Pietra Ligura

HAIRY RING

2010-12-05T02:39:00.002+01:00

i GOT THIS RING FROM ANNE lOT, A VERY NEW TALENTED GIRL, WHO IS JUST BEGINNING TO MAKE THESE RINGS OF HAIR, ALL ONE OF A KIND..

GALLERY BOB SMIT ROTTERDAM

2010-12-05T01:18:00.001+01:00

These pictures I took the last time I visited the Gallery of Bob Smit, which is one of the few galleries in Rotterdam I like.Again I was surprised to see this lively and funny art of Birgit Verwer, a young artist that just graduated and I already love her work.I was walking around and it made me feel like being in a gallery in New York or someplace else, it felt so un-Dutch.Wow, it makes me longer for making new art myself..can't wait actually.
Just today there's a new exhibition already that is so interesting,so when you're in town and feel a little bored, just pop in this Gallery, i's worth it! really nice people and no need to feel uncomfortable by walking in, it's on the Eendrachtsplein 16. (www.bobsmit.com)

F.A.R.T.

2010-10-27T14:18:00.003+02:00

This saturday the F.A.R.T. Party is coming up, make sure you'll be there because it's going to be GOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDD!Have you're coolest creative Halloween-outfit ready to rock,get you're tickets before at www.fart-rotterdam.nl because it's going to be sold-out soon!And when it's full it's really full!Check the program with ZZZ, Kittbang, Sneak Preview of TED (Langenbach), 'In bed met Hugo'(Borst) and lots of new talent, DJ's, bands and surprising actsand performances in hotelrooms and party...YIHAAAA

Jacques Tati

2010-10-17T19:37:00.005+02:00

This French master of humoristic movies is tonight on CANVAS with his movie of 1949, 'Jour de Fête', one of his masterpieces.You should see it to have some inspiration if you're sitting on the couch and playing bored..I believe he is brilliant, just like the other french filmmaker, Claude Chabrol, who has recently died.Chabrol was a filmmaker of the so called 'Nouvelle vague', which were tired of all this 'clean'films with classic romantic heroes, together with Francois Truffaut, Eric Rohmer, Agnès Varda, Jean Eustache and Jean Luc Godard they wanted to show the real life, especially the life of their own generation.Chabrol is one of my biggest inspiration but also Tati is one of my favourites.Well, judge for youself and see it.

LIKEYOULIKEME

2010-10-17T19:26:00.005+02:00

Last night I visited The like for their gig at Rotown, really LIKE these girls,
not only goodlooking but also very Lolita-powered.
Especially the bass-girl, she is soooooo gorgeous!
so I took her picture as you see, watch her eyes, amazing!
She has Armenian blood, that is the secret.

CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG

2010-08-11T22:36:00.003+02:00

I can't wait to see this movie, always been a great fan of Charlotte Gainsbourg but ever since 'The Antichrist'of director Lars von Trier she has proven that she's a great actress.I don't know what makes her so special, it's probably her famous mother Jane Birkin and father Serge Gainsbourg which gave her all the talent and good looks.
For me she is the icon of 2010.

FOLDABLE VINTAGE BAG

2010-08-11T22:07:00.003+02:00

When I am in Rotterdam I'm really fond about strolling down the flea-market.Abroad and even Amsterdam is also great but the Rotterdam-market is not so bad, sometimes you wil find some little treasures, just like this bag.It's a rare one, probably around the 50ies, maybe even older.For now i'm keeping it just like some other vintage items I find now and then.And when I'm tyred of it I might sell it on my webshop.But this one I like too much myself now...

NEW BABIES IN TOWN

2010-08-11T21:58:00.006+02:00

I was in Berlin lately and bought some new vintage, take a look on my webshop for the latest 'yammies':
www.peekabooshop.nl

And not to forget: bought this new babies on die Neue Schönhauser StraBe, next to the best vintage shop:Made in Berlin, a huge shop with every tuesday 20% off the normal price.

Bruxelles, gaat wel...

2010-08-07T19:36:00.001+02:00

Brussels, you have to find your way but you can find some good places there, although it's a very strange city,quite different kind of people, turn one street and it's fashionable and nice, turn the other and it's horrible...At the Rue Antoine Dansaert it's nice shopping, for the best lunch and nicest people, check the Café Soleil.

