The official catworkprogramme, from 28th of January until 1st of February 2009, is full of young talents and established designers and prominent labels and will take place at the Westergasfabriek area. The public programme, Fashion Week DOWNTOWN, is taking place at more than 80 locations in the centre of Amsterdam. On the 24th of January the kick-off of Fashion Week DOWNTOWN is taking place at the NS Station Amsterdam Central.
The official AIFW catwalkshow programme is a mixture of top labels and ambitious talents. Bibi van der Velden, Claes Iversen, Collectie Arnhem, Michael Barnaart van Bergen, Oilily, Fashion Institute Arnhem Generation 10, INDIVIDUALS by MFI, Iris van Herpen, EnD by Eva and Delia, Mada van Gaans, Blue Blood, READY TO FISH by Ilja, Addy van den Krommenacker, Monique Collignon, Swart, TV- a- porter by Steps, DAITE by Tessa Koops, C'est BRILLANT and darylvanwouw are all on the official catwalk schedule.
Besides the professional part, which is only accessible on invitation, there is also a big public programme during AIFW. 80 locations like: shops, galleries, clubs, etc. are all taking part of Fashion Week DOWNTOWN. There are lots of things to see and to do. Expositions, shows, funky show windows and parties. The Fashion Week DOWNTOWN programme is taking place from the 24th of January till the 1st of February. The official opening is the 24th of January at the NS Central Station. The final public programe will be announced the 16th of January at the AIFW DOWNTOWN website.