimming garments and those with a more detailed, unusual cut where the fabric seemed twisted and positioned to add sculpture to the shape.
The presentation was accompanied by a indie like singer with a mic and keyboard, and a large projection covering one wall in images of half naked models sitting by windows or hand in hand. Occasionally poetry or writing flickered across the wall, but never long enough for me to note who it was by. Both complimented the night beautifully.
Eventually, the model appeared to grow bored and wandered away from the rug, glanced back once more and then disappeared into the crowd. At which point, everyone burst into applause (by the sounds of it, all as impressed as myself) and out of the cheers emerged Maaike along one of the cups I was lacking and the model in her other hand.
Maaike's collection's can be viewed at her site www. maaikemekking.com whilst her interview with IDOL can be read at http://idolmag.co.uk/?p=470.

Jessica Duffin

A Shaded View

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Monik Gabriella

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Thank you Monik Gabriella.

nobody captures the spirit and essence of the garments better...

Picture by Christopher James, WeKnowWhatYouDIdLastNight who, next to organising "THIS SPACE" the LFW venue, shot beautiful images on the show as well. You can see the by clicking here

Thank you Keith Martin

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For taking beautiful pictures at our Autumn Winter 10/11 presentation

More will follow.

The Blog Paper- Show Review

2010-02-24T04:07:00.000-08:00

RitziCortez posted this article on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 01:50

WITCH-CRAFT-WO-MAN-SHIP : MAAIKE MEKKING A/W COLLECTION 2010

First of all I have to admit that I’m pretty old fashioned when it comes to fashion shows. Call me crazy, but if I’m being presented with an entire collection, the thing I want to see first and foremost are the clothes. I’d like them to be on a model if possible, so I can see how they’d look on me (if I didn’t eat for a year), and if the model could walk up and down a bit so I can see how the clothes move that’d be just grand. Very few of my boxes were ticked at the Maaike Mekking presentation.

That said, it was a very intriguing performance. I use this word because it was more akin to a piece of performance art than an actual fashion show. Allow me to set the scene:

A Soho warehouse. Sirens blaring in the background. An eerie soundtrack courtesy of Anastasia Freygang and Joseph Xorto. A model, clad in a nude/black hand-stencilled bodysuit, lingers in front of a mirror, deciding which item of crumpled clothing she would like to wear. Clothes are everywhere; some on hangers, some littering the floor. The model (Mokik Gabriela Dorniak), lost in her own world, tries on the clothes one at a time, all the while contemplating her own identity.

Transition, duality and nostalgia are the key words Maaike Mekking uses to describe the collection. The clothing does have an inescapable vintage feel about it; a lot of the fabrics are course in texture, and it’s almost as if you are viewing the whole scene through a sepia lens. A sand coloured skirt was one of the first pieces to really stand out, as the model tried it on again and again, eventually turning it inside out. A sheer, floor-length dress created an ethereal silhouette, the dramatic stencil-printed pattern of her body suit only slightly muted underneath. A fantastic pair of parachute pants with a matching jacket made a welcome appearance, their heavy, masculine quality juxtaposed when the model jumped into the air a few times, landing lightly and watching the fabric billow around her. This playful, almost childlike theme of innocence continued throughout, so it was sort of endearing when the poor girl got stuck inside her trousers and had to wriggle out of them later on, losing only a tiny bit of decorum.

The collection is made up of natural shades; greys, browns and nudes, with the odd piece of faded denim and black detailing in zips and prints. It’s very wearable, as the model proves, but the real gems of the collection are the simplest pieces. A really beautiful cream chiffon blouse drew my attention, even when it merely hung there, gently catching in the breeze whenever the door opened. A pale, structured shift dress made an appearance toward the end, and I found myself musing about the perfect shoes to pair with it.

A sense of higher purpose and deep meaning is clearly something that Mekking communicates through her designs. Tania Leshkina’s direction is inspired, and very obviously reflects the theme of the collection on display, but the sense of performance ran the risk at times of becoming more important than the clothing itself. Influences of the iconic designers Mekking has worked for, such as Alexander McQueen and Alberta Ferretti, are evident, and her designs eye catching and unique enough to merit their own spotlight. Her 'palatable edginess' is just that - it's quirky and kooky at times, but not so much so that it becomes unwearable. This is definitely a designer to keep on your radar.

MAAIKE MEKKING A/W 2010-11

2010-02-23T21:24:00.000-08:00

First, a great thank you to all those involved in the Maaike Mekking A/W 2010-11 presentation and an equally large thanks to all those that stopped by.

Secondly, it's only been a few hours since our A/W 2010-11 presentation...so whilst we're waiting on other forms of reports (and as newly bewitched twitter-ers/tweeters) here are some of the immediate response via twitter...

