The first complete monograph on Olivier Theyskens surveys his twenty-year career and documents the highly anticipated return of his eponymous label. Olivier Theyskens’s refined sensibilities earned him international acclaim as the dark prince of late 1990s couture. From his first saturnine collections, to his new vision for Rochas, to his patterns and textiles at Nina Ricci, to his years designing for Theyskens’ Theory, the designer has proved himself a master of couture, semi-couture, and prêt-à-porter. Celebrated for his fine tailoring, romantic silhouettes, and gothic palette, Theyskens transforms each house he helms. This distinctive volume charts the twenty-year development of an extraordinary aesthetic vision, rendered across countries, cultures, and the shifting sands of the fashion landscape. Newly commissioned texts connect the threads of the Belgian-born artist’s diverse practice. Drawings created for the publication accompany photography from each period of his career. At both Rochas and Nina Ricci, the designer crafted ethereal garments with unorthodox silhouettes, mixing sheer fabrics and old-world bustles with subtly subversive punk elements. Theyskens then broke ground in 2011 with his trailblazing partnership, Theyskens’ Theory. With a special focus on the designer’s return to the runway at the head of his own line, this is the definitive work on a fashion visionary who, like the girls he designs for, changes form, but walks in beauty wherever he goes.

Olivier Theyskens: She Walks in Beauty

Arts & Photography

Mertens, Wim

Debo, Kaat

Friedman, Vanessa

Wyngaert, Elisa De

Kamitsis, Lydia

Graphic Design

Rizzoli Electa

The Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp is undoubtedly one of the world’s most prestigious fashion design schools. The Fashion Department, dedicated to fashion and theatre costume design was, founded 50 years ago by Mary Prijot. From the 1980s, under the inspired leadership of Linda Loppa and Walter Van Beirendonck, respectively, the school underwent unprecedented internationalisation and professionalisation. The generation of Martin Margiela and the Antwerp Six —Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, Walter Van Beirendonck and Marina Yee — played a crucial role in this process. This book takes a closer look at the 50-year history of the Antwerp Fashion Department, its exceptional educational methodology, the annual year-end fashion shows and the work of its various generations of graduates, including such resounding names as Veronique Branquinho, An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx (A.F. Vandevorst), Bernhard Willhelm, Peter Philips, Olivier Rizzo, Bruno Pieters, Kris Van Assche, Christian Wijnants, Peter Pilotto and Haider Ackermann, many of whom grew to become internationally admired designers, stylists, art directors or makeup artists, or to fill influential positions for or behind the scenes of the renowned fashion houses. With the help of unique written and visual documentation of the Antwerp Fashion Department, this book illustrates how it has been at the heart of the Antwerp fashion story for more than 50 years.

Fashion! Antwerp! Academy!: 50 years of Fashion Academy

Menkès, Suzy

Judah, Hettie

Lannoo Publishers (Acc)

This book examines the unique role of feathers and plumes used throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st century to create exclusive, eye-catching designs, and explores their wide-ranging sources of inspiration. Focusing particularly on the Plumassiers de Paris (craftsmen famous for their expertise in the preparation and handling of feathers). Birds of Paradise also features classic designs worn by stars of the stage and screen, such as MarlÃ¨ne Dietrich, the Flapper Girls of the 1920s and those from the time of the Belle Époque (1871-1914) in France and Belgium, inspired by the wonderful literature, music, theater and visual art of the time. Beautifully photographed, showcasing some of the most exquisite garments and accessories; this is the story behind their creation—from the designers, craftsmen and ultimately the people who wore them. Text in English and Dutch.

Birds of Paradise: Plumes & Feathers in Fashion

Dirix, Emmanuelle

O'Neill, Alistair

Van Godtsenhoven, Karen

Swan, June

Marschner, Joanna

Walter van Beirendonck has been at the forefront of fashion for more than thirty years. One of the 'Antwerp Six' and the director of fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, he is known for the uninhibited nature of his work and the wonderful daring that he shows as a designer. This is the third and final edition of Dream the World Awake by Walter Van Beirendonck; it is a numbered edition of 900 copies. It has a luxury finishing with an extra changeable golden foil cover by Dirk Van Saene, one of the famous Antwerp Six. The book gives exciting and captivating form to the complexity and multilayered quality of Van Beirendonck's work, and reveals his wide range of inspirations, which include technology, art, pop culture and ethnography.

Walter Van Beirendonck: Dream the World Awake

Steele, Valerie

Banks, Tim

Masquerade, Make-up & Ensor

De Wyngaert, Elisa

Cockx, Romy

Individual Artists

Lannoo Publishers

<ul>
<li>This book accompanies an exhibition at the Antwerp Fashion museum, from 30 March 2017 until 27 August 2017</li>
<li>This is the must-have book for every fashionista, celebrating Martin Margiela's stunning oeuvre created in collaboration with the French luxury house Hermès</li>
<li>With direct input by Martin Margiela, including new photography, drawings, and testimonies that have never been published before "Anybody who's aware of what life is in a contemporary world is influenced by Margiela." - Marc Jacobs</li>
</ul>Martin Margiela, known for his avant-garde ideas and cult following, became the arbiter of all things classic French Chic. As eccentric as he is brilliant, his groundbreaking designs experiment with flesh and fabric. His ability to apply his unique design process to vastly different fashion houses is the hallmark of a great designer. This book accompanies an exhibition at the Antwerp Fashion museum, from 30 March 2017 until 27 August 2017.

