Hogeschool Antwerpen Show 2007

[gius]

it's really great to be able to see some 'closer' ups !!
thanks to scott for all the links

did anyone find Jae Keun Hwang's work interesting at all?
i like this first black piece the most... i like all the soft textures in his work

and here are a few others...
nice, clean and not too heavy

photoaddict.be

 

[SomethingElse]

Oh, the black outfit is absolutely incredible, Gius! Velvet trousers, perhaps?? *swoon*

More untagged images have been posted here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/blessmymess.

 

[gius]

I guess it is just a matter of taste

Website's been updated now http://www.antwerp-fashion.be/SHOW2007/home.htm
1st year's work ...


Skirt - 'Attitude to a Shape'




Dress - 'Variations'




Experiment - 'Paper Cut'

 

[gius]

I think there is a lot of really wonderfully crafted outfits in Dresses
wearable and also interesting
I guess the students are a lot more limited in the 1st year, so they have to be more creative. I find sometimes as they get into 2nd year, 3rd, etc. the designs sometimes becomes too much, sometimes too much decoration
I especially like the focus on just texture in the 'Skirt' theme for 1st year.. Only seem to be allowed to use beige muslin

 

[SomethingElse]

^ If I could send karma your way.... B) Thanks for the heads up, Gius! Some prefer Milan, for others it is Paris - I like Antwerp most of all!

 

[kiddokiddo]

wow...very ambitous, these guys..hats off to their creativities

 

[Scott]

many thanks gius! i agree with you about the first year works with the dresses theme....quite stunning overall though.

egads,i just adore marc philippe coudeyre-

*antwerp-fashion.be

 

[Scott]

and i love the title of it....'black renaissance'

 

[Scott]

this is a great collection as well from FILOMENA SALTARELLI (all of these are final year btw)...great structures and interesting ideas with suiting...

*same link

 

[Scott]

 

[Scott]

here's ANDREA KRÄNZLIN....and i know at first when i saw the catwalk images,it didn't take me,but second look on here,i actually enjoy this now. really interesting how she works with a washington irving-era theme but in such a refreshing colour scheme.

 

[Scott]

 

[Scott]

very naturistic works by BELE BARDENHEUER

 

[Scott]

 

[Scott]

i think this is so cool by ANDREA AYALA CLOSA....blackened out models which i assume are catsuits showcasing this kind of cut & paste work...

 

[Scott]

 

[iyemstoopid]

i love andrea closas collection... its so intensely striking!

 

[Lena]

i first had a quick look at Philep's blog but now that i see detailed pics , apart from the really excellent show by ANDREA AYALA CLOSA i admit that i find most of the collections very 'heavy handed' and aiming more at 'shocking' than at 'working clothes for real people'

to me, pointless experimentation seems like a thing of the past...
i love new designers whose creations i could actually WEAR

what i've seen is mostly costumes for the theater or even better for the opera

applied design is so much more difficult to achieve

thanks gius & scott for bringing in links and pics

 

[Scott]

^you know walter is now head of the department....linda loppa left and went to be dean at the school in florence(which i assume is connected as the academy has worked closely with pitti).....so in that,i would expect a continued emphasis on creativity and experimentation and less about i dunno access(i refuse to say commerce as this is not necessarily your point). i agree with you that there should be a balance.....specifically in the final year(as the first,second and third year should be their most experimental) as this is the chance to see what they will eventually do in the real world. but i think the great thing is that all the designers thus far that have graduated even more recently have really been able to transistion themselves from school to serious business. i mean i see mikio sakabe who was brilliant in his final year and was extremely experimental but you see how much he's been able to make more accessible works.

 

[gius]

such interesting designs, i really wonder how they develop their ideas
does anyone know what the 'graphics' the final year students have to make are actually for? it's like a mood board, but just a very small piece..

i agree with Lena about being able to wear them
actually i found so much of this year would be wearable for me