"Normal rules don’t apply..."
is the motto and it shows!
Iris van Herpen combines craftsmanship and
innovation in techniques and materials. She her creations are a combination of fine handwork techniques and futuristic
digital technology. She mixes
craftsmanship- using old and forgotten techniques- with innovation and
materials inspired on a world to come. She is probably most famous for her flexible 3D printed dresses, see below.
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| 3D printed dress from the "Escapism" Collection, January 2011 |
In her designs Iris always uses a unique treatment of material or
even the creation of completely new materials. Van Herpen likes to do interdisciplinary research
and often collaborates with other artists or scientists. In the biography on her website it is claimed that "the essence of van Herpen is expressing the character and emotions of a
woman and to extend the shape of the feminine body in detail.".
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| My favourite design by Iris van Herpen from the "Micro" Collection, July 2012 |
Examples from my favourite collections:
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| Crystallization |
CRYSTALLIZATION – July 2010, Amsterdam Fashion Week
The clothes in this collection look
like a splash of water falling around the model, like she is being immersed in a warm bath. The creations
express the different states, structures and patterns
of water. Noteworthy is that in this collection van Herpen presents her
first 3D-print.
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| Capriole |
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| Chemical Crows |
CAPRIOLE – July 2011, Paris Haute Couture Week
Her debut collection in Paris as member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. It consisted of a compilation of highlights from previous collections and presented five new outfits that evoke the feeling just before and during a free-fall parachute jump. As one can see in the dress on the left. The dress on the right was originally part of the collection called Chemical Crows from January 2008.
Her debut collection in Paris as member of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture. It consisted of a compilation of highlights from previous collections and presented five new outfits that evoke the feeling just before and during a free-fall parachute jump. As one can see in the dress on the left. The dress on the right was originally part of the collection called Chemical Crows from January 2008.
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| Voltage |
VOLTAGE HAUTE COUTURE - January 2013, Paris Haute Couture Week
Miss van Herpen's latest collection. One of the inspirations for this collections were the experiments that are being done in the Large Hadron Collider in CERN's Accelerator Complex. It portraits the tangible movement and power of electricity and experiments with how electricity can be used in the field of creation. This has been described as an alchemist approach to fashion.
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| the "Thorn" |
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| the "Fang" |
SHOES:
For the past 7 seasons Iris Van Herpen has been collaborating with United Nude to create the most amazing shoes. You read more about this collaboration or buy the shoes on the United Nude website.
If you would like to take a look at all Iris' designs and learn more about her. Please visit her website here.
ANDAM Fashion Award:
This annual prize is awarded by the National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts. Iris will compete for a prize of €250,000 (£211,100), as well as a dedicated workshop in the Swarovski showroom. Luxury online boutique thecorner.com will also present the autumn/winter 2013-14 collections via a dedicated area on its site. Other nominees are Olympia Le Tan, AMI Alexandre Mattiussi, Masha Ma, Yang Li, Maison Rabih Kayrouz, and Pedro Lourenco.
This year's judging panel includes a selection of ANDAM sponsors and some of the industry's leading figureheads, including Pierre Bergé, of the Pierre Bergé - Saint Laurent Foundation; Nadja Swarovski, executive board member of Swarovski; Emmanuelle Alt, editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris; Humberto Leon co-owner of Opening Ceremony; and Sara Andelman, creative director of Colette.
The three designers of the 2013 First Collection Award have also been named as Aganovich, Calla Haynes and Christine Phung. The overall winner will receive mentoring from Diesel chief Renzo Rosso; a donation of €10,000 worth of crystals from Swarovski; and support from Fashion GPS for two years. The winner's entire spring/summer 2014 collection will also be purchased by Hudson's Bay Company, Canada's leading department store.
The winner will be announced on July the 4th. Go Iris!!!
Love ya's!! Xoxo Marina
Great post. Love your style.
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