Mother & daughter at work during Paris Fashion Week
Street photography in Paris During Partis Fashion Week september 2019 I photographed Brigitte Blonk (1960) and Eveline Keizer (1987) after the Dries van Noten show. Mother & daughter, who run together their store called Mainstreet. in Leiden. Brigitte started...
What a delightful reunion at Sieraad Art Fair in Amsterdam
Delightful reunion Some years ago, during one of my first visits to the Sieraad Art Fair I saw her for the first time. Yvonne van der Houwen, a very strikingly dressed woman. Because there was no opportunity to take photos that evening, I visited her later (in 2013)...
Jacqueline van Lent: “There is beauty in every woman”
At Second Hand Rose, a second-hand store in Nijmegen, I saw some of her (new made) jewelry. My curiosity was aroused and for my book Oog voor Stijl I wanted to interview her about it. So off to Elst, the village she lives in. Fashion With a Mission Jacqueline (1957)...
Alies: “I always wear black”
Always black Alies Strampel (1966) lives in Heerenveen, but is regularly in Haarlem. Her daughter Robin recently opened her own store – Paragons – in this city. A store with second-hand designer clothing for women and men. Alies really enjoys helping...
It’s almost spring, street style photography in Haarlem
Spring in Haarlem On one of the first beautiful spring days, I see her walking in the city center of Haarlem. My eyes fall on her because of her chequered pants; I immediately thought ‘I want them too’. Very nice in combination with the yellow shawl and..."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'.
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