Veronique Branquinho’s work plays with duality: Her women come across as both innocent and erotic, playful and severe, mysterious and complex. Belgian designers mainly stem from the North, which means that for them summer collections have a somewhat dual meaning. Belgian summers are characterized by complex alternations of humidity heat waves and gloomy periods […]
November 28, 2014 – 10:43
In an ongoing series ‘My Favourite Things’ we ask MoMu staff members to choose their favourite object from the current exhibition. Isabelle Swengue, cleaning lady at the MoMu: Jacket in wool with decorative metal chains, sweater with turtle neck in tricot in wool, bustier in knitting and crochet, and skirt made of panels in machine […]
September 9, 2014 – 16:05
Photographing collection pieces for the upcoming ‘MoMu Now’ exhibition and publication happens at our own MoMu studio. It is a stressful but also a delightful adventure. We photograph about 14 silhouettes a day and some accessories. Sometimes silhouettes look really good in our studio but once the unmerciful photographer’s lense is directed at them, you […]
By Karen Van Godtsenhoven
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Posted in Behind the scenes, Collection, Exhibition
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Bernhard Willhelm, Chrsitian Wijnants, Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Haider Ackermann, MoMu Now, Olivier Theyskens, Raf Simons
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For the 10th anniversary of Museumnacht tomorrow, MoMu selected 10 silhouettes of designers that play a significant role in the museum collection. Antwerp photographer and artist Michaël Smits was asked to create a digital interpretation of these silhouettes, featuring silhouettes by Veronique Branquinho, Peter Pilotto, Rochas by Olivier Theyskens, Haider Ackermann, Christian Wijnants, Bernhard Willhelm, […]
By David Flamée
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Posted in Collection, Event
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Bernhard Willhelm, Bruno Pieters, Christian Wijnants, Haider Ackermann, Michaël Smits, Minju Kim, Peter Pilotto, Raf Simons, Rochas by Olivier Theyskens
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MoMu Now: Contemporary Fashion from the MoMu collection, from 25/09/2014 to 4/01/2015, is a selection of masterpieces from the recent acquisitions of contemporary silhouettes to the MoMu collection. The MoMu collection consists of approx. 25,000 objects, mainly clothing and accessories, 7,000 of which have been added over the past five years thanks to new purchases, […]
By David Flamée
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Posted in Collection, Exhibition, Press&PR
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Balenciaga, Bernhard Willhelm, Christian Wijnants, Delvaux, Dior, Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, MoMu Now, Peter Pilotto, Raf Simons, Walter Van Beirendonck
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December 31, 2013 – 16:48
Antwerp Icons containers from MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp on Vimeo. Be sure to spot the Antwerp Icons throughout the Antwerp city centre while doing your last-minute shopping! Check out the installation of the containers in this video!
By David Flamée
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Posted in Behind the scenes, Exhibition
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Van Saene Martin Margiela, Dries Van Noten, Happy Birthday Dear Academie, Inge Grognard, Marina Yee, Peter Pilotto, Ronald Stoops, Walter Van Beirendonck
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September 5, 2013 – 17:15
On the occasion of the celebration Happy Birthday Dear Academie, MoMu – Fashion Museum Province of Antwerp, Antwerpen Open and Toerisme Vlaanderen are presenting the project Antwerp Icons. 12 renowned designers, all graduates of the Antwerp Fashion Department, chose an iconic piece from their archive. MoMu, the Fashion Museum of the Province of Antwerp invited […]
By David Flamée
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Posted in Collection, Exhibition, Press&PR
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Antwerp Fashion Department, Antwerp Icons, Bernhard Willhelm, Christian Wijnants, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Happy Birthday Dear Academie, Inge Grognard, Maison Martin Margiela, Marina Yee, Peter Pilotto, Ronald Stoops
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Keep an eye out for the Antwerp Icons popping up all over Antwerp next week! Happy Birthday Dear Academie! – 12 renowned designers, all graduates of the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, chose an iconic piece from their archive. MoMu invited photographer Ronald Stoops, make-up artist Inge Grognard and designer […]
By David Flamée
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Posted in Event, Exhibition
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Also tagged A.F. Vandevorst, Ann Demeulemeester, Antwerp Fashion Department, Antwerp Icons, Bernhard Willhelm, Christian Wijnants, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Happy Birthday Dear Academie, Inge Grognard, Maison Martin Margiela, Marina Yee, Peter Pilotto, Ronald Stoops, Walter Van Beirendonck
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Patchwork is part of a long tradition. Leftover pieces of cloth were sewn on top of a hole or sign of usage, or used to imitate costly embroidery. During the nineteenth century, patchwork was a passtime for some women and an economical way to make beautifully decorated textiles for others. At the start of the last decade, designers such as Branquinho, Bikkembergs and Willhelm presented mosaic patchwork on the runway.
