Books in Antwerp

Welcome to Books in Antwerp, an archival page were we share scans about fashion, art, design, architecture and Gesamtkunstwerk (also known as ‘total work of art’).

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Dirk Bikkembergs, AW2002-2003 follow on Instagram for more

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Angelo Figus AW2002-2003 invitation follow on Instagram for more

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Marina Yee follow on Instagram for more

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Stella Tennant & Kirsten Owen dressed in Ann Demeulemeester for mixte, 1997 Photographed by Peter Lindbergh follow on Instagram for more

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Installation by Issey Miyake at the Fondation Cartier Paris, 1997 follow on Instagram for more

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Marina Faust for Maison Martin Margiela, SS1996 follow on Instagram for more

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Hussein Chalayan, AW1997 follow on Instagram for more

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In 2000, Belgian tech company Starlab collaborated with Walter Van Beirendonck for the i-Wear clothes. Van Beirendonck designed six different shirts that kept track of several databases. The prototypes were introduced on the catwalk during Van Beirendonck’s AW2000/2001 collection.

Every shirt had a different layer, there was a memory layer, a motion-sensing layer, a energy supply layer, a sound layer and a storage layer. Every layer had a purpose to fulfil specific functions. As an example the sound layer provides sound in- and output facilities, both in the collar and sleeve of the shirt. The motion-sensing layer keeps track of tue developments and movements in your environment. The layers should be worn on top of each other so that they could communicate with each other and their immediate environment by FAN technology (Fabric Area Network), a wireless network that enables the transmission of electronic data. follow on Instagram for more

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Giorgio Armani by Armin Linke follow on Instagram for more

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Prada Sunglasses advertisement, 2011 follow on Instagram for more

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Maison Martin Margiela, SS1999 follow on Instagram for more

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Stunning collaboration between C.P. Company and Aitor Throup for the 20th anniversary of the Goggle Jacket.

Originally, the Goggle Jacket was designed by Massimo Osti for the sponsoring for the 1988 Mille Miglia open car race in Italy. The jacket became an iconic piece of clothing within a short time. In 2009, the time was right for a reinterpretation of the cult piece.

Throup had to redesign the archetype and reinterpret the vision Osti once set for the iconic jacket. Throup graduated from London’s Royal Academy of Arts in 2006. With his stunning MA collection that included multipurpose pieces of clothing, it was just a matter of time before he got a chance to collaborate with brands like C.P. Company, Stone Island, G-Star RAW and Umbro. follow on Instagram for more

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A Vera Maxwell travel jacket from 1948 with a hidden storage pocket. Jacket was made of donegal tweed, wool jersey, plastic and leather. follow on Instagram for more

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Dolce & Gabbana advertisement, 1997 follow on Instagram for more

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Angelo Figus, Graduate collection Cuore di cane, 1999 follow on Instagram for more

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Ann Demeulemeester SS2009 invitation (design by Jelle Jespers & Patrick Robyn) follow on Instagram for more

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Viktor&Rolf SS2005 ‘Flowerbomb’ runway After the first 10 minutes of the show, with the models fully dressed in black and motorcycle helmet, the models arranged themselves into a pose. The setting was a reference to Loomis Dean’s 1957 photograph of models wearing Christian Dior’s new collection for Life Magazine. The lights went out and a countdown started. The stage, surrounded by sparklers, went from models dressed in black to models dressed in pink. A woman’s voice repeatedly said the word “Flowerbomb,” as the models walked the catwalk. The transition from black to pink, aggressive to romantic, or the regular woman to the perfumed woman, was the first advertising for the brands first fragrance. This was one of the most important moments in the history of Viktor&Rolf. follow on Instagram for more