25 YEARS INEZ&VINOODH

2010-06-21T18:52:00.003+02:00

Thursday the 24th of june I'm going to the expo of Inez van Lamsweerde& Vinoodh Matadin,
who are now working together for 25 years and done such a marvellous job.
For me a huge inspiration,especially Inez, which I admire personally for such a long time,
working with all those big stars but still standing with both feet on the ground,the right attitude if you ask me.
(Don't believe the hype!)
If you like fashion-photography not the usual way you should get your ass to the FOAM museum next thursday, or after
(25th of june untill 15th september www.foam.nl)

TRENTA SECONDI

2010-06-17T02:21:00.001+02:00

DEAR OSMAN,

YOU MAKE THE BEST COFFEE IN TOWN, THANK YOU FOR THAT!
(ALTHOUGH THE PLACE SUCKS (STADHUISPLEIN), I DON'T CARE
AS LONG AS YOU ARE THERE..

RA / ANTWERP

2010-05-06T22:31:00.004+02:00

This is something I discovered accidentially on the Kloosterstraat,(one of the best places to stay where you can find loads of nice shops with antique gadgets, vintage objects like 'Elan Vintage),at first I thought it was a gallery, but walking inside a new world was opening up to me, a sort of 'Alice in Wonderland', so great this is:everything is in one place so you can spent ages here.
You can see the latest new designers that aren't famous yet but are about to.Also the well-known Henrik Vibskov is there but that wasn't so special because there is so many new and exciting stuff to see besides all clothes;accessoires, shoes, hats, from cool to glamour and from rock to chic.Cool and gentle staff is hanging around that aren't to much there, very subtile but if you want to know more about this place willing to tell you the whole story.
And if you are ever getting tired of listening music upstairs, trying some nice shoes, talking to this cute guys and want to chill a little,go downstairs again and lay down in a huge wooden bed or another silent corner with loads of the best fashion and art-magazines and have a delicious lunch, sure you won't forget to visit this one next time..o, there's even a little vintage-corner as well!
Off you go, you lazy fashion-victims, and find some new inspiration:
RA/ KLOOSTERSTRAAT 13/ ANTWERP/ WED-SAT: 11.00AM-6PM

2010-05-06T22:27:00.001+02:00

Walking down the street, up to the MOMU, I bumped into these lovely schoolgirls, that's what I also like in Belgium: still wearing these uniforms, which are so normal for them but so special and inspiring for me.Thank you so much for posing,girls!

ANTWERP/ MOMU

2010-05-06T22:14:00.004+02:00

Because I was extremely annoyed last time that I stayed in Rotterdam during Queensday I decided to escape this time and went to Antwerp, which wasn't a very bad idea.
First thing I did is visit the MOMU because of a marvellous expo: 'ZWART'.
If you love Fashion and Authentic style you can't miss it!
It's the MOMU museum/Nationale Straat 28/Antwerpen/ www.momu.be/till 08/08/2010
Here are a few of the photos I took

R.I.P.Gabber

2010-04-07T21:54:00.002+02:00

'Gabber', 14 years and 1 month, A real SUPER-DOG, we'll miss you!!

Madonna Naked Oldskool

2010-03-17T02:09:00.005+01:00

I really love these pictures of Madonna naked, her first shoot for Playboy as a rising star.I bought it today on the market for 2 euros only!Of course later on she tried to stop this photographer Lee Friedlander of publishing but it was too late..If she had known this by that age that she was going to be world-famous she would never have been posing 'unlike a virgin'for almost nothing, because that's what she did, she was still doing dance-classes and posed just to earn some money.
And that for the Playboy of 9 september 1985: it's my B-Day, couldn't think of a better present!

2010-03-17T02:08:00.000+01:00

NEW YORK FASHION WEEK FOR G-STAR

2010-03-08T02:09:00.002+01:00

TED IN THE ACE HOTEL, ABSOLUTE THE BEST IN WHOLE NY!

FRANCISCO&TED WAITING FOR THE JET-LAG

SISTER OF CARICE, JELKA VAN HOUTEN IS JUST AS SWEET..

