af vandevorst x ronald stoops

blog page, garment bag 

af vandevorst
photography: ronald stoops
Mode 2001 Landed-Geland
Flanders Fashion Institute
curator of landed: walter van beirendonck

 

Antwerp based A.F.VANDEVORST is founded by An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx. They met in 1987 on their first day of school at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. After several years of gaining experience, the couple decided that the time was right to share their personal ideas, so they launched their label and presented their first aw 1998 collection at the end of 1997. The designer duo is known for their many collaborations, unique installations and artistic pursuits. From Biennale-installations to traveling guerrilla stores.

September 2017 the pair announced that A.F. Vandevorst would stop its prêt-à-porter collection. The press release explained that the couple wanted to dedicate themselves to what they do best and love the most: creating shoes and limitless designs. ‘We want to be able to focus on the creativity that lies behind a collection, to put an end to the dependence on existing deadlines and pre-set rules’, Filip explained consciously. ‘By doing this, we will automatically regain freedom as designers, something that in its turn will spark new creativity and ideas.’ since autumn winter 2017 they show their work during Haute Couture fashion week in Paris.

January 2018 they presented “ENDE NEU” at Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris, a retrospective book that celebrates the brand’s 20th anniversary. at image above you can see a poster which announced the opening of a Guerrilla store during Paris Fashion Week, march 2018.