US EditionWhy the Antwerp Six Were Never Really a Collective
The retrospective presents six distinct designers individually, emphasizing their unique aesthetics and creative autonomy, with six dedicated gallery spaces at MoMu.
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The Museum of the Mode of Antwerp reviews the revolution served by Belgian designers Dirk Bikembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beierendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene and Marina Yee.
40 years after their international breakthrough, the Antwerp Fashion Museum is putting the Antwerp Six in the spotlight with a brand-new exhibition. The six designers who single-handedly put Antwerp, and by extension Belgium, on the fashion map. "Today, the concept of the ‘Antwerp Six’ has almost a mythical status," says MoMu Director Kaat Debo.
Why the Antwerp Six Were Never Really a Collective
The Antwerp Six, 1986 . © Photo by Karel FonteyneIn their Flemish hometown, the Antwerp Six are so famous, their images appear on postcards sold in antique stores alongside aerial shots of the UNESCO-listed Cathedral of Our Lady. Outside of the region, the renowned group of Belgian designers comprised of Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, and the late Marina Yee are known for shaping th…
They arrived and triumphed when no one was waiting for them. The Six of Antwerp changed the rules of fashion to absolutely free and radical ones. An exhibition pays tribute to them in their hometown
Six young Belgian designers came to London in 1986 to present their solo collections. They left as rising stars who formed the fashion model of the late 20th century and beyond. "People were surprised that there was not a new creator, but six with impronçable names [...]
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