Mr Pearl Designer and Wearer of Corsets

Posted on 16/08/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mr Pearl Designer and Wearer of Corsets

Mr Pearl has constructed corsets for Jean Paul Gaultier, Thierry Mugler, John Galliano, Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi and Christian Lacroix. And today still for Burlesque entertainer Dita von Teese, for example. His work was on show at the V&A in London at the Undressed exhibition Mr P. is a ‘Corsetier’ also known for having an18-inch corseted waist, wearing his corset 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except when bathing. (we are not sure if he still does that nowadays) We think it’s safe to say he has a fetish. He isn’t the only man alive with this ‘historical related body modification’ obsession; for which you need actual training. The young Drag Queen Violet Chachki comes to mind, Chachki can create an extremely teensy tiny waist as well.

Mr Pearl. Photocredits Michael James O’Brien©

Fakir Mustafar as The Perfect Gentleman, 1959

Mr Pearl began wearing corsets after seeing an image of the artist Fakir Musafar (Roland Loomis) with a tightly corseted waist. Continue reading →

Famous Roses

Posted on 06/11/2014 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Famous Roses

Yves Saint Laurent A hybrid tea rose with porcelain-pink blooms and a light, sweet fragrance, ‘Paris d’Yves Saint Laurent’ was introduced by Meilland International in 1994.

Elizabeth Taylor A pink double-bloom hybrid tea rose developed by Weddle in 1985. Photo: Donald L. Fackler Jr./Alamy; Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Ingrid Bergman A dark red double-bloom hybrid tea rose created by Pernille and Mogens Olesen of the Danish rose company Poulsen and introduced in 1984. Photo: Universal Education/Getty Images; Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy

Audrey Hepburn An apple-blossom-pink hybrid tea rose developed by Jerry F. Twomey in 1991. Photo: Rich Baer; Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Grace Kelly The ‘Princesse de Monaco,’ introduced in France by Meilland et Cie in 1981, is a cream-color hybrid tea rose with pink edges and a mild, fruity fragrance. Photo courtesy of Meilland International; Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy

Judy Garland A multihued floribunda rose with an apple-and-rose fragrance, bred in Great Britain by Harkness in 1977. Photo: Rich Baer; Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Marella Agnelli The style icon has two roses named in her honor, and both flourish in the gardens of her country house in Villar Perosa, Italy. ‘Donna Marella Agnelli’ (shown) is a fragrant pink version of the famous white ‘Iceberg’ hybrid tea rose; it was developed by the Italian breeder Vittorio Barni and released in 1988. The other, a pink-red hybrid tea rose called ‘Marella,’ was launched in 1961 by Meilland International. Photo courtesy of Rose Barni; from the Condé Nast Archive

Hubert de Givenchy ‘Givenchy,’ a red-blend hybrid tea rose bred by Jack E. Christensen, debuted in 1986. Photo: ARS Photo; Pierre Guillaud/AFP/Getty Images

Roses Named for Celebrities, A Who’s Who of flowers named after stylish people featured in Architectural Digest,Text by Alison Levasseur)

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Patricia Urquiola

Posted on 04/08/2014 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Pavo Real for Driade

Cosy Bohemian for Moroso

swingchair for Louis Vuitton, 2012

Tropicalia for Moroso

Tropicalia Cocoon for Moroso

Patricia Urquiola by EH&I Live

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Patricia Urquiola. ‘Patricia Urquiola by EH&I Live’ offers an intimate (near-live) insight into the personality, career and versatile portfolio of this highly successful, Spanish-born architect and designer – from the nineties to the most recent products for Moroso, Rosenthal and Flos. Produced by leading Dutch design and lifestyle glossy Eigen Huis & Interieur, this first issue of EH&I Live provides its readers with a truly new experience of the magazine format, offering interactive navigation through interiors around the world and twelve video interviews with Patricia Urquiola. This (free!) iPad magazine is a must for design aficionados around the world.

Tony Duquette

Posted on 23/06/2014 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Tony Duquette, artist, jewelry, costume and Interior designer, born born in Los Angeles, California in 1914. Duquette designed costumes and settings for the movies, interiors for Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers, jewelry and special furnishings for Lady Mendl, as well as numerous night clubs and public places. Duquette was the first American artist to have a one-man show at the Louvre. (read more HERE)

“More is More and Less is a Bore” –Iris Apfel

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