2010-03-08T02:06:00.002+01:00

WHAT'S WITH THIS 'LEGS OPEN POSE' OF WILFRIED DE JONG?
AND MY FACE IS SO PALE AND ABSOLUTELY BORED LOOK(WHICH I WASN'T)
OKAY, THIS PICTURE IS DEFINITELY NOT THE BEST

RUUD+TED=ALTIJD PRET

RUDEBOY,JOS AND FIONA,ALL AT THE SAME TABLE, WHAT FUN WE HAD!

NO, I DIDN'T EAT THIS, DON'T WORRY

THOSE FRENCH MEN:OH LA LA, ALWAYS SOOOOOO VERY SEXY!!!

2010-03-08T02:03:00.002+01:00

JUST ARRIVED,DIDN'T SLEEP AT ALL BUT I DON'T CARE: STANDING ON TIMES SQUARE, WAKE ME UP

KELLY OSBORNE, REMCO (GSTAR) AND FRIEND, ACTUALLY I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE KELLY, SHE WAS SO SMALL AND SO THIN, A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PERSON, BUT ALLRIGHT,LEAVE HER ALONE, SHE'S PARTYING

COOLEST BLOGGER THAT NIGHT FROM TOKYO, DOING HIS BEST TO WIN THE BLOG-CONTEST, I AGREE, HE SHOULD BE THE WINNER, NO MATTER WHAT

FASHIONABLE MODEL HAVING FUN

ANOTHER IDENTITY-SWITCH: AGYNESS DEYN PAINTED HER HAIR ALL BLACK, I CAN ONLY SAY ONE THING: WOW!

2010-03-08T01:47:00.003+01:00

DE ALTIJD FRISSE JONGETJES

BACKSTAGE IS ALWAYS THE BEST, HARDWORKING, GOODLOOKING CROWD AS YOU MIGHT KNOW.
WEARING A LEATHER MARC JACOBS PAIR OF TROUSERS THAT MADE ME A LITTLE BIT JEALOUS

'CHARLOTTE LATOYA RAMPLING', SHE IS AMAZING!

MODEL CAMILLA FROM SWEDEN, SHE IS MY FAVOURITE..

THE HAMMERSTEIN VENUE

Fabulous Fabio

2010-03-04T01:31:00.004+01:00

Wow! he's so photogenic,adorable,healthy,naughty,clever,intelligent, sweet, trustfull, creative, hard-working,lazy,addicted punk-pop-star,
MY LITTLE BRAZILIAN BASTARD BROTHER

VO-TED

2010-03-04T01:27:00.002+01:00

My vote for today..
The only hope for a more Cultural&Creative Rotterdam,
please Salima, save us!

Shoes addiction

2009-12-30T01:26:00.003+01:00

Sometimes I really hate myself for being such a fucking shoe-victim...
no, I didn't buy these 'love-shoes'of Louboutin.
It's even worse: I couln't stop myself from buying Lanvin-boots and no-I'm not finished yet!
Buying also a pair of rubber Marc Jacobs boots with the excuse for being half the normal price (what's 'normal'?!)and because of the snow outside of a pile high.
Somebody couldn't stop laughing when I told this (I'm too embaressed now)
and yes: I'm such a superficial person, shame on me!

Bloody cold picture

2009-12-25T01:02:00.002+01:00

This was shot yesterday, near the only original cell-phone that is left: at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, I just love it!Can you imagine not having a mobile anymore?How romantic..

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F.A.R.T.

2009-10-10T01:52:00.005+02:00

Fashion and Art & the FARTY-PARTY, all on 1 night in Hotel Central, Rotterdam, 30/10/09

For more info about my latest project 'F.A.R.T.' check: http://www.langenbach-ligura.nl/

Aynouk Tan

2009-10-04T03:01:00.007+02:00

Hi Aynouk,read your column
today about the hipsters,
had fun again, thanx!

2009-09-28T22:29:00.003+02:00

Balmain Zipped suède ankle boots, I saw them last summer in a shop in Berlin with the same name (Berlin, sort of 'Colette'version but then much better, was a tip that Ruud v/d Peijl gave me), together with all other great shoes,clothes and magazines/books, also Azzedine Alaïa.And i'm so sorry for not buying them, although too expensive..So just keep on licking my fingers by looking at this picture.

