The big 17 fashion influencers
There are seventeen of them, but they are all the absolute and undisputed number 1 in their field. Amayzine rolls out the red carpet and opens the champagne bottle for those who bring the world of fashion to people in their own way.
#1. Team Vogue, pure fashion
The royal quartet Jetteke van Lexmond, Marije Goekoop, Fiona Hering, and of course Karin Swerink have given the Netherlands Vogue. They inspire and aspire with their approach to fashion, but also bring it to stores and people through their many events and sister labels Vogue Living, Vogue Man, and Vogue The Book.
#2. Jason Denham, denim innovator
One of the most respected jeans innovators & brand builders of the past 20 years. Jason has turned Denham The Jeanmaker into a global jeans brand over the past 9 years and is referred to by Renzo Rosso and Adriano Goldschmied as the promise for the future.
#3. Anna Nooshin, media influencer
Her study of Communication Science (which she completed with honors) taught her to convey her message in a contemporary way to a large group of followers. Effortlessly, she mixes her online magazine NSMBL and her Instagram account with television and the familiar paper. Anna's message? That you can go as far as you want and that it is indeed healthy to have a big appetite for Gucci.
#4. Guillaume Philibert, sneaker designer
Started designing for friends because there was a shortage of beautiful, affordable sneakers. He learned design during his architecture studies, which he completed at the age of 19. Filling Pieces brings Europe handmade sneakers at an affordable and fair price. From Barneys New York to HYPEBEAST and MR PORTER: everywhere people are lining up for his shoes.
#5. Micha Emmering, model agent
Humbly starting at her kitchen table, she now runs her empire from her office on Amsterdam's Koninginneweg. Her models Maartje Verhoef, Bregje Heijnen, Jamilla Hoogenboom, and Jessie Bloemendaal are the favorites of Testino, Mert & Marcus and consistently rank high in the world ranking.
#6. Sarah Down, international buyer
Responsible for elevating the Bijenkorf to an international level. If Sarah doesn’t know you or doesn’t like your brand, you can’t get in. Sarah is a major curator of brands at the highest level. All women are grateful to Sarah for creating the largest fashion candy store in the Netherlands.
#7. James Veenhoff and Mariette Hoitink, fashion professors
Jean School is the first three-year vocational training in the world where knowledge of product and design comes together and is passed on to a new generation. Dreaming big, they think about branches in all denim capitals.
#8. Negin Mirsalehi, Instagram queen
Big, bigger, biggest was the motto that Negin followed to be followed. That worked, but now it is mainly the quality of her styling and photography that makes her worthy of her three million followers and front row.
#9. Maarten Spruyt, curator-stylist
The man who ensures that fashion retains its cultural value. In his work as a stylist, but also with his beautiful exhibitions at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague.
#10. Anouk van Griensven, stylist
Anouk warms up high fashion, niche labels, and high street brands and merges them into a style that is eagerly used by magazines such as Marie Claire, artist Ilse DeLange, and the commercial Dutch brands Bugaboo and Scotch & Soda.
#11. Paul Bellaart, fashion photographer
No matter how perfect the beauty of a model or how larger than life the styling, Paul Bellaart always manages to bring out a rough edge. Editorial or commercial; Paul touches, grabs, and sticks. With a signature touch of sex, otherwise, it would be just so boring.
#12. Ferry van der Nat, Stylist/Makeup artist/Photographer
One of the most well-known figures in the fashion, vintage, and photography scene. He works as a photographer under the name Mr. Polaroid for European designers, brands, and modeling agencies. His work is published in various international magazines. For years, Van der Nat has been taking polaroids of men (naked or clothed) and models. He has a book, a store, and a maddening collection of designer dresses.
#13. Marieke Meulendijks, fashion entrepreneur
After being the head designer of Maison Scotch, she places herself outside her comfort zone again and starts Les Coyotes de Paris, a label so cool that everyone thinks they have discovered a French pearl, but hey, it’s ‘just’ Marieke. Well, just…
#14. Labels, fashion store
For those who get greedy from Vetements, Rick Owens, Maison Margiela, Raf Simons, Boris Bidjan Saberi, Isabel Marant, Yohji Yamamoto, Yeezy, and Comme des Garçons. Since 2006, Rob Ehlen and Margo Meessen have been sitting front row with their son Ramon at all major designers and new talents. Labels sells a selection of international first lines.
#15. Lizzy van der Ligt, slash princess
From ballerina girl to coolest Instagram lady to stylist and the nicest band groupie. Lizzy has it all and surprises, no matter how stylish, every time with provocative creations where black is at least rarely the new black for Lizzy.
#16. Yara Michels, media influencer
With her motto ‘if you can dream it, you can do it’ she proves that where there’s a will, there’s a way. ‘This chick’s got style’ transformed into the more mature ‘Chapter Friday’ and on Instagram, she preaches fashion and style to 134,000 loyal followers.
#17. Nicole Huisman, content creator
Stylist with international allure who cherishes her Amsterdam roots. Both in her work as a ‘content creator’ and in her personal presentation, she is an example of how fun it is to tilt fashion just a bit.
