On the occasion of the exhibition Dream the world awake, MoMu Library has digitalized all the available videos from the collection of Walter Van Beirendonck over the past three decades. As the exhibition advances, each week two new videos will be posted on the video page of the exhibition’s website and on the MoMu Blog!
The next two videos that are online:
W.&L.T. A/W1997-98 – Avatar
(See video on top of this post)
January 1997 at the Espace W.&L.T. at St. Denis, Paris, France
Setting: A simultaneous show on 3 parallel catwalks. behind a transparent gaze, the models could be seen moving from catwalk through catwalk. Each entrance had light journals with different slogans flashing by.
Styling: American Avatar: 40 models, strong but boyish, with transparent blindfolds like young superheroes. African Avatar: 40 models looking like W.&L.T. Warriors, with metal headframes and ‘projected’ war make-up. Asian Avatar: 40 girls introducing the first W.&L.T. Women’s collection, inspired by Ladybugs. All eyes were veiled with transparent gaze with applied sparkling sequins. 120 hats by Stephen Jones crowned this collection.
July 1997 at the Espace W.&L.T. at St Denis, Paris, France
Setting: A red square of 17 by 17 metres, surrounded by stands for the audience. Four moods and light shows (straight white, white showers, white diffused and coloured starlite mirrorballs) were created for each part of the show.
Styling: 30 Wizzkids performed a line-dance, showing a brandnew Boyswear collection, the newly developed W.&L.T. monster-sneakers and funny ‘variation-on-cowboy hats’ by Stephen Jones.