Vintage+Fashion+Party

2009-09-27T02:18:00.004+02:00

OWOWOWOWOW! what a night this was!I can't move my legs, my arms, my feet,my hands because of this 'hanging on the ceiling'joy-game, everything hurts because of this party..Thanx Henno, Jeff, Ted, Pim,and YOU, the crowd, you were SO GREAT!
pictures and movie are coming soon, watch my blog, now first recovering.
'BECAUSE WE ARE YOUR FRIEND, YOU'LL NEVER BE ALONE AGAIN, SO COME ON, COME ON..

2009-09-11T16:05:00.003+02:00

VINTAGE+FASHION+PARTY

What? Multiple Vintage+fashion+party extravaganza Shop
Where? Meent 119 (=old “Shopper) in Rotterdam
Time? 21:00-23:00 sale, 23:00 till late party!
Date? Friday September the 25th
Stresscode? VOGUE-VERSCHRIKKER
Info: www.langenbach-ligura.nl
Catering by: Roodkapje

Back by popular demand: The Vintage Fashion Party!
A recurring event from 21:00 till the late hours!
Always wanted to buy that vintage dress from Peek A Boo, that couture leather jacket of L.I.O.N.E. and vintage boots from Vintage Footwear all at one go without surfing around on the internet? Or you end up standing in front of the shop when it just closed?
Or you just want to chit chat with the O so cosy Henk of Hendrikus Labels&Vintage? Or drop a “Hallootje & Tot Zootje” with Danielle Huisman?
All this is possible and more! On Friday the 25th of September and you are welcome to stay and dance to the sounds of Rotterdam cutest DJ’s: Pim, Ted, Michel, Henno, Jeff or that sexy girl who can’t DJ but does it anyway.
At 23:00 we load everything back in the bus, smack the tables to the walls and turn our booties on the floor!
Stop nagging about the boredom of Rotterdam and just come, and bring your sister, granny, aunt, lover with you!

VALTIFEST

2009-09-10T01:28:00.011+02:00

Speaking about animals.., no, this is no mask, this is my doggy sleeping when I'm partying hard at the Valtifest..

Flash Flash Birgit

Bonaparte, this performance was really cool and crazy, I quite liked it, really ashame I couln't stay longer at the Festival because there were so many good things to see, everybody was there,all dressed up, old ROXY crowd, younger hipsters, fashion victims, horrible 'carnaval-dressed-up-kids',New Kids on the blokfluit, old kids in fake costumes but one thing's for sure: everybody was ready to party!Loved it!Just made only a few pictures.. sorry if you're interested in more.

Erol Alkan, my hero, and Joost van Bellen, Dj also and organiser of The Valtifest, I 'peeped'them backstage,right before Erol's gig.

Ted alias Shitmeister T. was DJ'ing at the Valtifest Tent MTV 'Brand New'as a rabbit, because the theme of te party was 'Beestenboel', something like Animal-farm.
My opinion is that he should always wear this mask, day and night..

BARCELONA

2009-09-03T23:52:00.014+02:00

Very cool vintage-fashion shop, quite arrogant owner and staff but that doesn't make this shop less interesting.Take your creditcard because here you'll find this vintage Pucci glasses, Paco Rabanne bag, dress for the party, shoes for a night out..it's too much good stuff that makes you crazy what to choose, also for an exceptional price.
And the shopwindows are worth photographing, so I did (which the staff didn't appreciate because probably she thought I was a copycat).
Check out the website for the other stores and locations of the same owner, it's great: http://www.leswingvintage.com/

Body Double? No, it;s just the way I look if you see through my new 'camera' necklace,

which you can see below.

It's my latest toy, which I bought in the Macba bookstore. By the way: definitely worth a visit: the MACBA museum, cool expo's are there and also two interesting bookstores below, where in one I got this necklace.They have loads of books, nice and funny gadgets or other presents.

You can also go outside and sit on this square for ages to see all this tourists, catalan skaters and other cool crowd pass by, just like a film..

Someone just passed by and called me Michael Jackson, don't believe that's a compliment?!

