Designer: IRIS VAN HERPEN

 IRIS VAN HERPEN

"Iris van Herpen (born 5 June 1984, Wamel, The Netherlands) is a Dutch fashion designer. She studied Fashion Design at Artez Institute of the Arts Arnhem and interned at Alexander McQueen in London, and Claudy Jongstra in Amsterdam. In 2007, she started her own label. Since July 2011, she is a guest member of the prestigious Parisian Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, which is part of the Fédération française de la couture." Wiki

The “Cathedral Dress” from Micro S/S 2012

"Hybrid Holism" AW 2012/2013 collection. 

 “For me fashion is an expression of art that is very close related to me and to my body. I see it as my expression of identity combined with desire, moods and cultural setting. 

In all my work I try to make clear that fashion is an artistic expression, showing and wearing art, and not just a functional and devoid of content or commercial tool. With my work I intend to show that fashion can certainly have an added value to the world,  that it is timeless and that its consumption can be less important then its beginning. Wearing clothing can create a very exciting and imperative form of self-expression. 'Form follows function'  is not a slogan with which I concur. On the contrary, I find that forms complement and change the body and thus the emotion. Movement, so essential to and in the body, is just as important in my work. By bringing form, structure and  materials together in a new manner, I try to suggest and realize optimal tension and movement.” 

Iris van Herpen

Iris van Herpen has collaborated on her collections with a number of artists from various disciplines.

"Hybrid Holism" AW 2012/2013 collection.