Fashion in Antwerp
Antwerp is a must for any fashion fan. This quirky city has its place alongside other fashion capitals such as Paris, London, Milan and New York. Antwerp is home to one of the world's leading fashion academies and the internationally renowned Fashion Museum. You'll also find major fashion brands rubbing shoulders with hip labels and independent designers.
Geometrically Wired. IO Van Oostveldt between clothing and art
25 February - 30 July 2023
MoMu | Fashion Museum Antwerp
MoMu is offering an insight into the life and work of the Belgian artist IO Van Oostveldt. Geometry and experimentation form a common thread in her art and clothing designs.
MoMu Antwerp Man Ray and fashion
22 April - 13 August 2023
MoMu | Fashion Museum Antwerp
In spring 2023, MoMu will highlight Man Ray's oeuvre from a fashion perspective. The exhibition unites Man Ray's iconic photography and artwork with fashion silhouettes from the interwar period and the work of contemporary fashion designers and photographers inspired by his work.
SHOWWW23
9 and 10 June 2023
Waagnatie
In early June, the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts will be presenting its annual fashion show. All students, from first to final year, show their work there. An international jury of experts in fashion and creativity then judges their collections and installations. This end-of-year show brings together more than 5,000 fashion enthusiasts, representatives of major fashion houses and other industry insiders each year.
www.ap-arts.be MASTERS EXPO
22 until 25 June 2023
The Royal Academy of Fine Arts was one of the first art schools in the world and, with its unique historic campus in Antwerp as its base, it has made a name for itself with its educational programmes and research projects. For each student, the master's year is a profound and intense period that defines their first steps on their budding artistic career. During the Masters Expo, all master's students display their graduation projects, from sculpture to jewellery design!
Designer Sales
Those who love Belgian fashion can get their fix twice a year at the Antwerp Designer Sales. Major Belgian designers utilise this event in order to let go of their surplus stock and fabrics at low prices.
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