Well, what can I say: my favourite hangout in Barca, this 'Granja Viader'in the Carrer Xuclà.

This Granja has been there for ages and is a good mix of the real catalan people, from very young till very very old.Sometimes some lost tourists come in and can't stop photographing (just like me, bloody tourists) this authentic place and impeccable staff.

I'm like a little kid if you give me this 'Llet Mellorquina'which I can't discribe, but it's a milky-cinnamon-like taste, it's cold and mostly it's combined with a ensaimada.

Or some of there famous hot chocolate (just imagine with the hot temperature ouside)with loads of cream, don't need a dinner after because it's soo heavy but original and pure chocolat.

Best time do this is around 18.00/19.00 o'clock, if you don't wanna be noticed as typical tourist that come in for a lunch at 13.00 or something (they drink coffee around 12.00, lunch mostly around 15.00, tapas or pastries at 19.00 and dinner around 23.00)

Michelangelo Antonioni

2009-06-28T01:35:00.003+02:00

Michelangelo Antonioni, born in 1912 in bourgeois surroundings of the italian province.He studied economics and commerce while he painted and also wrote criticism for a local newspaper.In 1939 he went to Rome and worked for a journal "Cinema', studying directorship at the School of Cinema.Working as a director himself later on he won several prices.For me he is the real master of cinema, with titles like: L'avventura, Zabriskie point and the most famous one: Blow up, which you see an image of above.If you haven't seen this one, then watch the Retrospective at LantarenVenster in Rotterdam, it's on wednesday the 1 st of july.
It gave me a lot of inspiration for styling and also Jane Birkin has a small role in it, worth seeing it!

Top of the knots

2009-06-23T02:37:00.003+02:00

Back again, this summer, go for the top-knots, looks really gorgeous, with style example Chloé Sevigny, always front-row

Camille Bidault Waddington

2009-06-23T02:27:00.002+02:00

Ever heard of Camille Bidault Waddington?

Freelance stylist, moved from londen to Paris and married former frontman Jarvis Cocker, now split up already for a while butthat didn't stop her for being famous, worked for Another magazine, Elle, Lula, Purple and APC amoung her clients.Famous photographers she was working with: Nick Knight, Jurgen Teller, Mario Testino and of course my hero Terry Richardson.For publications such as Dazed and Confused, The Face, The Pop (why it's not available anymore?!, great magazine)

Now consulting for Marc Jacobs, Byblos and Pucci a.o. and playing tonque hockey with Olivier Zahm (Purple Magazine)during a purple Party.

Lucky for her..

Just google her, great example

LASHIONISTA

2009-06-07T01:59:00.002+02:00

Rodeber Higgins Tee, Cream

Sequined lashes tank by Michael Brambila

Pair of eyelashes necklace by Stephanie Simek

Paris Adventure Part one

2009-05-13T02:40:00.005+02:00

Warhol expo, his most commercial period, i like more the Factory period but that's personal

C'est une voiture ou miniature?

Glam-glove, very GaGa

Romantic brooch

Boomtown Rats

Part two

2009-05-13T02:38:00.003+02:00

Parc Royal

Paris Doggy Style

Forever yours?

MMM

Dangereuses Liaisons

Part three

2009-05-13T02:35:00.002+02:00

Surrealistic Sources for Lanvin

Best Boutique in town for Vintage-Freaks

Da Da Da

My bag wasn't big enough to put it in

Courrèges is so timeless

2009-05-13T02:33:00.001+02:00

Mais cést ne pas vrai! 'Justice' en Pigalle!

2009-05-13T01:39:00.005+02:00

It's unbelievable but through: sitting on a terrace in Pigalle, Paris, and right before my eyes my heroes Justice pass by.Luckely they were so kind to have some tea with me and Ted and also time for this photographs.On there way to there Pigalle apartment after a gig abroad so they went home sleeping.....No, no French Kiss.. And Yes: groupies after all!

VINTAGE-FASHION+PARTY

2009-04-22T14:38:00.002+02:00

Vintage+Shopping+Party

Plaats: Hotel Central/Kruiskade 12/Rotterdam
Datum: Vrijdag 22 mei/Shopping: 18.00-21.00, Party 22.00-04.00
Entree: Shopping: free, Party: 5 euro
Wie doen er mee?: Vintage Footwear/Hendrikus Vintage&Labels (m/v)/Marcus Dirks/SPAM Design/3XS/L.I.O.N.E./,Peek A Boo e.a.

