Within just three days, they find themselves stocked at Barneys, Bergdorf and Liberty of London, and propelled into the media stratosphere. Walter Van Beirendonck Walter Van Beirendonck is the Belgian designer and member of the ‘Antwerp Six’, a group of fashion designers who graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts where today he is the head of fashion. The fashion collective presented a distinct, radical vision for fashion during the 1980s that established Antwerp as a notable location for fashion design. Since 2002 Antwerp has an actual, literal fashion centre: The Mode Natie (or fashion nation). Her work reflects spirituality, respect and design. The breakthrough occurred in 1988 as the group rented a truck and set out for the London fashion fair with their collections and have put this city on the fashion map ever since. In 1985, she started her own line of clothing, which was soon recognised as experimental but also wearable. In 2003 she started her own workshop in the centre of Antwerp. What made him famous was his expertise in mixing Eastern and Western styles, and folkloric fabrics. Originally Bikkembergs was interested to attend law school because he found lawyers “so chic”, although he chose studying at the Royal Academy. at the Flemish academies, and they set the – very solid – fundaments for the further growth of fashion in Antwerp. She currently lives in a Corbusier-designed home in Antwerp. As you can notice, every collection carries a well-defined name. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avantgarde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. Their vision was so unconventional and outstanding that it re-shaped Antwerp into a creditable destination within the fashion world, even more so after their engagement at the London fashion fair. His designs are known for their informal mix of western and eastern or folkloric fabrics. The press began referring to them as a group beginning in about 1990, though the designers are united mostly by origin and common experiences rather than style. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avantgarde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. Ann Demeulemeester (1959, Waregem, Belgium) graduated from the Belgium’s prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1981. Before the trip to London, Bikkembergs had won the ‘Canette d’Or Award’ for the best young fashion designer, which enabled him to design his men’s shoe collection. But Demeulemeester’s signature is a slouchy masculine look that references her long-time muse Patti Smith. In 1986 he had his breakthrough with the presentation of his menswear in London, this year he also joined together with 5 other Antwerp designers, they are known as the Antwerp six. It has served as the learning centre for many Belgian fashion designers. Bikkembergs is very dynamic and cannot stand in one place for too long, which means that he is always travelling from one fashion capital to another. He was then the first fashion designer to be allowed to have a show within the FC Barcelona stadium. Demeulemeester launched her line in 1985 and soon it became known as an experimental—yet wearable—line. In 1986 a group of six graduates from the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine … If you by a Van Noten piece you can be certain it is authentic. After graduating, he went to London for a presentation of his work sponsored by the Six Antwerp, a group avant-garde designers who graduated from Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Werle). How Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts Birthed the Contemporary Avant-Garde The Graduates. In Paris and New York I am more recognized.” Watching people on the streets he says is his biggest stimulation. Demeulemeester uses various fabrics; usually in shades of brown, black, and grey, that she brings together to then slash and tear the mixed fabrics. Even to this day, their legacy is as strong as it was 30 years back then. He graduated in 1980 from the Royal Arts Academy in Antwerp. The ‘Antwerp Six’ redefined the bleeding edge of fashion and put Belgium on the style map. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avant garde fashion designers who graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980-1981. She graduated in 1981 and when she went to London in 1986 with her collection she proved herself one of the notorious six. The Antwerp Six are composed of (which many critics still believe are) Belgium’s six most influential Avant-Garde fashion designers. Welcome to the Christmas FASHIONmode show for @wor, #Textures #DogsOfInstagram #CharlesDanielMcDonald, FashionEditorial #DolceGabbana #ReadyToWear #Charl, What a wonderful gesture. I cover the fashion industry from all points of view. The Antwerp Six are a group of six avant-garde designers graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp including: Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee – who put Antwerp on the map within the fashion world. Van Noten was a member of a group of six Belgian fashion designers who have come to be known as the Antwerp Six. Patti Smith’s lyrics, from the other side, had often an influence on the prints as well. He graduated in 1982 and his career flew off in the year of 1986 when the 6 headed for London, and became ‘The Six”. In 1983 he won the ‘Gouden Spoel’ price in Belgium. Antwerp, Belgium is known for producing new and upcoming fashion designers from Dries van Noten to Martin Margiela and Raf Simons. Demeulemeester was one of the original Antwerp Six designers who graduated from the fashion department of the city’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the mid-1980s. He manages to combine colours which are paired unusually, cut innovatively and use strong graphics within his collections. In 2003, she opened her workshop in the heart of Antwerp. Its fashion programme entered the international spotlight following the breakthrough of the Antwerp Six designers in the 1980s. To clarify, the Antwerp Six is a group of fashion designers who graduated from the local Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. Thank you very much to @, #FashionEditorial #Fendi #ReadyToWear #CharlesDani, In this weeks FASHIONmode show for @worldradiopari, #FashionEditorial #Gucci #ReadyToWear #CharlesDani, #JewelleryEditorial #Dior #DiorHighJewellery #Eari, #JewelleryEditorial #Dior #DiorHighJewellery #Ring, #FashionEditorial #RickOwens #ReadyToWear #Charles. After graduation in 1981, her fashion career took off with her men’s and women’s leather collections, but also through her prize-winning theatre costume collections. He states: “One of the big luxuries of being in Antwerp is that I can easily walk in the city. Martin Margiela - Wikipedia Könrøg was an artist collective formed by 10 Danish artists between 2001-2006, in response to the Antwerp Six designer … In the late 1990´s he has designed the outfits for U2’s PopMart tour and received the honorary title of ´Cultural Ambassador of Flanders.