(photo: Giovanni Giannino)
Especially With Such Intricacy At Work
Aptly entitled ‘Voltage’, Iris Van Hepern’s Spring 2013 Couture show was “Inspired by a childhood dream, a desire to understand control and re-create lightning.” And that she did by featuring a living standing sculpture in the center of the room with ‘purple lightning’ passing through her body. Her new collection mesmerized with structure, restrained fluidity of shapes and innovation, as always.
(photo: Giovanni Giannino)
Considered an innovator, Belgian van Herpen produced what she referred to as “the first 3-D-printed flexible dresses,” which would then in turn move with the model’s own body movements. The dress to the left above, totally blew my mind when I found out it formed a trompe l’oeil seashell armor rather than it being made of different pieces put together to create one form (pattern reminds me of guinea hen feathers).
(photo: Giovanni Giannino)
This dress is definitely for those with an aversion to PDA and lots of style.
(via WWD)