Op de leukste en meest authentieke lokatie van Rotterdam zal de 3e editie van de Vintage+Fashion+Party plaatsvinden.
Hotel Central zal de tot de verbeelding sprekende lokatie zijn.
Voor als je op zoek bent naar unieke fashion-items uit de 60ies, 70ies en/of 80ies of al jaren op zoek naar gadgets en retro-design.
Deze koop/kijk/fashion-clubnights hebben reeds in steden als New York, Parijs, Berlijn en Tokyo in cultkringen een verslavende werking.Fuck the stereotypes!
Meet,Greet, fingerfood,snacks,flirting, performance,oldskool cocktails & vinyl luister en dance-genot.
Nooit meer zult u als bezoeker een andere partyganger tegenkomen met dezelfde outfit.
YOU CAN’T IMPROVE THE ORIGINAL………

INSPIRATION

2009-04-01T15:12:00.015+02:00

Terry, my hero!

Serge Gainsbourgh

Sidhi, coolest girl ever

Moon & Gabber

Lukas Göbel picture me

Rudi Gernreich /Peggy Moffit

Roxy Music, 'real boobs'80ies!

Purple Magazine, sexy Vincent Gallo

Nico

Natascha Khan ,Bat for Lashes

Marlene Dietrich

Lou Doillon, absolute style icon for me

Irving Penn

Helmut Newton, in person

Guy Bourdin , great influence

Edie Sedgwick

Calle/Barcelona me gusta

Very La-LaLand

L'origine du monde, Gustave Courbet

Et quelles chambres!
Bad Hair Peace Is it a boy, is it a girl?

Love is the drug....
.....who he?

Audrey Hepburn

Orson Welles/ Nietes
Oh Mick, you're such a cool person
mick likes Kate as well

Dali

Coco Chanel

Audrey in Givenchy

Audrey je t'adore...

BlockBeatz and Westergasfabriek Amsterdam

2009-01-19T17:43:00.000+01:00

LaLaLand

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Elsa Schiaparelli

2009-01-19T17:08:00.003+01:00

Mick Rock and me

Moon and Gabber

perfo new years eve blockbeatz 31-12-2008

2009-01-19T17:00:00.002+01:00

Blue Velvet performance 2008 during Burlesque Ballroom

2009-01-16T13:46:00.003+01:00

photos by www.menarquia.com

2008-12-18T21:12:00.008+01:00

VINTAGE X-MAS SHOPPING-PARTY!

Last chance to find the best X-Mas outfit! The WATT cafe will be transformed into a huge Vintage shopping store, including shop-girls, dressing rooms and snacks. All this in a living room atmosphere with DJ's playing nice tunes to elevate the shopping experience even higher!

The vintage shopping party is an initiative of Pietra Ligura who has decided to weed out her vintage collection which she has collected over the past 15 years. Together with Very Cherry and her own Peek-A-Boo shop they will transform the WATT cafe into a shopping heaven. But that wont be all, be sure to be there in time!
Entrance will be free of charge, just walk into the WATT cafe at the "kruiskade" and walk towards the back. AND if you feel like showing off your new outfit you can get a stamp free of charge (only for shoppers) and continue to the " WATT's Happening" party! Miauw! WATT more do you want?

WATT CAFÉ/SAT.20TH/21.00-23.00

PLEASE bring cash only there will be no PIN-machines

you can reply to this post at petra@peekabooshop.nl

"Blauw Fluweel" performance 22-11-2008

2008-11-29T00:29:00.004+01:00

performance in room 104 in Hotel Central in Rotterdam during "Burlesque Ballroom"

Styling & Photography

2008-11-20T18:43:00.016+01:00

Selected photo's from The PeepBox exhibition can be ordered through the following site:

http://www.thepeepbox.com/

EXHIBIONISM

2008-11-18T17:36:00.001+01:00

De overzichtstentoonstelling van Now&Wow is te zien t/m 4 januari in het Schielandshuis (Historisch Museum)