Ellen feels at home in ‘het Amstelhuis’ In June 2016, I met Ellen Le Roy Lopes Cardozo for the first time. An elegant lady, wearing a hat. At that time upheld by two friends, because she was recovering from a hernia. During the opening of the exhibition of...
Together I took photos from Jan (1941) and Tonny Jansen (1940) more often, but mostly when they were on their way to a fashion show or opening an exhibition.This time I’m invited to take a look at their house in Amsterdam. They have always worked together, Jan...
Fifty years after they openend their first Puck & Hans shop, there is an exhibition of their work: Couture Locale. Many fans of the design duo were willing to give their carefully kept clothes for this occasion in loan. More than 1500 pieces of clothing, enough...
Sunny day On a sunny Saturday in June I visited the opening of Fong Leng’s A Fusion of Fashion and High Art in Morren Galleries in Amsterdam. Fong Leng is a Chinese-Dutch fashion designer. Fong Leng Carla Maria Tsang (1937) started a fashion boutique in...
There is not always (much) time to socialize with people I meet on the street. Whether they are busy or I am in a hurry. But most of the time there is time for a snapshot. Of outstanding men or women, because of their glasses, cute shoes or a special detail in their...
Inspiration Design Icons in Amsterdam is an annual event where more than sixty quality dealers bring their finest vintage design pieces from 1903s till the 1980s. Dealers from all over Europe come to Amsterdam for sale to both professionals and broad public:...
