Rima at Huize Frankendael

There is a group here at work called, The Kennedys, that helped put together a fashion event at Huize Frankendael on Sunday. The house is a beautiful old mansion set in a park. At one end of the building there is a cafe, and the many different rooms are used for many different things, but we were able to secure a couple for this event.

The event—to showcase some of the work of Rima Freeman, an apparel designer that moved here from the states about 8 or 9 years ago. The work she does involves taking overstock clothing and material, and re-inventing them into something new and interesting. Rima needed a few people to mingle in the crowd during the event wearing her clothes, and I was asked by The Kennedys if I would participate. Sure, why not?

I took some pictures on my phone, but there were many cameras there, so hopefully I'll be able to post some better photography at a later date.

Click here to watch a short overview video.

Huize Frankendael:

Setting—Park Frankendael:

Gardens behind the house:

Rima preparing the display of a mannequin in the upstairs room:

Decoration for the downstairs room:

There were 6 "models" in all. We took over a side room for hair and makeup:

Crazy eyelashes. Antlers and butterflies:

Butterflies on my eyes:

Denim dress, and necklace made of denim scraps with pearls safety pinned on:

The whole crew:

Rima:

It was a fun afternoon. Met a lot of cool people and ate a lot of cupcakes.