Let's talk about the latest Belgian I have featured on the website: Jurgi Persoons. He's an avant garde designer that graduated from the Antwerp Fashion academy and had a short lived career from 1996 to 2003. He did, however, do a capsule collection in collaboration with Dust magazine in 2017. Jurgi Persoons’ designs can be disturbing and arouse controversy, yet this is what makes them fascinating. Slanting hems, tweed combined with snake skin, tartan checks with finely worked embroideries create a style which is on the verge of bad taste. But despite taking these risks, his clothes are not ugly. With each new collection, Jurgi Persoons refers to human characteristics, sentiments, situations, convictions, radical attitudes and their emotional impact. As he states it: “People’s aspirations for a certain ideal appearance often transpire through the mistakes they make in the search for that ideal, and that is exactly what interests me most, because their failing efforts often produce quite hyperrealistic images. It’s the tension between these imperfect attempt to create a certain image and that which is considered socially acceptable — that evokes strong reactions, like aversion or adoration.” A 4-piece mini collection has just been posted online, with pieces from fall 1999 and fall 2001 Just one quick question: of the archival Belgian designers, who do you want me to introduce next? #jurgipersoons #lievevangorp #carolchristianpoell #anndemeulemeester #archivalfashion #90sfashion #avantgardefashion #belgianfashion #antwerpsix #antwerp6 #fashionarchives #vintagefashion #collectorsitem #1stdibs #fashionmuseum https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOuPQoA43t/?igshid=e3qvapwfi1an
