Versace at the Groninger Museum a Retrospective

Versace at the Groninger Museum

Versace at the Groninger Museum, or in the full, official tiitle of the exhibition: Gianni Versace Retrospective. We, Mimi Berlin Blogger Team, visited the Groninger Museum and that’s what we want to share with you today. Just because we can!

As you may well know, Versace was a very HOT brand in the 1980s and 1990s, Gianni Versace truly celebrated it’s heydays at that time. Supermodels, vivid colors, bold prints, gold, sex and Greek mythology are things we associate with Versace. And you probably do too!

The Versace retrospective shows us clothes, scarves, jewelry, magazines, fashion shows, sketches, books etc. all dating specifically from 1989 to1997.
Paris based Agence NC designed the exhibition and divided everything in themes such as pop, bondage and so on. We won’t elaborate too much on the show itself any further, because it is always best to go see it for yourself! But, we do want to share our images!
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Family Affair

Gianni Versace (1946–1997) started out as a freelance designer for several Italian fashion companies like Complice, Genny and Callaghan, he later became the head designer at Byblos. Around 1978 Gianni and his siblings Santos and Donatella founded Gianni Versace SpA. Santos was the CEO (untill 2002) and Donatella was responsibale for marketing and later on for designing the accessories and the Versus line. Gianni V. met his partner Antonio D’amico (1959-2002) in 1982, Antonio then joined the compapy as fashion designer for Versace Sport …..(It’s a family affair guys, a very sad one, but that’s an other story)
Versace’s boss-chief today is Donatella. Santos is probably retired. Gianni and Antonio are dead.

The exhibition is open untill the 7th of May 2023

The exhibition is not official nor authorised or linked to Gianni Versace S.r.l. and/or to the Versace family.

The exhibition is realised in collaboration with the leading private collectors of the work of Gianni Versace: Antonio Caravano (with Sabina Albano as collection curator), as well as Salvatore Alderuccio and Franco Jacassi.

Groningermuseum.nl

Fabulous People Playing Backgammon

Fabulous People Playing Backgammon

American Celebrities posing, smiling and “playing” backgammon in the previous century…..(images via chicagopoint)

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Mimi Berlin’s Rebus puzzle #21: Boots

Boots and Light Entertainment

Just Fill in The Blanks!
Mimi Berlin’s Weekly Rebus Puzzle is all about boots and fashion.

 

….. BOOTS BY ISABEL MARANT ARE MADE OF SUEDE, F/W 2011
(img credit: style.com)

A AND A ARE WEARING WHITE KNEE HIGH …..
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MIA AND MADONNA … CHANTEUSES
(img cedit; via mirror.co.uk)

THE BOOTS BY GIVENCHY ARE …. OF SUEDE
FOR F/W 2011, RUNWAY.
(img credits style.com)
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A CLOSE-UP OF THE BOOTS BY GIVENCHY … F/W 2012
(img credit; via searchingforstyle.com))

THIS MODEL IS ……. IN BOOTS BY VERSACE, BACKSTAGE F/W 2012 (image credits SONNY PHOTO’S)

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Shoes: Tipboxes for poledancing

Shoes: Tipboxes for poledancing
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Well, I did some research. And I am happy tell you, the Hooker-Shoe trend is really on it’s return! (I’m a bit of a feminist you must know) I visited net-a-porter and only could find three suitable workshoes. Last season that would be much, much more. Sure, I did see more skyscraper platforms, but without the all important peeptoe. Although they lack room for tips. Here’s the Top three. And the winner is, number one:
  These lovely platforms by Versace/ €750

Number two: Giuseppe Zanotti/ €425. Number three (’cause it’s his core business. That’s not a fair competition) Christian Louboutin/ €895

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