Exhibition catalogue - Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the senses
Characteristics
Authors : Iris Van Herpen, Cloé Pitiot
- Number of pages
- 256
- Publication date
- 21/11/2023
- Dimensions
- 33 cm x 25 cm x 2.9 cm
- Publisher
- Lannoo
- Categories
- Bookshop, Fashion, Exhibition
Description
- The book that accompanies the major retrospective of Iris van Herpen at the musée des Arts décoratifs in Paris from 29 November 2023 to 28 April 2024.
- A tribute to the Netherlands' leading fashion designer.
- A unique retrospective featuring over one hundred dresses and models.
- With a foreword by actress Tilda Swinton.
Sculpting the Senses/Sculpter les Sens offers an overview of Iris van Herpen's work over the last sixteen years. The designer presents her most emblematic designs, while exploring in greater depth her vision of fashion that looks to the future. Through 100 of her dresses, Iris van Herpen clearly challenges our vision of 'haute couture'. Sculpting the Senses plunges you into her sensory universe, bringing together fashion, contemporary art, design and science around nine themes that form the very essence of Van Herpen's work.
'Fashion is an instrument of change, which makes us evolve on an emotional level. Through biomimicry, I observe the forces behind forms in nature. These natural patterns and cycles guide me in exploring new forms of femininity for a more conscious and sustainable fashion future. Iris van Herpen