Pink: Fashion – Red: Curiosities
From now on, things will get worse as we all face Ice Age 3 disturbing our daily life. However, if you want to escape reality, drop by at Bazar to enlighten your soul. Even though Bazar has actually been quite a settled name throughout the last decade, I couldn’t resist reminding you once again. (..more)
Wandering around Amsterdam’s canals you always seem to discover something new. A little niche filled with hidden treasures. These places are safe havens for collectors, specialists, historians, modernists and the freaks inside us all. The Otherist is exactly one of these niches, a small shop with some of the most interesting items to tickle anyone’s fancy freakish fetish. (..more)
I’ve always been slightly fascinated with Star Wars fanatics and toy conventions for adults. Why are they always portrayed as ultimate super geeks? They are actually superheroes in their own right. I used to be a huge Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan, but I’ve never felt the urge to dress up as Michelangelo and meet up with the other turtle brothers to re-enact fight scenes. But, eventually, it all comes down to people being passionate about something. And they’re not really using lightsabers to cut each other’s heads off…right? (..more)
In the 9 Straatjes many hidden treasures are to be found. If you know where to look, that is. The Darling is one of these precious secrets: a store where you can shop for clothes on the first floor and eat sweet delights in the adorable second floor cupcake café. A better combination than vintage and cupcakes? I can’t think of it. This store makes you feel as if you’re a child in a candy store, and we all should feel like this a bit more often if you ask me. (..more)
I know I Love Vintage, and if you’re anything like me, you probably love vintage as well. It seems as if everybody loves vintage these days, and with valid reasons. Vintage makes you feel as if you’re wearing something real and exclusive. In comparison to seeing six other girls wearing the same skirt made in a mass-production, this feels like a relieve, and a privilege. This exclusivity can be found and bought at I Love Vintage, a charismatic boutique and atelier combined at the Prinsengracht. (..more)
I adore photography, however I am no photographer (apart from my amateur holiday snap shots). What I do know is that analogue photography is incredibly popular right now, especially lomography. This September a Lomography Gallery Store was opened in our famous 9 Straatjes. The Lomography Gallery Stores are located all over the world, including Berlin, London, Paris, New-York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Beijing so it was about time Amsterdam got one as well! (..more)
