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Fashion Fest #7

01/08/201702/14/2017Posted in fashion fest, group portrait, Mimi Berlin's Fashion-Fest, self portraitLeave a comment

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7; Bed Peace Choose Life @ Tetterode, January 2017.
From left to right: Mimi Berlin and Friends wishing you Love, Peace and Happiness. VUFU&FE (von uns für uns & für euch.) Paraphrasing Eric Koch’s picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In for Peace (Hair Peace Bed Peace) at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel. March 25, 1969. The portrayed are all creative minds from The Netherlands. In daily life they try to make the world a prettier place by creating and sharing in the fields of art, theater, fashion and by just being kind in general.

A big huge thanks to you all for your generousity, creativity, kindness, knowledge and time! Rex Dieter, Wilhelmina Bulhof, Petra Kamphuis, Carmen Freudenthal, Machteld Schouten, Peter Pieksma, JW Kaldenbach, Marten Tak, Twan Janssen, Wendelien Daan, Amber Jansen, Pamela Spruyt, Mark van Vorstenbos, Ingrid Blankendaal, Jozef van der Heijden.

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Fashion Fest #6

11/06/201612/10/2016Posted in fashion fest, group portrait, self portraitLeave a comment

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #6; Dutch Cheerleading Squad: Cheering for Ourselves, November 2016. Braggin’ and boastin’ has never been so much fun! VUFU&FE (von uns für uns & für euch.)
In this self-portrait we are having fun cheering for each other: this group of friends and colleagues are all creative minds from The Netherlands. In daily life these people are trying to make the world a prettier place; by creating visual delicacies. The portrayed are working, behind the scenes, in fashion (illustration), dance and art (direction). They really like to dress up and they have a fascination with cheerleaders in general.

From left to right: Mimi Berlin and Friends in duo’s, November 2016. Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #6; Cheerleading Squad: Cheering for Ourselves, November 2016. is a self-portrait/photo-montage made by Mimi Berlin©2016

A big huge thanks to you all for your generousity, creativity, kindness, knowledge and time! JW Kaldenbach, Mary-Lou Berkulin, Kate van Harreveld, Tjebbe Beekman, Thomas Vermeer, Illya Beekman, Karen Heuter, Piet Paris, Marie-Claire Toebosch, Michael van den Besselaar, Jade Eikelenboom, Baukje Bies, Beest, Taco Stuiver, Mo Veld, Elle Verhagen, Amber Jansen, Berber de Jong, Machteld Schouten, Wendelien Daan, Ien Genet, Vintage Sieraden, Mattijs van Bergen, Diamond Studio.

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Fashion Fest #4

11/12/201505/30/2016Posted in fashion fest, group portrait, Mimi Berlin's Fashion-Fest, self portrait

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #4; us wearing Dick Holthaus, October 2015. With this self-portrait we want to remember Dutch Couturier Dick Holthaus, who sadly passed away this year. The portrayed are wearing VintageDeluxe outfits designed by Dick Holthaus in the 1960s.*

From left to right: Mimi Berlin, family of Mimi Berlin and family of Dick Holthaus. All the portrayed are working the creative fields of fashion. Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #4: us wearing Dick Holthaus, is a photo-montage made by Mimi Berlin©2015

We really would like to thank the following people very much for their generousity, kindness, time and knowledge: JW Kaldenbach, Ferry van der Nat and Ulrike Träge (collectioneurs of (vintage) clothing), The Vintage Snatcher (bijoux), Petra Kamphuis, Milou van Rossum, Gümmischtuck, Joey Holthaus, Baukje Bies, Amber Jansen, Machteld Schouten, Manon Schaap and Wendelien Daan

These outfits (and more iconic pieces of Dutch fashion) can be seen and touched at De Nieuwe Instituut in Rotterdam at the “Collected By” part of the exhibition; Temporary Fashion Museum (13/09/2015 – 08/05/2016)

* (minus men’s wear/the far left: 2 piece suit: Hanro for Gerzon/middle top 2 piece suit: ILGWU; International Ladies Garment Worker Union imported from the USA)

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Let us share a secret with you;

Initially the concept for MBFF4 was to pharaprase the “brides’ photo by Paul Huf, made in 1963 at the studio of Dick Holthaus. As you can see we decided, while working, that MBFF4 should have a different outcome. Sometimes there’s just no need for a group-portrait to paraphrase an image; in the case of MBFF4 we actually only needed one model: Joey Holthaus in a (vintage) dress designed by his uncle Dick Holthaus.