Tanguy Ottomer is known as ‘the guide’ of Antwerp, or more often referred to as the ‘beroepsantwerpenaar’ (=Antwerp native by profession). Tanguy is a man with a self-invented job, in a way you can call him a designer, as it is his ambition to design guided tours. Read the rest of this entry »
25
Jan
2012
Jan
2012
I Love Belgium Interviews Tanguy Ottomer
21
Sep
2011
Sep
2011
Dream The World Awake
We know him as the most extravagant designer among ‘The Antwerp Six’ with his colourful and shocking collections, and as director of the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Yes, we are talking about Walter Van Beirendonck. At the moment the Antwerp fashion museum Momu presents an exhibition around Walter’s inspiring work. Read the rest of this entry »
27
Dec
2010
Dec
2010
Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion
The upcoming MoMu exhibition Unravel: Knitwear in Fashion will introduce the visitor to a wide variety of exquisite knitted garments and accessories from across the last centuries, with a focus on high fashion pieces and their vernacular interpretations. Read the rest of this entry »
6
Sep
2010
Sep
2010
Stephen Jones at MoMu
They all love him: John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Walter Van Beirendonck, Boy George, Lady Gaga, Grace Jones… an endless list of Stephen Jones followers. Since his beginning till today, Jones stayed the world’s most radical and important milliners of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. From the 8th of September 2010 the MoMu will present a retrospective exhibition of his extraordinary work. Read the rest of this entry »
24
Mar
2010
Mar
2010
BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume at MoMu Antwerp
The new exhibtion at the Antwerp fashion museum MoMu is called BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume illustrates the historic phases of the colour black, with examples from painting, historic costume and contemporary fashion. It also looks more deeply into the textures and the potentials of black in diverse materials, including fur, leather and lace. In addition, the exhibition includes masterpieces by contemporary designers who, like the city of Antwerp, have a special connection to black. With silhouettes by Belgian designers as well as international couture houses: Ann Demeulemeester, Olivier Theyskens, Dirk Van Saene, Givenchy (Riccardo Tisci), Chanel, Gareth Pugh and more.
The exhibition BLACK. Masters of Black in Fashion & Costume runs from the 25th of March till the 8th of August 2010 in MoMu.
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