The Antwerp Six - Hardcover

Bruloot, Gert; Cockx, Romy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9493416534 ISBN 13: 9789493416536

Verlag: HANNIBAL BOOKS, 2026

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Celebrating 40 years of the Antwerp Six and their enduring impact on fashion

This richly illustrated book celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Antwerp Six – the groundbreaking designers Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee – and explores the unique creative journey that connects them.

Featuring insightful essays by leading fashion experts including Tim Blanks, Angelo Flaccavento, Eugene Rabkin, and Oscar van den Boogaard, the volume offers an in-depth look at the lasting impact of these iconic designers on contemporary fashion.

Book accompanying the exhibition at MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp from 28 March 2026 to 17 January 2027.

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Geert Bruloot: Known for being the key person who organized "The Antwerp Six" for their breakthrough presentations in London, Geert Bruloot co-founded the Flanders Fashion Institute and the ModeNatie project, two of the main fashion organizations in Belgium. Romy Cockx is a curator at MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp. She studied history at the University of Antwerp and has worked as a project coordinator for the Archive Centre for Women’s History and as a curator at Fashion Museum Hasselt in Belgium. Kaat Debo is director of the Antwerp Fashion Museum MoMu. Debo studied literature and philosophy in Antwerp and Berlin, and joined MoMu in 2001 as a curator working on the museum’s exhibition policy. From 2007 to 2008 she was editor-in-chief of A Magazine, and in 2009 she was appointed director of MoMu.

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Celebrating 40 years of the Antwerp Six and their enduring impact on fashion

Dirk Bikkembergs. Ann Demeulemeester. Walter Van Beirendonck. Dries Van Noten. Dirk Van Saene. Marina Yee. Forty years ago, these six young designers shot to fashion fame. It was the press that coined the name ‘The Antwerp Six’ for them, as they were all recent graduates of the city’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Radical and unique, they put Antwerp on the world fashion map. Essays by leading fashion experts alongside an unrivalled selection of images highlight their individual journeys and enduring influence. An indispensable reference work on creativity, daring and innovation in fashion.

Book accompanying the exhibition at MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp from 28 March 2026 to 17 January 2027.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: HANNIBAL BOOKS
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 9493416534
• ISBN 13: 9789493416536
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: GPSR Kontakt; pieter@hannibalbooks.be; ; Van Aerdtstraat 33; Antwerpen; 2600; Belgien