Another Day at the Office. Mimi Berlin’s Fashion Fest #9

Posted on 20/12/2019 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

‘Another day at the office’ Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #9,

We would like to present our newest Fashion Fest photomontage ‘Another day at the office’. This is image number 9, we made the first Mimi Berlin’s Fashion Fest in january of 2013. See all the work made in between these dates on mimiberlinfashionfest.com

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #9, Another day at the office, 15-12-2019 ©MIMI BERLIN MMXIX

This tableau vivant is inspired by an eight hour office day. Made, in front of the reception, by Peter de Kok, Astro, Annelies van Hardeveld, Tjebbe Beekman, Jan Willen Kaldenbach, Amber Jansen, Illya Beekman, Machteld Schouten, Mario Hooglander, Bastiaan Thijssen, Anneke Mulder, Sid Stuiver, Geraldine MacDonald, Elle Verhagen, Beest, Taco Stuiver, Marie-Claire Toebosch, Baukje Bies, Petra Kamphuis, Wendelien Daan, Riëtte Wanders, Bernhard Jongstra, Berber de Jong, Frankie Dennis and Gala Daan. Stagaire: Jolene Adelaar

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion Fest is an ongoing project by Mimi Berlin

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #9, Another day at the office, 15-12-2019 is a self-portrait/photo-montage made by ©MIMI BERLIN MMXIX

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion Fest: The Party Celebration 2017

Posted on 01/12/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion Fest: The Party Celebration 2017

We, at Mimi Berlin visit parties all the time. This time we wanted to give back, so we threw a party for yous all! Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest: The Party Celebration at Sexyland in Amsterdam. Celebrating the 5 year anniversary of Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest: an ongoing project for which we create self-group portraits a couple of times per year. We had Music, we had Drinks, Snacks, Sauerkraüt, also we had; Partyhats, Goodie Bags, Photographers ànd we planned 2 Group-Photo moments: before and after the party. We, at Mimi Berlin, had SO much fun! Thanks to all our friends and family, DJ Frankie D and everyone at Sexyland We Love You!

Party-Snap 30 november 2017, 19.53 Sociëteit SEXYLAND

the MBFFTPC invitation

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7; Bed Peace Choose Life @Tetterode, January 2017.

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #6; Dutch Cheerleading Squad: Cheering for Ourselves, November 2016

‘behind-the-scenes’ images on show. (imagecredits: Yo de Bo)

‘second life for the goodie bag’ (imagecredits Ms Maat)

Exhibition

For the occasion we premiered 2 life-size prints: Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7; Bed Peace Choose Life (@Tetterode, January 2017) and Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #6; Dutch Cheerleading Squad (Cheering for Ourselves, November 2016). We also showed the ‘behind-the-scenes’ images which we made all these years at our MB Fashion-Fest days and had never shown before en plein public.

Of course we took party-snaps at our own party: ‘Cause we know you like that! ‘This is How We Do It’

Roller Derby for Girls

Posted on 27/11/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Roller Derby for Girls

Roller Derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track, they have all kinds of matches whilst doing so. Basically one of the teams needs to be the fastest; the players are very rough with each other in order to accomplish a win. Roller skating marathons became populair in the 1930s, just like the dance marathons. Roller Derby is a sport with a high entertaiment value; the same kind the american wrestling matches have.

The Joriko Roller (in pale pink / red / turquoise) from Acne Studios’ Diner collection 2017

Caption from LIFE. A skillful shoulder block thrown by ‘Fuzzy’ Buchek (left) foils an attempt by Vivian Johnson…George Skadding—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images

From Left: Lil ‘ Nitro, Rhumble Bee, Vi-vicious, BrickHouse, Shell Shock, Murderface, Rembrat, StitcHer Up, Serial Kilner, Merslaydes Benz, and Kitty Cataclysm

The black and white image is made at a Roller Derby match in 1948, taken from Time/Life Magazine. (read the article and see more images here at time.com)
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Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7

Posted on 14/02/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7

Mimi Berlin’s Fashion-Fest #7; Bed Peace Choose Life @ Tetterode.
From left to right: Mimi Berlin and Friends wishing you Love, Peace and Happiness. VUFU&FE (von uns für uns & für euch.) Paraphrasing Eric Koch’s picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-In for Peace (Hair Peace Bed Peace) at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel. March 25, 1969. The portrayed are all creative minds from The Netherlands. In daily life they try to make the world a prettier place by creating arts, drama, fashion, and by just being kind in general.

A big huge thanks to you all for your generousity, creativity, kindness, knowledge and time! Rex Dieter, Wilhelmina Bulhof, Petra Kamphuis, Carmen Freudenthal, Machteld Schouten, Peter Pieksma, JW Kaldenbach, Marten Tak, Twan Janssen, Wendelien Daan, Amber Jansen, Pamela Spruyt, Mark van Vorstenbos, Ingrid Blankendaal, Jozef van der Heijden.

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ArtEZ Finals 2016 Faces at Dudok

Posted on 09/06/2016 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

ArtEZ Finals 2016 Faces at Dudok

JW Kaldenbach and Mimi Berlin got commissioned to portray the graduate bachelor students at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts (the art academy situated in Arnhem, The Netherlands) This work will be on show at Dudok in June and July 2016.

Artez Finals 2016 Department;DBKV/vt

Artez Finals 2016 Departments; DBKV/dt & Fine Art

Artez Finals 2016 Departments: Fine art & Fashion Design & Product Design

Artez Finals 2016 Departments: Product Design & Graphic Design vt/dt & Interaction Design

Artez Finals 2016 Departments: Interaction Design & Creative Writing & Music Theatre & Jazz/Pop

Mimi Berlin Art Direction/Photography. (Artez Finals 2016 Departments: Jazz/Pop & Dance Teacher)

Overview at Dudok, Arnhem

Mimi Berlin Art Direction/Photography. (ArtEZ Arnhem Finals 2016. Portraits on show at Dudok Arnhem.)

Placemats at Dudok during June and July 2016

Color coded portraits of the ArtEZ BA graduate students. ‘ArtEZ Faces’; 6 digitally printed banners (135 x 175 cm). Photography by JW Kaldenbach, art-direction by Mimi Berlin, assisted by Niko Demoed, printed by Walter Huinink and Anand at ArtEZ Arnhem.

Artez Finals 2014 group portraits by JW Kaldenbach and Mimi Berlin

Ways to Celebrate X-Mas with Family: Sixties Style

Posted on 04/12/2015 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Ways to Celebrate X-Mas with Family: Sixties Style

Or; how to embellish the christmas days: clothes, decoration, food, presents and portraits.

Lyndon B Johnson, 36th President of the USA, with his family in the Yellow Oval Room, Christmas 1968

1960s ad for (Daisy) Rifles

“Christmas Morning, West Covina, California, 1960.” It is part of the collection “Retro Holiday Slide Show” at the Pyramid Club in the East Village. (©charles_phoenix)

Meal; turkey (1960s)

1960s advertisement for Weldon look-alike pyjama’s. (found in mom’s basement)

-Lyndon B Johnson, 36th President of the USA, with his family in the Yellow Oval Room, Christmas 1968
-1960s ad for (Daisy) Rifles
-Covina, California, 1960.” It is part of the collection “Retro Holiday Slide Show” at the Pyramid Club in the East Village. (©charles_phoenix) -Meal; turkey (1960s)
-1960s advertisement for Weldon look-alike pyjama’s.

(imgs via wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyndon_B / thevillager.com / fusion.net / pzrservices.typepad.com )