A Guide to Iris Van Herpen
Iris Van Herpen: a designer who challenges the future of fashion; being an early adopter of 3D designs, the dutch designer, who set up her label in 2007, creates the illusion that the future is now. "The essence of Van Herpen is to be expressing the character and emotions of a women and to extend the shape of the feminine body in detail....In all my work I try to make it clear that fashion is an artistic expression, showing and wearing art, and not just a functional of content or commercial tool"
Wilderness Embodied // Haute Couture
Hybrid Holism // Haute Couture
Voltage // Haute Couture
Van Herpen Couture collections look to explore the human body, for Voltage, she experimented with the creation of lightning, portraying its tangible movement and power, where as her Hybrid Holism from Paris, 2012 focuses on the idea that all matter is in some sense is alive - an ancient belief. A collection weaved together by subtle materials and electricity. For Wilderness Embodied, the law of attraction was used to create a stunning collection inspired by the natural world, shown July 2013. Photo Credit for above.
Spring 2016 // Ready to Wear
Guests to her Spring 2016 show were greeted by "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie
Fall 2015 // Ready to Wear
Spring 2016 // Ready to Wear
Guests to her Spring 2016 show were greeted by "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie
Fall 2015 // Ready to Wear
Herpen's ready to wear collections although not as large are still bold and unique. For both collections the garments had a majority of simple silhouettes allowing the material to shine, Guests to her Spring 2016 show were greeted by "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie, who was lying still in a large dress on a circular platform, this setting the scene for the collection inspired by plants, the mesmerizing outfits made from techniques like 3D cutting blended with laser cutting and hand weaving. Each outfit was paired with platforms made in a collaboration with Finsk, giving the illusion that the models were hovering above the ground. For her 2015 collection, sci-fiction met science fact, with 3D prints (no surprise, it seems a favourite technique) Garments that many would be comfortable to wear down the streets walked down next to pieces for the bold, which reflected her creative, futuristic style. These are just two of her ready to wear collections, photo credit (for above).
So here was a quick overview of some of Iris Van Herpen's work, I hope you learnt something new. Herpen is defiantly a designer who incorporates bold performance, with a vast amount of textile skill, like Alexander McQueen. (She did intern with McQueen before starting her own label). I personally love her collections, what do you think?
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