´More recently, he has worked as the Artistic Director for Scapa Sports and has had his own children’s collection, zuluPAPUWA for JBC. Shortly after, she joined the Avant-Garde fashion collective Antwerp Six, adding a little Gothic artiness to fashion. Because of his major success Van Noten started opening stores all over the world; Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Hong Kong. Walter Van Beirendonck is considered to be one of the main trend-setters in men’s fashion by the professional press. 1986 was a very decisive year for Van Noten, as that is when he made his breakthrough by presenting his menswear collection in London, and also joined five other fashion designers to form the Antwerp Six. The fashion collective presented a distinct radical vision for fashion during the 1980′s that established Antwerp … The group studied together at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, and though they only briefly worked together as a group before forging their respective careers, their collective influence on the fashion world has been significant. Since recently he is also the Artistic Director for Scapa Sports. Each one of them presented a unique and radically different vision for fashion at the time. Posted by Charles Daniel McDonald | Aug 2, 2014 | Fashion. Subsequently, the fashion collective divided to work individually, with each designer developing a distinct and unique trademark style. He has also a children’s collection, called ZULUPAPUWA, for JBC (a Belgian fashion chain of shops). To mark the opening of FootPrint , The Tracks of Shoes in Fashion at Antwerp’s MoMu curated by Bruloot, he recalls those early days with what would become the Antwerp Six. She has consistently attracted clients who like a little artiness in their wardrobes. He takes inspiration from his youth, with military basics being reflected through his lines, often using tough fabrics. London, 1986. Since 1983, he has his own collections under the label Walter Van Beirendonck. “I think there’s a bit of an urge today to become a star very soon. Besides working on his collections, the designer also works on different projects such as the design of theatre, film and ballet costumes, the curation of exhibitions, the design of objects, the making of images for pop bands, the illustration of books and of more recent, a home design collaboration with Scandinavian design giants, IKEA. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Sporty Couture – How To Ride Your Bike In Style, Fashion Brands – Business Tips To Get You Noticed, Cardigan, Wales – Hiut Denim Co Are Making Jeans In The UK, Online Retailer for Independent London Brands to Launch, Royal Ascot – New Hat Guidelines For 2012, Barbara Tfank – We Are All Craving Femininity And Beauty. They are recognised as Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Van Saene, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee. Thanks to his “sport-couture” he is the first designer who received permission to do a show in the FC Barcelona stadium ‘Nou Camp’. A group of unknown graduates from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp arrive at the British Designer Show, crammed into a small van, to present their collections. Dirk Van Saene, born in 1959, studied at the Academy in Antwerp. Through her monochromatic, deconstructed-minimalist collections, she developed a signature aesthetic and loyal following. That same year, he returned to the academy as a professor and has held a position there ever since, eventually leading fashion education there in 2006. Dirk Bikkembergs was born in Cologne, Germany in 1959 where his Flemish father was stationed. His breakthrough was the British Designer Show in London in 1987 as part of the Antwerp Six. 16.00: Feel the spirit of the Antwerp Six. Continue Reading. “As they could not pronounce the designers’ names, they just started calling them the Antwerp Six. Currently, she is working on a clothing line inspired by Jackson Pollock. ” – Charles Daniel McDonald. They are credited … Fashion and the ‘Antwerp Six’ An established part of the international fashion scene, Antwerp’s reputation today is closely tied to the impact of the so-called ‘Antwerp Six’. In the 1980´s, these fresh faced graduates all received their design diploma´s from the internationally acclaimed Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Van Noten, who at the milestone of 50, won the award of International Designer of the year 2008 from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The designer mixes and matches different fabrics and then slashes, rips, and tears them, often in a moody palette of brown, grey, and black. Antwerp was never known as one of the traditional fashion capitals though and has only made its way to the global fashion stage through the efforts of the so-called “Antwerp Six”. But, the Antwerp Six didn’t have that. The world's diamond trading capital burst onto the fashion scene in 1988, when the Antwerp Six (Walter van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee), all graduates from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Arts, showed their deconstructed collections … At the academy they were taught by Linda Loppa. There is no doubt that Antwerp’s fashion scene needed these Six to be put on the sartorial satellite to allow Belgian talent to be more