Monthly Archives: May 2016

Antwerp Academy: SHOW2016

May 30, 2016 – 15:58

On June 10th & 11th 2016, the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts – Artesis Plantijn University College presents its annual fashion show at Park Spoor Noord in Antwerp. SHOW2016 will be held on Friday June 10th and Saturday June 11th. Students from all four years will show their work in a new […]

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(Behind) the Clothes.

May 30, 2016 – 15:48

On 5th June, Bruno Pieters, Belgian fashion designer and art director highly regarded for his avant-garde creations and sharp tailoring, believes that “fashion is about beauty and that the story behind fashion can be equally beautiful”, presents (Behind) the Clothes. The future of Fashion is not just about new trends, it is about the urgent […]

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Cristóbal Balenciaga: The cocoon silhouette vs the New Look

May 20, 2016 – 11:34

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions that he gives us. – Christian Dior These words famously pronounced by Christian Dior in 1955, at the height of his own career, perfectly summarize Cristóbal Balenciaga’s undisputed leading role in fashion […]

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Looking back towards the future: the work of Issey Miyake

May 18, 2016 – 10:06

At the close of Balenciaga’s house in 1968, Issey Miyake witnessed, as a design assistant at the atelier of Guy  Laroche, the May 1968 student revolts in Paris, with the motto “sous les pavés la plage”. The freedom and rebellious, creative spirit of these revolts inspired Miyake: when he established his own house in 1970, […]

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Working with the MoMu/UA Study Collection: Reconstruction of a Blouse

May 4, 2016 – 09:53

    Blouse (1890/1915) Materials and techniques: Cotton; Silk; Lace: chantilly; Tulle The only original part of this blouse is the black lace, which came into the study collection in separate pieces. The main part of this exercise consisted of historical research about fashion and patternmaking at the beginning of the 20th century. A sample […]

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Game Changers: The Conservation of a Balenciaga Dress

May 2, 2016 – 12:21

With our newest exhibition Game Changers, MoMu wanted to tell the story of how Balenciaga and the generations after have changed the feminine silhouette from waist-obsessed to free form. To portray this liberating story, MoMu acquired the most astonishing pieces from the Balenciaga archives. But not all of them were in the greatest conditions. Thankfully, our […]

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