For the Netherlands’ Queen Máxima, fashion designer Jan Taminiau designed an ensemble consisting of a cape and dress that she wore on King’s Day 2017 in Tilburg. Developed in the TextielLab, the cape is made from a unique jacquard woven fabric, with a gradient in the colour as well as the yarn.
The designer opted for a dark blue chenille fabric with a raw, matt, wool-like look, which is in contrast to the smoother, shinier mercerised cotton in ochre. After King’s Day, the cape and dress went on display in the exhibition ‘Oranje Boven! Royal Textiles | Masterpieces’ in the TextielMuseum.
Taminiau (Goirle, 1975) graduated with a bachelor’s degree from the Academy of Art and Design in Arnhem in 2001. His final-year project earned him the prestigious ‘Roos Gesink Award’ for the most talented student. He went on to earn a master’s from the Fashion Institute of Arnhem in 2003. Since 2007, he has shown his collections twice a year during Paris Fashion Week. The guiding principle in his work, which is expressed through his label JANTAMINIAU, is concealing and revealing the female body. His couture dresses are compelling, poetic and surprising. Although a refined, conceptual undertone is always present, he never loses sight of the elegant, feminine and wearable form. Style icons such as The Netherlands’ Queen Máxima and Lady Gaga have worn his creations. His work can be found in the collections of the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, the Zuiderzeemuseum Enkhuizen and the TextielMuseum.