internationally recognised; an effort which was realised since 2002 and the opening of the cities fashion centre; theModeNatie or MoMu Museum as it´s internationally known. Being a very dynamic designer, he is rarely seen in one place for more than a week, travelling from one fashion metropolitan to the next. You always know you’re headed somewhere when you get a number – and the Antwerp Six, a group of fashion designers who graduated from from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980–81 are no exception. At the academy they were taught by Linda Loppa. Even today, Van Beirendonck is seen as one of the most important trendsetters when it comes to men’s fashion. In 1986, the six designers rented a truck, drove to … Outside the city center of Antwerp lies the park of Middelheim. He loves originality and buying his work, people can be sure getting something original. Now head of his alma mater, Walter is inspired by culture, nature and visual arts. The Antwerp Six are a group of six avant-garde designers graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp including: Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee … The Antwerp Six includes Belgium’s six most influential avant-garde fashion designers: Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Van Saene, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee. In 1990 Van Saene organised his first big show in Paris. Having graduated between 1980 and 1981 from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts, studying under the direction of Linda Loppa (who has also been praised as helping to give fellow Belgian Raf Simons his start), the group became solidified as a cultural movement in 1986, when they took to London for the British Designers Show. At the academy they were taught by Linda Loppa. “Antwerp Six”, in the title refers to the six fashion designers that graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, Birk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene and Marina Yee. Van Saene also won some prices, even early in his career. In the 1980s, they all received their diploma from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avantgarde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. After that they all went their separate ways and became famous individually with their own very distinct style and trademarks. Born in 1959, Ann Demeulemeester graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1981. © 2020 FORÇ MAGAZINE. After he graduated he opened his own store; Beauties and Heroes where he sold his creations. But before going to London he had already won the ‘Canette d’Or’ award for Best Young Designer in Fashion, which allowed him to create his own men’s shoes collection. Before going onto producing his own collection, Van Noten freelanced for some years. This group of Belgian designers are renowned in the world of fashion since the. Born in 1959, Dirk Van Saene graduated at Antwerp’s Fashion Academy, then opened a shop called ‘Beauties and Heroes’ to sell his designs. He became so successful that he decided to have his own boutique in Belgium and then open others around the world, from Paris to Hong Kong. But she has been known to tap into a cheerful femininity from time to time as well. The Antwerp Six refers to a group of fashion designers who graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980–81. Her professional carrier varies from leather collections for men and women (with Dirk Bikkembergs), to prize winning individual collections to theatre costumes. Walter Van Beirendonck Walter Van Beirendonck is a part of the Antwerp Six, a group of well-known fashion designers who graduated from the Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. As a member of the vastly talented Antwerp Six, who graduated from the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in … His unusual colour combinations, innovating cuts and a strong graphic influence are characteristic for his collections. Graduating from the same school in the following two years were Walter van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee AKA The Antwerp Six. Metamorphosis’ is a story about self acceptance. After taking a course at the Institute of Fine Arts St-Lukas in Hasselt she started her ‘fashion’ education in 1978 at the Royal Academy in Antwerp. It’s pure fashion folklore – the story of how in 1987, a gang of Belgian designers packed into a van and headed across Europe with a dream of exhibiting at a London trade show, ´The British Designer Show.´ Their impromptu appearance was one which sparked a renaissance in the Avant Garde fashion movement, propelling each and every designer and their trademark style into international recognition alongside memories of an event which left an indelible mark on the decades of fashion forums that would follow. Even in his early times, the designer’s originality has been recognised and he has received many prizes, including the ‘Gouden Spoel’ award. The Antwerp Six, a group of six avant-garde and highly influential designers who graduated from Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the 80’s, have played a major role in redefining fashion. Van Saene is known for his imagination, he loves to trick and amaze his audience. She took a course at the St Lukas Fine Arts Institute in Hasselt, then continued to study fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. The group of visionaries were taught by Linda Loppa. The designer is best known for his creativity, and for his refusal to follow trends, but to instead use his imagination to remain original. Art, literature and music have been the basis of Van Beirendonck’s inspiration, together with influences from nature and ethnicity. Soon after, she stormed the runways as part of the avant-garde “Antwerp Six,” and brought an arty moodiness to fashion. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp) in 1979, a year before the Avant-garde fashion collective the Antwerp Six. