Chemical Crows – Iris van Herpen
7. December 2008 Art & Fashion, Designers & Labels
Young, keen, visionary and blessed with exceptional talent, two years ago, Iris van Herpen started with showing her vision of fashion to the world. Thankfully, she let diffidence and indefiniteness staying home… (read on)
Already with her first collection Iris van Herpen presented a passionate statement for the conceptual fashion design and the masterly manipulation of uncommon materials.
For her AW 08 collection “Chemical Crows” which is shown here, the Dutch designer got inspired by the mysterious, dark world of alchemists and manufactured stunning, birdlike couture-creations out of leather, iron, chains, brass and hair.
In her SS´09 collection, Iris van Herpen challenges to bring Refinery smoke into dress-art and gifts us again with otherworldly, super-aesthetic creations. 
Photos via Iris van Herpen. Others about the designer: Fabulousness, Love Aesthetics, Dazed Digital.
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