Atelier LeonLeon
Couture design focussed on cocktail and eveningwear, bridal and technocouture, LED Since 2004 Leon has focused on couture design.
Atelier Leon Leon is specialised in elegant seduction by designer Leon Klaassen Bos was born in Volendam, The Netherlands and started his career early. At eleven, he created a cotton khaki shirt-dress with bat-sleeves for his first client. At the age of sixteen, he won third prize for daywear in a national design contest, which he won in the knitwear category the following year. This led to contra
28/08/2024
Volgende week is het Amsterdam Fashion Week. Tijdens die week wordt P.A.P Collective gepresenteerd in het Westcord Fashionhotel in Amsterdam. Check www.papcollective.com voor meer informatie over het PAP Collective.
In aanloop naar de lancering zijn er op 4 en 5 september lezingen over Future Vintage door Hanneke Kramers en mij. Het wordt heel inspirerend voor iedereen die interesse heeft in kwaliteit, ambacht en mode.
Het is vrij toegankelijk dus als je erbij wilt zijn , klik op de link en meld je aan. https://forms.gle/D4F1CrcSRLxdozPQA
Hoop je te zien :-)
P.A.P Collective Food, fashion and fun brought us together! Our foundation is built on the tangible energy, inspiration, and values we share. We want to make a difference by sharing know-how and experience. We are ready to share, P.A.P Collective!
17/05/2024
29/04/2024
The bridal coat Sakura in action, flying over the catwalk during the show at Fashion Week El Paseo. I asked the model to work the airy flow of the material, and she went for it!
Thanks to photographer Tiffany Clark this beautiful moment was caught on camera!
This design is inspired by Sakura, Japan’s symbol of spring with the wonderful cherry blossom trees.
The organza coat is embroidered with handmade silk flowers made by Lana Semanova, Swarovski crystals, sequins and silver lurex branches, this piece took about 600 hours to create. Normally embroidery makes a garment heavy, but I wanted the coat to fly, like blossoms dancing in the wind.
And fly they did!
23/04/2024
Pic taken right after the show during Fashion Week El Paseo.
Happy and also tired after months of preparing for this big event.
Thanks go to all the people backstage, the organization of Palm Springs Life and of course the models who brought my designs to life. You gave the seduction and sensuality of LeonLeon that touch of magic to make the show really sparkle!!
Pic by Yasin Chaudhry
23/02/2024
Sad to read that Claude Montana died.
I remember seeing his collection on tv for the first time when I was 13 years old and being totally blown away by the lines, the 'simplicity', and the models he transformed into amazons!
I already started to design clothes (with no concept of any fashion-world al together, I just wanted to emancipate the fairy tale princesses I was drawing)
but this man made me want to really become a designer.
Montana would become my first big inspiration. The videos I then taped on Betamax video I watched countless times as study objects.
To keep them safe from going bad, i uploaded them to youtube some years ago. Very pleased to see them pop up on various platforms.
RIP Claude Montana! and thank you for the inspiration!
Claude Montana 1984 Antonia Hilke presents the wintercollection 1984 of Claude Montana