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Van Noten always had a passion for fabric; this is why he makes his clothes by hand. In 2001, he was the curator for the exhibition Mode 2001 Landed-Geland in Antwerp. Walter Van Beirendonck works besides the collections, regularly on projects: designing costumes for theatre, ballet and film, curating expositions, designing objects, think-thank for commercial projects and products, image-making for pop-groups, illustrating books, designing commercial collections…. “Antwerp Six”, in the title refers to the six fashion designers that graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, Birk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene and Marina Yee. His passion for fabrics has led him to designing what some say as ´the most thoughtful collections full of clothes that can be made by hand.´Van Noten is known to take inspiration from looking at people walking around his home city of Antwerp, as an influence for developing his collections. In fact, he often states: ‘I am married to fashion and will remain faithful.’ He gained his popularity amongst the youth by launching his sports line in addition to designing t-shirts for the Inter Milan football team. In 1997, he designed the costumes for the U2 ´Pop Mart Tour.´ In 1999; he was awarded the honorary title of “Cultural Ambassador of Flanders”. He became very popular amongst youngsters when he launched his ‘Bikkembergs Sport’ fashion line, including the t-shirt with the famous footballer which led to designing for the football team ‘Inter Milan’. Antwerp is a rising fashion city, and has produced designers such as the Antwerp Six. Dries Van Noten, born in Belgium in 1958 started his career after graduating in 1980 from the Antwerp Fashion Academy. This is shown in his work, one design can be chic and couture while another can be deconstructive. All his statements about everything from fashion to contemporary society and are brought together in slogans and prints on his work. In this exceptional building in the heart of the city, right next to Van Noten’s ‘Fashion Paradise’ their is a fashion school, a fashion museum and the Flanders Fashion Institute and recently also the biggest boutique of the Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. Walter Van Beirendonck (Brecht, 4 February 1957) is a Flemish fashion designer. Spirituality, design and respect are elements that are reflected in her work with a typical characteristic to her collections being her habit of re-using and re-reconstructing old clothes that she finds in flea markets. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avant-garde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp´s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. In an interview for Nero Homme, he said, “To me creating a collection always starts from a concern, an emotion.”Jacquemyn is very conscious of his fashion, … After this success he opened his own boutique in Antwerp with his women and men’s collections. A very typical element that characterizes her collections is that she often commemorates and reconstructs old clothes (from flea markets and such) as an answer to fashion and her never ending consumer-attitude. He is compared to other designers not willing to follow the trends. Apart from this key aesthetic, she has also been credited with adding a touch of femininity to her collections. ” – Charles Daniel McDonald. The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avant-garde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp´s Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. Born in Germany to a Flemish father in 1959, Dirk Bikkembergs graduated in 1982 and acquired his reputation as a fashion designer after joining the Antwerp Six on their London tour. I have been working for 19 years in the fashion industry from a broad range of roles: model, journalist, PR & Fashion Management. It is interesting to note that his very first women’s collection was identical to his men’s collection, with the size being the only differing factor. Born in Germany to a Flemish father in 1959, Dirk Bikkembergs graduated in 1982 and acquired his reputation as a fashion designer after joining the Antwerp Six on their London tour. Born in 1957, Walter Van Beirendonck started a career as a fashion designer after graduation, with his breakthrough corresponding with participation of the Antwerp Six at the London fashion fair. Cedric Jacquemyn. How the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp — a … The fashion collective presented a distinct radical vision for fashion during the 1980’s that established Antwerp as a notable location for fashion design. Spring 2014 (via Fucking Young) Cedric Jacquemyn graduated from the Royal Academy in 2010, his menswear clearly reflecting the poetic undertones and avant-garde construction of the original Antwerp Six. The city has a cult status in the fashion world, due to the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, one of the most important fashion academies in the world. They had this dream and this healthy naivety to believe in it. The designer still lives in Antwerp to this day, in a house designed by Le Corbusier. Van Saene’s work clearly reflects the extent of his imagination as one piece can be very chic but another rawly deconstructed. Together with the park Vogelenzang (“Bird’s Song”) and… … Three years later he gave up his little boutique and moved his store to a five-storey department store. Born in 1958, Marina Yee is a Flemish designer with a Chinese background. His success followed his adhesion to the Antwerp Si and his first big show was held in Paris in 1990. Born in 1958, Dries Van Noten graduated from Antwerp’s Fashion Academy in 1980 to start his career in the fashion industry. This group of Belgian designers are renowned in the world of fashion since the This famous designer gets his inspiration of his city, Antwerp where he lives and works. First, there is the excellent fashion department at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, which this year celebrates its 50th anniversary.A few months ago, the six designers who laid the foundation for Antwerp’s vibrant fashion culture, the so-called Antwerp Six — Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Van Saene and Marina Yee — … Marina Yee was born in 1958 in Antwerp, Belgium. 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