Margiela: The Hermès Years

Arnold, Rebecca

Mower, Sarah

Wierink, Vincent

<ul><li>Walter Van Beirendonck's book on all the different aspects of 'masks' includes work by James Ensor, Paul McCarthy, Keith Haring, Louise Bourgeois, Emil Nolde, Axel Hoedt, Leigh Bower, Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, André Breton...</li></ul>
 <ul><li>With texts by Valerie Steele, Kaat Debo, and Chris Dercon</li></ul>
 <ul><li>Elaborates on the many different aspects of masks: from the link between Western art and African masks, to their supernatural aspect, rituals about masks, masks in fashion, and even masks as a fetish</li></ul>
 Since the nineties, Walter Van Beirendonck has been fascinated with masks. They change your identity, invoke a certain atmosphere and have an instant impact. Many artists, among whom are André Breton, Pablo Picasso and even Brueghel, have been influenced by them. Power Mask - The Power of Masks elaborates on the many different aspects of masks: the link between Western art and African masks, the supernatural aspect, rituals about masks, masks in fashion or as a fetish... Walter Van Beirendonck is "a truly engaged visionary and a passionate designer, artist and teacher." - Jurgi Persoons, fashion designer. "Walter Van Beirendonck succeeded where I have failed; he turned me into a muscle-man instantly. He is a true artist and there's not many of them around." - Bono, lead singer of U2 "Come along and take a ride into the crazy helter-skelter, inside-out, upside-down world of Walter Van Beirendonck. Colors and shapes reach psychedelic dimensions to charm and astound you." - Stephen Jones, milliner. This book accompanies an expo in the Wereldmuseum (World Museum) Rotterdam, from 1 September 2017 until 7 January 2018. Facebook @waltervanbeirendonckfanpage, @wereldmuseum Twitter @wereldmuseum Instagram @waltervanbeirendonck, @wereldmuseum www.waltervanbeirendonck.com, www.wereldmuseum.nl

Power Mask: The Power of Masks

Beirendonck, Walter Van

History & Criticism

• Updated edition on the occasion of an exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, held from 22 March 2018 until 2 September 2018 • Includes extra images from an exhibition held in Antwerp, and new texts by Olivier Gabet and Ina Delcourt • A celebration of Martin Margiela's stunning body of work seldom examined during his time at the French luxury house, Hermès • Published with the cooperation of the reclusive Margiela himself "Anybody who's aware of what life is in a contemporary world is influenced by Margiela." - Marc Jacobs. Martin Margiela, known for his avant-garde ideas and cult following, became the arbiter of all things classic French Chic. His ability to apply his unique design process to vastly different fashion houses is the hallmark of a great designer. This new edition of Margiela. The Hermès Years has been published with the cooperation of the reclusive Margiela himself, including never-before-published photographs, drawings and testimonies.

Margiela. The Hermes Years

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

* The outstanding holdings of the Mode Museum, aka MoMu, Belgium's most prestigious fashion collection, is presented for the first time in one book* Includes four decades of Belgian fashion, with work by Raf Simons, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Martin Margiela, and Dirk Bikkembergs, among othersThis beautifully illustrated book presents the permanent collection of Antwerp's renowned fashion museum (MoMu), and offers an overview of the most important protagonists of Belgian fashion from the 1970s to today. It includes photographs of the exhibitions which took place at the museum between 2002 and 2018, and is supplemented by a selection from the museum's historical collection of clothing from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Fashion. The MoMu Collection - Antwerp

Product Description 
• With a focus on lace-making in Flanders, this sweeping history of lace documents an exhibition at MoMu, the Antwerp fashion museum\n• Explores lace-making techniques from the 16th century to the present, from meticulous handicraft to laser-cut 3D design\n• Includes historical pieces from world-renowned institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the V&A Museum in London and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam\nLace has been a luxury item, sought after by royalty and the aristocracy, since the early 1600s. Fashion has traditionally driven lace production, and in the 17th and 18th centuries the lace trade was a significant contributor to the economies of many European countries. This exhibition catalog for a show at MoMu, the Antwerp fashion museum, focuses on the venerable tradition of lace-making in Flanders, but places it within the larger context of the history of lace from the 16th century to the present. Historic pieces from international museums, including the Met (New York), the V&A (London) and the Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam) are complemented by contemporary fashion (Van Herpen, Dior, Alaia, Prada, Loewe, Givenchy). These pieces, and their cutting edge production techniques, bring the history of Flemish-made lace up to the 21st century. 
 About the Author 
Frieda Sorber is the curator of the historical collection of the Fashion Museum (ModeMuseum, or MoMu) in Antwerp. In 1976 she obtained her master's degree in Art History and Archaeology, after which she started working as the curator of the provincial Costume and Textiles Museum in Vrieselhof, Antwerp. Her research ranges from the European Middle Ages to the early 20th century, and to fieldwork in North Africa, Indonesia, South America, Central Asia, Japan and China. Kaat Debo has been the director of MoMu since 2008. She is an expert in Belgian fashion and has curated more than 20 exhibitions.

Lace: P.Lace.S - Looking Through Antwerp Lace

Sorber, Frieda

Schoenholzer, Tessy

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