“…you either love ’em or hate ’em..” ~ Julia Robson In Paris, around 1890, cancan dancers where the first to wear fishnet stockings. In the fifties and sixties Marlene Dietrich and Marilyn Monroe were both…fishnet adepts. Twiggy...
‘A striking jewel is important for a women’s look… it will become your lucky piece’ according to Diane von Fürstenberg (NRC newspaper 5-3-2016) Mariël Ellens (1959) lives in Zutphen (a small and picturesque town in Holland): “For me...
and trend watcher…. read more >> Earlier I told you about Meesterlijk, event for design, applied arts and food in Amsterdam. At that event I met Ellen, designer and showing her scarves, called Charismah. Each of these beautiful scarves (110×200) are...
“Puck&Hans were famous designers in Holland….” >> read more …they had their own shop in Amsterdam. Sometimes I thought Puck&Hans designed their clothes especially for me. I’m tall, don’t have size zero, but their...
a fashion icon and his dog…>> read more I’m honored to be able to take pictures of this fashion icon in his home town Amsterdam. Frans is a stylist and has worked for designers such as Fong Leng and Romeo Gigli from Italy. He also worked as an art...
"Beautiful young people are accidents of nature but beautiful older people are works of art"
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Hi, my name is MisjaB (1952). Striped shirt, eye-catching glasses and camera, that's me. Paris, Copenhagen, Amsterdam: wherever I go I photograph older women and men with their own bold style on the street. Curious about their fashion secrets? I like to share them with you. Together with my best fashion addresses, and the best tips from my ‘little black book'.
From Vogue to vintage: on my blog you'll find inspiration to reinvent your own style!