Showing posts with label OntFront. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OntFront. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Shopping in Amsterdam? Visit the OntFront Store!

Dutch menswear label OntFront opens their first brand store in Amsterdam at Haarlemmerdijk 121.

OntFront is contemporary designer brand for men, founded by the passionate entrepreneurs Tomas Overtoom and Liza Koifman. They’ve been creating collections since 2007 for the style conscious man with a rebellious touch—the bad boy and the gentleman. After fashion shows in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Shanghai and several pop up stores, the time has come for the official opening of the first OntFront brand store.

The interior of the store reflects the character of OntFront perfectly: smart with a rugged twist. Espresso brown walls give a warm yet manly feel. The golden clothing racks (designed by architect ADA design) float above the collections as crowns of kings.

At the entrance, a large picture of a Zazou is portrayed: a dandy rebel from Paris in 1944. The Zazous were an infamous subculture during the Second World War. These youngsters showed their identity and vision on life through clothing and slick hairdos. It was the time of bebop and swing jazz. The Zazou represents everything that OntFront stands for: style, music, originality, vision and creativity.

Next to the collections of OntFront, accessories, shoes and perfume are being sold from labels like Spyker, United Nude, Van Well, Filling Pieces, Gourmet, Fromanteel, Von Eusersdorff and Pasotti Ombrelli. You can also find a classic bebop hat, tie, or bow tie. All must-haves to go through life as a modern Zazou.

See more shots of the store here.



Photos & text Copyright OntFront.

Monday, June 7, 2010

“Shift Gear” with Ontfront

GENTLEMEN, START YOUR ENGINES! If you love racing, OntFront’s “Shift Gear” must hit that racing bug.

Beautiful black, stream-lined cars and lots of horsepower was the inspiration for OntFront’s fifth collection, ‘“Shift Gear”.

“I’ve always had a love for the aesthetics of car design. Spyker, Lamborghini …The aerodynamic lines and forms of fast cars are the basis for this collection of OntFront.” Head Designer, Liza Koifman

The 68-piece collection, which consists of jackets, t-shirts, jeans, shirts, and unique blazers, is primarily made with dark colours like asphalt and car tire black, with highlights in red and eggplant colour. The Italian and French imported materials are high in quality being both ‘water resistant’ and breathable.

Lookbook “Shift Gear”

Lookbook by Marnix Postma, Copyright OntFront.

Ontfront (Fall/Winter 2010-2011)
from JAN (JustAnotherNerd) on Vimeo.
Director - Tjeerd Braat
D.O.P. - Marnix Postma (www.marnixpostma.com)
Animation & Editing - Tjeerd Braat (tjeerd@justanothernerd.nl)
Track - Curtamos - Trouble (www.curtamos.com)
Sound FX - Christian Cardenas (www.sparkbeatz.com)
Models: Erasmus @ Ulla Models & Matthieu @ Name models

Text by Ajanaku & photo top center, Copyright OntFront.

Friday, February 5, 2010

“Shift Gear” in Autumn/Winter 2010 by Ontfront

Racecars assembled at the starting line, motors revving up into a thunderous roar—it’s “Shift Gear” in gear with OntFront, men’s sidewalk-tailored street gear!

The flag goes down in a whoosh; the cars peel out in a screech, winding around the track—it’s January 30 at Amsterdam International Fashion Week.

Like a true carrozzeria (‘coachbuilder’), Ontfront has assembled for autumn/winter 2010 a collection of 68 pieces, all inspired by the world of Italian car racing—streamlined, aerodynamic, and trophy-garnering models!

If you are living the fast life, travelling, racing, and going out—Ontfront is the bad-boy gentleman label for you!



Photos by Peter Stigter, 2010 a/w collection, Copyright OntFront.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Tonight is the Knight by Ontfront

Yesterday I posted an article entitled Naples, Normans & Nabbings, in which I discussed menswear inspired by the medieval knight.

Well, here is an example of the contemporary knight that will be charging down the spring and summer streets of 2010, courtesy of Ontfront.



Slideshow 2010 s/s lookbook Copyright Ontfront.

Friday, August 14, 2009

Some More of What the Designers Are Saying

I have been very excited lately to see the number of visitors to my website increasing rapidly by the month, currently averaging about 6,500!

I am also very pleased by the number of emails that I receive from you about how much you enjoy reading the articles.

Then, when a designer replies, that makes my day all the more brighter! So, here’s some more of what they have been saying:

Michail Gkinis of aptform
Thank you very much for your good work.

Rene Gurskov of Incircus
It looks great.

Yui Hashimoto of Ethosens
Thank you for doing a good job! I am very impressed.

Austin of Star Works for Spurr
Looks great–thanks for your support!

Chicca Granata for Shudy
Innanzitutto grazie mille per aver scritto su Shudy!

Matthieu & Nicolas at MoutonCollet
Thank you very much Francesco...! That's really cool...!

Tomas at OntFront
So far you are the best copywriter we have come across. So you’re absolutely worth it to boom next to your positive mind state.

Ziad Ghanem
WOW. Well done. You are such a wonderful writer. I am so thankful and I really enjoyed reading it.

Marlene & Karen at Pinklemon
We like it.

Evelina for fhonetics
The article looks nice Francesco…

Chris Holzinger
I really enjoyed reading the article, well done.

Jean-Luc for a&v and Petar Petrov
The article is perfect.

Asger Juel Larsen
It looks great. Thank you for the kind words, which are very precise.

Karoline for Luise&Franck
Thank you for your article that reflects very well the spirit of our label and that we found particularly well documented!

Steven for Baskitwear
What a wonderful write-up! I want to thank you.

Miranda at Coco PR
Looks wonderful, thank you.

Heather for KZO
Thank you for sharing the KZO articles! Both Joel and I think they are great & very thought provoking.

You may find previous responses at What the Designers are Saying..., What the Designers Keep on Saying..., and What the Designers have been Saying.

Photo Copyright Men's Fashion by Francesco.