Iris Van Herpen

Fall 2018 Couture © Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Iris van Herpen, a Dutch fashion designer, was born on June 5th 1984 and is well known for being one of the fashion industry’s most innovative thinkers. She constantly pushes the boundaries of fashion design by integrating technology with classic haute couture craftsmanship and incorporating both conventional and unconventional materials and garment construction techniques into her unique perspective. She completed her studies at the ArtEZ University of the Arts in Arnhem in 2006 and interned at Claudy Jongstra in Amsterdam and Alexander McQueen in London. In 2007, Van Herpen established her self-titled brand. At the 2007 Amsterdam Fashion Week, she unveiled her debut Couture collection, “Chemical Crows“.

“If I were to use one word to describe my work, it would be movement as one of the most influential things in my life has been my classical ballet practice. Through dance I learned about the seduction of movement, the transformation of the body and the evolution of shape. Those years taught me how to shift shape and were the birth of my interest in fashion. I do not think of fashion as being clothes, or a discipline. I think of it being much more. I see fashion as a dialogue between our inside and our outside. For me, fashion is a form of art that is closely related to me and my body. I see it as a very personal expression of identity combined with desire, mood and culture. Looking around me, I consider what I cannot see as much as what I can see, and that transformative focus creates freedom in my work. Each garment and every collection is an embodiment to new understanding and discovery, on conceptual level, on the level of materiality and on the level of femininity.“ – Iris van Herpen.

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Spring 2017 Couture Collection

With the use of lasers and a combination of Perspex and polyurethane, van Herpen produced a collection of 3D-printed costumes in collaboration with the Berlin artist Esther Stocker. It took six attempts to get this particular garment right before the designer was happy with the outcome.

© Yannis Vlamos / Indigital.tv

Fall 2018 Couture Collection

Van Herpen drew inspiration for this collection from her prior work as a dancer and the artistry of motion that came along with it. Layers of wool and silk organza fabric were folded and shaped into a shape of wings using elaborate laser-cut motifs.

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