Vive la Fête - Vive l'Archive - MER.Books 2026

The career of Belgian electro-pop duo Vive la Fête reads like one long, shimmering party. Since their debut Je ne veux pas (1997), Els Pynoo and Danny Mommens have been slicing up synthpop, electroclash, dance-punk, and new wave with a hefty swig of French chanson like no other. Club classics such as Touche pas, Maquillage, and Noir Désir make both the music, the fashion world, and everyone in between dance.
In 2002, fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld discovered the duo and invited them to his Chanel shows in Paris, NewYork, Tokyo, Berlin, and Las Vegas.
The book Vive l'archive takes a look at 29 years of Vive la Fête and compiles rare images, personal stories and never-before-published photos by Stephan Vanfleteren and others.

272p - EN/FR/NL - 27,2x21,2cm - softcover - new