Designers against AIDS

20/09/2024

Looking back to this video from 2012 nostalgically- I could still walk unassisted -if a bit wobbly- and didn't know (thankfully!) about the medical horror show that was about to unfold a bit later. Happy with the video itself though.

Ninette Murk is on a mission to make the world a better place. After a close colleague died from AIDS in 2004, the former fashion editor founded the Antwerp-based…

17/09/2024

I finally bit the bullet and have put my jacket on Vinted- for Maison Margiela collectors only!
https://www.vinted.be/items/5059611462-maison-martin-margiela-flame-embroidered-leather-perfecto

16/09/2024

What's the best way to publish my book?

As you may know, I have started to write my biography that will center around my work in fashion, celebrities, secrets and social activism, but will also touch issues such as disability and PTSD.

I'm wondering how to go about it logistically: should I look for a publisher? Self publish? E-book and/or print to order? If so, what would be a good platform? Advice welcome!

Pictured is Veruschka wearing a T-shirt designed by Bernhard Willhelm for Designers against AIDS- covering three of the books issues, because I'm smart like that. Have a nice week, everyone!

14/09/2024

Starting writing the concept/structure of my second book today- motto by artist Mark Titchner

19/01/2024

I keep sharing this, because it's one of the loveliest messages I ever received. My friend Drieke Leenknegt wrote this in 2020 and I think it's still valid.
"I have know Ninette Murk since more than 20+ years. I interviewed her when I was 20 and she got me my first job as an intern for one of Belgian's lifestyle magazines back in the 90ies. We can't think about the Antwerp 6 without thinking about people such as Ninette who gave Belgian fashion its context back then and still today. Ninette is the avant-garde of the avant-garde. She kickstarted fashion collaborations way # # before the concept got widely spread. Most importantly is her strive to make the world a better place. Her work with DAA (Designers against Aids: go to http://www.designersagainstaids.com) has been one of the leading platforms to create awareness around aids globally by using pop culture as a vehicle. Happy birthday Ninette, you are one of the strongest, most amazing women I have ever met and I love you to pieces."

22/12/2023

And next year too

29/10/2022

Best safe s*x song/video ever!
It's for your P!

The official music video for the viral sensation F.Y.P. (For Your P***s). In collaboration with D***x, rapper That Kid CG teams up with comedian Katie Haller...

06/08/2022

Very proud about our story, now published online in Mirror Mirror Magazine!
See the whole story here: https://www.mirror-mirror.nl/beauty-talks-new/2022/8/5/its-a-powerful-thing-to-be-open-and-honest-not-many-people-dare-to-do-it-nbsp

17/05/2022

Today- and every other day of the year.

23/03/2022

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14/02/2022

How to be culturally competent when supporting LGBTQ+ Muslims - our first long read on the new website! Originally written by Rahim Thawer, edited by Kym Nelson.

What does ‘coming out’ really mean? We’re told (usually in the Western world) that it represents liberation, freedom, an immediate reduction in stress and isolation – a promise of having a weight lifted off your shoulders. And then only after ‘coming out’ can a person truly experience pr...