THANK YOU GRAZIA DAILY

2010-02-20T05:02:00.000-08:00

TONIGHT - WE KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT T-SHIRT LAUNCH FEATURING MM'S DESIGN. 1800-2100

TUESDAY 23RD - MAAIKE MEKKING A/W 2010-11 PRESENTATION 1900-2100.

We Know What You Did Last Night

2010-02-16T10:31:00.001-08:00

Christopher James of We Know What You Did Last Night has collaborated with the MAAIKE MEKKING studio and asked us to come up with a print for his T-shirt project resulting in this.

We are very excited about this project and would love to see you in the launch / pop-up shop. RSVP is recommended.

It's a limited edition T shirt so be quick!!!

Behind the Scenes

2010-02-15T08:14:00.000-08:00

We won't give away to much but here are some phone photo's from our shoot with Tania Leshkina today...can't wait to share the finished product.

MAAIKE MEKKING A/W 2010-11

2010-02-13T09:06:00.000-08:00

WE WOULD LIKE TO INVITE YOU TO WOMENSWEAR DESIGNER MAAIKE MEKKING'S AW10 PRESENTATION.

WITCH

CRAFT

MAN

SHIP

MAAIKE MEKKING AW10 PRESENTATION

TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY
19.00 - 21.00

20 BEAK STREET, W1F 9RE

PAST SHOWS HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY POPULAR SO IT IS ADVISED TO RSVP AND ARRIVE EARLY.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU REQUIRE A PHOTOGRAPHERS PASS OR WOULD LIKE TO ARRANGE AN INTERVIEW.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND PLEASE RSVP TO:

ALICIA AIMEE ROBINSON

PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS

+44 (0)78 049 09727

ALICIA@MAAIKEMEKKING.COM

MAAIKE MEKKING

Maaike Mekking

Plan

Feathers and Dreams

“In Your Home.” with Rasha

Panopticum

Do you remember

Francoise

Just can't get enough of it

Silvester Countdown

red

Sleep

White

Candy

Summer in the city

Random imagery

Keith Martin

Kate Nash wears Maaike Mekking

I Blame Coco

Sweet Charlotte

Beautiful Fineries

Kingdom of Style

Moodboard and sketches AW10/11

Contributor Magazine

For the ones around East London tonight...

Frankie

Farfetch Interview

Time for a new Studio Playlist

Come to The Old Blue Last tomorrow!

Double Magazine

Mai in Envy

MAAIKE MEKKING SS10 BY John Stewardson

Lina Scheynius

Georgie Bee for WKWYDLN

Anyone, Girl

We Scream Style

Private Order fun...

Susie Style Bubble, we salute you!

THE WALL

MAAIKE MEKKING AW10 PREVIEW + PRIVATE ORDERS EVENT

1990, ta very much

TUESDAY, 16 MARCH 2010

Maaike Mekking AW10 [LOOKBOOK]

Thank you Broken Hearts!

IDOL FEATURE

Luna, for the whole family

NOT JUST A LABEL

Johanna Wedin singing Elvis in MM SS10

"Silent Seduction" very soon!For those that are not familiar with her first album "Still Need A Kiss" go and have a listen to some old songs:

"Like In A Film", "Traveling Light" and "Snowing Downtown" on myspace:www.myspace.com/ilovemai

Thank you Fab Frocks!

THURSDAY, 18 MARCH 2010

Maaike Mekking: Lusting after the Look Book

The Looks of Autumn Winter 10/11

Showroom Fun with Christopher James in Paris Fashion Week

Paris, a great Rendez-Vous!

Cool Hunting Feature

A/W 10-11 Lookbook

RENDEZ - VOUS FEMME

Love from Norway

Anastasia Freygang

A Big Thank You To Christopher James

Thank you Catwalk Genius

Fox And Squirrel

RENDEZ - VOUS

Fashion United

LUXSURE

Fashion Daydreams

Marian Kihogo

KEITH MARTIN, STAR PHOTOGRAPHER

MAAIKE MEKKING SHOW MENTIONED AS HIGHLIGHT OF LFW

Ethereal

STAND UP AGAINST HEART CRIME

Diane Pernet, A Shaded View Of Fashion

IDOL REVIEW

A Shaded View

Monik Gabriella

Thank you Keith Martin

The Blog Paper- Show Review

MAAIKE MEKKING A/W 2010-11

THANK YOU GRAZIA DAILY

"Silent Seduction" very soon!

For those that are not familiar with her first album "Still Need A Kiss" go and have a listen to some old songs:

"Like In A Film", "Traveling Light" and "Snowing Downtown" on myspace:

www.myspace.com/ilovemai