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Walter van Beirendock: Paris menswear Fall/Winter 25

Instead of letting extreme emotions fuel me, And pull me in all kinds of directions This time I took a much more contemplative approach to form a new collection Emphasis on NEW. Looking with big eyes at the world as I love to do I came to the realisation That even the best of intentions, The most positive of actions, Can have restrictive...

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Fashion world 'afraid' of Trump, says Belgium's Van Beirendonck

Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck said Wednesday that the fashion world was "afraid" of US President Donald Trump and failing to speak out against him for commercial reasons. Talking to AFP after his menswear show at Paris Fashion Week, Van Beirendonck said he hoped more creative people and leaders in fashion would take a stand on Trump's...

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Walter van Beirendonck becomes Polimoda mentor

Walter van Beirendonck will once again be a teacher for students. The Belgian fashion designer retired from his position as head of the fashion department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp around two years ago, a position he had held since 2007. He is now taking on the role of mentor at Polimoda, the Florentine fashion school...

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The zany Belgian designer keeping fashion fun

Always guaranteed to bring a touch of craziness and colour to Paris Fashion Week, Belgian designer Walter Van Beirendonck could not help having a dig Wednesday at the megabrands dominating the industry. Even by the veteran designer's zany standards, his latest menswear show was a wildly imaginative collection, featuring jackets with tentacles,...

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Video: Walter Van Beirendonck SS22 menswear collection

In this video, Belgian fashion designer Walter Van Beirendonck has presented his SS22 menswear collection at Paris Men's Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Video: Walter Van Beirendonck via Vimeo

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Farfetch unveils Walter van Beirendonck archive collection

Farfetch has teamed up with vintage specialist House of Liza to launch a collection of Walter Van Beirendonck archive pieces, featuring 122 original designs from the Belgium designer’s body of work over the past 33 years. “There couldn’t be a better time for a reappraisal of Walter van Beirendonck’s design legacy: his influence can be seen on an...

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Video: Walter Van Beirendonck FW 2018/19 Haute Couture

Ulyana Sergeenko Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2018-19 collection by Walter Van Beirendonck, Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture. Source: FF Channel, YouTube.

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'Little England' takes over catwalks in Paris ahead of the EU referendum

It may already be too late...But as Britain prepares to vote on whether to leave the EU, the Little England look has suddenly become fashionable. Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men popped up on the Paris catwalk Wednesday. Nor is fashion's new-found anglophilia confined to the upper classes. Sweatpants, parkas,...

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Trousers are enlarged as Paris Men's fashion gets supersized

The world is about to go all baggy. As stock markets tumble and economists talk of more tightening of belts, fashion has gone supersized, with Paris catwalks overflowing Wednesday with outsized overcoats and baggy trousers. If the first day of the menswear catwalks shows is anything to go by, men will be flapping around in too-long trousers and...

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Should fashion schools focus on creativity or business?

London - The old debate of teaching bodies and whether students should be prepared better for the 'real' world has never been as relevant to fashion students as it is today. With saturated markets, overflowing fashion week calendars and store shelves piled to the hilt with fashion brands, it would be fair to say the world is no longer waiting...

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Pitti Uomo 2008

On the evening of June 19th, guest star of Pitti Uomo Walter van Beirendonck will present his menswear collection Man & Nature in the Garden of the Stibbert Museum in Florence. “I am delighted to have been invited to Pitti, I have worked closely with the Italian fashion houses for many years and that’s why I speak good Italian”, commented a...