Iris van Herpen FW16 Couture – Paris
We would like to present to you Iris van Herpen’s Fall/Winter 2016 Paris Couture collection backstage.
Iris Van Herpen
The new fashion exhibit Manus x Machina at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York explores the relationship between fashion made by hand and by machine. One of its sub themes is the marriage of the most traditional handwork couture methods and the most advanced technological methods of clothes-making. Amongst its selection are seven dresses by the Dutch designer Iris van Herpen, who stands peerless in doing just that.
There is a depth to her work that results in garments that are often called “otherworldly” or “futuristic,” though van Herpen will be the first to tell you that she sees them firmly rooted in reality. Another misconception, perpetuated by the fashion media that runs after trendy stories and by the general media that runs after sensationalist ones, is that van Herpen’s work centers on 3D printing. In reality, her work traverses a wide variety of techniques and materials in service only to two things; to give free reign to van Herpen’s imagination, and to transcend fashion itself.
Manus X Machina at The Met
This week the new fashion exhibition “Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology” opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It aims to challenge the notion, usually found in the popular imagination, that handwork and machine work somehow exist in the state of opposition.
Iris van Herpen F/W16 – Paris
We would like to present to you Iris van Herpen’s Fall/Winter 2016 Women’s collection.
Iris van Herpen Exhibit in Atlanta
If you find yourself in Atlanta in the next six months, the Iris van Herpen retrospective, currently on view at the High Museum of Art is a must-see. It is the first fashion exhibit at the High Museum and I could not think of a better one to inaugurate what I hope becomes a tradition. Actually, I am sure it will, as the 2,3000-strong crowd that came for the exhibit’s opening left no doubt about where the public attention is channeled today.
Iris van Herpen S/S16 – Paris Backstage
We would like to present to you Iris van Herpen’s Spring/Summer 2016 Women’s collection backstage.
Studio Visit: Iris van Herpen
Our photographer Matthew Reeves recently visited the Amsterdam atelier of the designer Iris van Herpen. His report is below.
Video: Iris Van Herpen x Russell Maliphant
This video with clothes by Iris van Herpen and choreography by Russel Maliphant was shot by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, who have collaborated with Bjork and Alexander McQueen, for AnOther Magazine. The music is by Salvador Breed, who has done all the music for Iris van Herpen (and not just because they are a couple!).
Iris van Herpen x The Corner
We would like to present the capsule collection of the Dutch designer Iris van Herpen created exclusively for The Corner. The collection is characteristic of van Herpen’s body of work, especially evident in its “liquid” fabrics that give the garments their otherworldly, ethereal feel.
Iris van Herpen F/W 15 – Backstage
We would like to present to you Iris van Herpen’s Fall/Winter 2015 Women’s collection backstage.