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Iris Van Herpen dresses women as a jellyfish, Schiaparelli launches them into the future

Paris – Designer Iris Van Herpen proposed a descent into the deep sea on the first day of Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture. The spectacular show included laser lights that sculpted her creations as they moved down the runway. Known for her fusion of high technology and fashion, the Dutch designer presented skin-tight dresses. These dresses...

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Berlin Fashion Week: Newcomer Marlon Ferry balances dark couture and technology

Marlon Ferry is set to make his official runway debut during Berlin Fashion Week today. However, Fashion Week in the German capital is not new territory for the designer of the eponymous label, as he already showed his first creations there during the graduate show Neo.Fashion. Fashion United spoke to the 26-year-old in advance about his...

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Iris van Herpen honoured with France’s Chevalier de l‘Ordre des Arts et des Lettres

Iris van Herpen has been honoured with the French title of Chevalier de l‘Ordre des Arts et des Lettres [which translates to ‘Knight of The Order of Arts and Letters’], an accolade recognising the Dutch designer for her contribution to both France and the world’s arts industry. Van Herpen was presented with the status by Olivier Gabet, the...

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Dutch haute couture designer and ArtEZ alumna Iris van Herpen receives French distinction

Haute Couture designer Iris van Herpen, who graduated from ArtEZ University of the Arts, has been named 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres' (French for 'Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters') in Paris. The designer received the award during Paris Haute Couture Week, where she exhibited her fall/winter 2024 couture collection on...

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Dior sportswear, Van Herpen's living sculptures at Paris couture week

Sports kit and Greek goddesses from Christian Dior vied for attention with living sculptures from Iris Van Herpen as haute couture went high concept at Paris Fashion Week on Monday. Paying homage to the Olympics a month before the Games in Paris, Dior presented some glamorous if improbable sportswear, including gold-feather swimsuits and a red...

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Pioneer designer Iris Van Herpen on fashion that goes 'beyond beauty'

For Iris van Herpen, whose radical couture dresses have attracted top musicians like Bjork, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, fashion is a way to "transform a human being". The Dutch designer, 39, spoke to AFP Tuesday as she launched an exhibition of her work, "Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses", at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris. The opening...

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Iris van Herpen retrospective to open in Paris

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, France, will open a retrospective fashion exhibition exploring the work of avant-garde Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen in November. The exhibition, entitled ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses’ will pay tribute “to one of the most forward-thinking fashion designers,” explains the museum,...

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Tracing a trend – surrealism in fashion

Surrealism in art Surrealist art came up in the aftermath of World War I as an artistic and humanistic response to a conflict-plagued society; a literal rejection of reality. According to the Tate Modern Museum website: “Surrealism aims to revolutionize human experience. It balances a rational vision of life with one that asserts the power of...

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Paris museum set to honour Iris van Herpen in upcoming exhibition

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs has announced its roster of upcoming exhibitions to take place over the course of 2023 and 2024, including a retrospective of Iris van Herpen. Scheduled from November 29, 2023, to April 28, 2024, the Paris museum will pay tribute to the Dutch designer through an immersive exhibition revolving around eight themes...

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Iris Van Herpen celebrates 15th year anniversary during Paris Couture Week

Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen combined the metaverse with haute couture and 8th Century literature to mark the label’s 15th anniversary. Widely known as a transformative force in fashion, Iris Van Herpen once again showcased her innovative talent for combining technology and craftsmanship with a future fashion outlook to present an haute...

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Red carpet highlights from the Fashion Awards 2021

The Fashion Awards, crowned as Britain’s biggest night in style, also features celebrities and models including Dua Lipa, Priyanka Chopra, Winnie Harlow, Kate Beckinsale, Hailee Steinfeld, Demi Moore, Alexa Chung, Kehlani, Jourdan Dunn, Elsa Hosk, Charlie XCX, Gabrielle Union, Gillian Anderson, Tom Daley, Munroe Bergdorf and host Billy Porter....

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Iris van Herpen inspired by fungi for haute couture collection

Iris van Herpen showcased her latest collection ‘Roots of Rebirth’ during Paris Haute Couture Week, with 21 looks inspired by roots and spores. The collection explores the symbiosis of high technology with artisanal craftsmanship of couture, referencing the “intricacy of fungi and the entanglement of life that breathes beneath our feet,” said...