A taste of spring!

While I am drinking green tea with ginger and honey to keep the cold away, I dream of this perfect spring outfit, seen on street peeper.

The Female Grotesque

Happy new year everyone! I wanted to start the year with quoting this interesting article and make the resolution to blog more, as I was quite busy with other projects last year!

South Korean poet Kim Hyesoon on subverting expectations, her use of grotesque language, and the state of feminism in Korea.

Within the South Korean literary tradition, women poets are called yŏryu siin (female poet). Male poets are simply called siin (poet). According to Kim Hyesoon, this gendered terminology results in the marginalization of women poets’ authentic voices, as yŏryu siin are expected to write pretty, sentimental verse that speaks in a passive voice. It’s not a stretch to see this, as Kim does, as an extension of Korean gender norms that define “acceptable” behavior for women according to three rigid roles: ch’ŏnyŏ (young unmarried woman/virgin), ajuma (middle-aged woman/mother), and halmoni(grandmother). Each role requires the woman to serve a different master, Kim has noted: “She must first obey her father, then her husband when she becomes an ajuma, and finally obey her son as a halmoni. Any woman who violates or lives outside of these roles is called a ch’angyŏ (prostitute).” read more on .... Guernica / The Female Grotesque

Skeletor belt!

I love the the macabre 'Skeletor' belt by designer Delfina Delettrez. If I only had 2,455 pound to spend .... amazing! If you have some pounds to spend its available here: http://www.couturelab.com/products/Skeletor_Belt-4335-c12.html

o'clock

Most complemented item when I was in NY was my watch, called o'clock and made by fullstop. The NY people were diggin' it! www.fullspot.it

Doortje

Doortje vintag is my new favorite. They have ohh so lovely clothes, bags and even interior decoration stuff. I could spent hours on their site. So I want to share this precious link with you. www.doortje-vintage.com

@ the library

Hier are Annemarie, graphic designer and Geeske, graphic designer/illustrator/DJ listening to some tunes. There are no books involved during the music night called Variété De Luxe at the library of Rotterdam.

Central station

Here is 23 year old Milicia who works at American Apparel. I love her jacket with the belt and knot at the front!

Maashaven

Last week at the metro station Maashaven I met 17 year old Ted wearing a military coat. Grunge or metal?

Found a businesscard in my wallet....

Just found a businesscard in my wallet from a trip to NY two years ago. It's from Market Publique - an online marketplace for vintage and design clothes. Really great! Only disadvantage is that it is in the US of A, so you'll have to pay a shipping fee of about 12$.

The deal!

I want those and made a deal with my inner devil. I have to loose 5 kilo before I buy them. Until then I can still decide which ones I want the most, they are all so lovely! And they smell like bubble gum.

Customized pants

Joleen, 25, student at Akademie Vogue.

The bag!

Here is Nina, 21 with a quite ironic handbag for such a rainy day.

Glamour shoes, Witte de Withstraat

Floor and Anique at the opening of 'Aanschouw' have the most glamorous shoes of the night.
They run a gallery/projectspace: http://www.fam-ruim.nl

Rotterdam Centraal

Hinde, 22, waiting with her bike for ...?

COS - Den Haag

Just found this store in Den Haag the other day and think it is absolutely lovely. Passed it a few times before because it looked way out of my financial possibilities but it turned out to be quite affordable. The company is Swedish with Danish designers and somehow connected to H&M. But then with a better quality and sophisticated designs. Check it out www.cosstores.com

Wereld van de Witte de With festival - day 1

Telephone girl.
"Ich liebe Rotterdam" www.mwah.nl
Nicole, graphic designer



Polka dot girl...

Best vintage-glasses!!

If you need glasses or you just want glasses this is the best site ever to find them! MOD vintage doesn't only have a huge variety of never worn vintage glasses but also a lot of nice clothes!
So check the site: www.modvintage.nl

Tent 10 years - OPENING: BLURRR

Marlies and Mary!

Golden Girl Mette


Diane and friends...

Marta and Eleonore, students at Willem de Koning Acadamy!


Lisa in lovely pants!

It has been a long time - shame on me! Here are some of the hottest people from last nights opening in tent...there were so many well dressed people there that I realized there is still hope for R'dam!

Fairfashion @ Kunsthal

If you like the ethnic look and african prints you should see the expo Fairfashion (until 15th of march) in Kunsthal Rotterdam. www.kunsthal.nl

Sam and Angela @ Rotterdamse Museumnacht

simple, classy and lovely...the girls from Vancouver