Textile Museum...

On the first Saturday of March, we sent Kati to a slumber party as we headed to Tilburg for Carnaval. We had a nice conversation with this Dutch fellow, who was dressed up as a Tour de France participant, complete with his own roll of toilet paper.

We arrived early so we could visit some museums first. Along the way, I spotted this very unusual window display in someone’s apartment.

We started at the Textile Museum, which opened in 1958 to honor Tilburg’s heritage as a once-thriving wool capital.

The Woolen Blanket Factory was the main exhibition which recreated a textile factory as it existed in the Netherlands from 1900 until 1940. The various machines were set up to show how a blanket was made from crude wool.

The machines were powered by a steam engine on the second floor.

Even though we didn’t see any of the machines in action, it was still fascinating.

In another section of the museum there were lots of older looms...

...which were programmed with these huge paper patterns...

...that took up an entire wall.

Pucker Up...

Ashlynn also did her first cosmetics shoot for Cowell Fashion featuring A.Testoni lipsticks.

The Future’s So Bright...

 The future’s so bright...

 ...she had to wear shades.

Like her previous shoots for Cowell Fashion, this one was for the Italian brand A.Testoni.

Strong Women in Fashion...

Jimmy joined me for a wander through the first ever fashion exhibition in history devoted to female designers: Femme Fatales—Strong Women in Fashion at the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague.

In addition to many international female designers, Dutch designers were also featured such as Iris van Herpen, who specializes in using 3D-printing in her designs.

There were some good messages on the walls...

...and lots of interesting clothes.

Handbags Galore...

Once again, I really enjoyed attending the AWC Handbag Auction. I was excited to win the bid on a Coach bag in perfect condition, but then realized that I actually preferred the blue one. 

Luckily for me, Terri had the winning bid on the blue one and was willing to swap. 

A few days later Ashlynn did a social media shoot for Louis Quatorze, a French maker of handbags.

As you can see, the photos would have been lovely if they’d only shown her face.

Behind-the-Scenes...

Here’s a few shots of the model in action.

Check out the view from the studio. 

Ashlynn Fan Page...

Conique’s Instagram page definitely looks like a fan page for Ashlynn with an insane number of photos of her.