designers Puck&Hans Friday the 9th of June in the Amsterdam Museum opened the exhibition Puck & Hans couture locale showing work of designers Puck Kroon (1941) and Hans Kemmink (1947). Their career began in 1967 in their own shop in The Hague. In 1971 it was...
Rembrandt In 1634 Rembrandt painted the marriage portraits of the newlyweds Marten Soolmans and Oopjen Coppit in Amsterdam. In 2016 the two portraits were bought by the Netherlands and France together, a unique event. The portraits, more than two meters high, had...
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...
Some photos get an extra dimension if you know the story behind. Like the story behind this childhood photo, that Marianne van Slooten (1950) showed me. It was the second time I met her, I photographed her before for Zin magazine. Marianne: “In this picture, I...
From daily to evening make-up Marion Willemsen has been working as a professional makeup artist for a long time (19 years). She works for television programs and theater as a fitting make-up. She has previously made and given me lots of tips for everyday...
"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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