InSpire: Andy's culture market

For those of you who don't do Christmas, have their loved ones living too far away to include them in their holiday tour around the country there is more exciting stuff going on in the city of Amsterdam: check out Andy's culture market!

26, 27 and 28 of December at the Westergasterrein, all kinds of creative entrepreneurs gather to form a marketplace inspired by the London Bricklane market. There's indoor ice skating, vintage clothing, books, vinyl, a place to trade your own clothing, a multicultural food bazaar, live music, poetry, art, and much more! And best of all, overall admission is free ;-)  So if you are looking to have a good time coming week: See you at Andy's culture market or at one of our Amsterdam stores?

The shops in Amsterdam and Antwerp will be open all boxing day (2nd Christmas day in the Netherlands):

Antwerp & Magna Plaza:          12:00-18:00 hrs.
Bilderdijkstraat 194:                         10:30-19:00 hrs.

InWindow: Seasons Greetings from Antwerp

Holidays are coming, holidays are coming..... ding dong ding dong! It's all glitter and glamor in our shop windows. A more festive vibe can hardly be imagined. No need to buy Christmas decoration if you can BE the Christmas deco yourself! Right?! Twinkle twinkle little star scarfs, shiny blouses and glitzy dresses will match perfectly with a gourmet holiday dinner table. Just make sure not to turn into Rudolf the red nose reindeer ;-)

Have a wonderful and joyful holiday season. Seasons greetings from all of us at JUTKA & RISKA. X

OnLine: Antwerp store featured on Cosebelle

Cosebelle is an Italian blog about beautiful things and it seems like we had a good hair day, cause they featured our Antwerp store on their site! Our Italian is not outstanding, we know the basics (espresso, cappuccino, prosecco, Armani, Gucci and Versace), but that does not mean that we feel honored to be featured on the Cosebelle blog and that it is still fun to check out the photos they took of our store.

InStore: Iceberg panda pants

It's the World Wild Life associations' 50th birthday this year, time to give them some extra attention with a little panda action. The cute black and white bamboo eaters are a conservation reliant endangered species and normally the giant panda lives in a few mountain ranges in central China. That makes it even more special to see one in Antwerp, this time not even in the Zoo! Check out the must have of every fashion forward ranger: Panda Pants, it even sounds good ;-)

Leather shorts "Iceberg" € 95,-
Pumps "Michael Kors" € 150,- (size 39)
Star blouse € 54,95
Black lace jacket "Comme Des Garçons" € 250,-
(all available at our Antwerp store)

OnScreen: Our film debut

It's unbelievable but true, we never wished for a career in the movies but we are glad we can share our very first time on screen with you ;-) Even though we do perform all our own stunts, don't expect too much spectacle. The films are fun though, anything you always wanted to know about the city of Antwerp featuring our store on the Nationalestraat. If you won't be hanging out in the lobbies of Antwerp hotels any time soon, you can check the clips online:

Discover Antwerp the movie

Clip JUTKA & RISKA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JzaALkRz5U&feature=youtu.be  (sorry please copy and paste URL because for whatever strange reason the link does not seem to want to work)

OnStreet: Thessa Meijer

Meet Thessa Meijer, 19  years old and living in Utrecht. She is a fulltime student at the HKU Acadamy of Art. Thessa is wearing a real contruction workers coat. It even has the original logo of the company on the back. With this coat you will stay warm the whole winter and make a fashion statement at once. Keep it up Thessa!

InStore: Rubber Duck

Now available in our Amsterdam store, Rubber Duck ''Nubuck'' in the colours black and sand.
Price: €120 for € 109,99

OnStreet: Hannah and Lieke

Meet Hannah Hermans, she lives in Amsterdam and is a profesional illustrator. We just had to stop her on the street because of her beautiful coat that she made herself. On the right , standing next to Hannah is Lieke Romijn, she is a third year student at the Art Academy in Breda. It is alway nice to meet some creative people with their own style.

InStore: Stocking up!

Shoes: stylists own

Cold feet?
Hope you like red ;-)
They reach up to your knees and are now available in Antwerp for only €5,- per pair.

Inspire: All we want for Sinterklaas...

We don't need much, but if you are really insisting on surprising us with a present in our shoes, here's a confine list of items we would feel incredibly happy unwrapping. Depending on budget and if we have been naughty or nice, please choose your pick from the list below.... An incredible THANK YOU SINTERKLAAS! will follow from the top of our voices.

What item do you copy directly onto your wishlist?

maroon suede clutch €32,-
rose ring €8,-
necklace with glasses €15,95
buckled bracelets €14,-
green lizard wallet €28,-
brown snakeskin print wallet €25,-
2x Club Manhattan ring big €24,95
vintage bracelet fine gold €13,-
Chain bracelet €14,-
rose bracelet €8,-
ethnic earrings €5,-
necklace with stone and fringe €23,-
earrings bronze €5,-
thorny ring €19,95
nerd glasses €10,-
wooden necklace €10,-
earmuffs €5,-
bag beige €32,-
shoes KLING €29,90
tube scarf stripes €16,95

InTown: JUTKA & RISKA @ Windowlickers, Rotterdam

Rotterdam, this weekend we are coming to YOU! It'll be a Saturday filled with vintage, art, fashion and party! Your last chance to do help Sinterklaas with gift shopping and do a little dance with your friends ;-) We are really looking forward to the event and hope to see all of your Rotterdam fashion chicks there! Come and lick some windows with us... or should we bring lollipops?!

OnLine: Lola Cupcake came to visit!

Suzanne Slee is the writer of the lifestyle infused blog "Lola Cupcake". She went on a trip to Antwerp and wrote all about it in her lovely blogpost on Antwerp and vintage, covering a couple of vintage stores in Antwerp including ours! We really like your post Suzanne, thanks a lot for letting us in on it.  If you want more pictures, please check her blog.

photo: www.suzanneslee.blogspot.com

Inspire: Just a Perfect Day

Such a perfect day for a outdoor photoshoot. The sun is shinning so everybody is on the terras enjoying their drinks. This means nobody is walking or standing in the way and we have lots of space for making great pictures on the bridge. So Kim got dressed into a casual yet stylish outfit with a punk edge to it. We love to have more of these perfect photoshoot days.

Necklace spikey gold ''Club Manhattan'' € 29.95
Boots by Supertrash € 149.95
Ring/bracelet by 'Club Manhattan' €19,95
White leather coat by 'Valentino' € 399,-
T-shirt by 'Nous Vous' € 38,-
Pants vintage € 35,-

InWindow: For all Dutchies some pics from the colorful south

Soon the Sint will enter our stores, so we already started dressing up the shop windows to his liking (we think, of course you are never sure). Of course we are aiming for a little pressy in our shoes ;-) In the mean time we hope you will like it too. Primary colors, games, accessories and some cabbages for his horse? We hope horses read STOP signs just as well? Time to get some carrots and sugar lumps out for our next post, to enhance our chances ;-)

Tomorrow we will put our little wishlist on the blog!