The collection (designed by Creative Director Glenn Martens) is founded in the medieval architecture and atmosphere of Flanders and the Netherlands. 2° The verticality and volumes of silhouettes reflect the (Gothic) structures of towers. Statuesque forms evoke the (saintly) figures of church façades. 3° Corsetry, draping and optical illusions accentuate the anatomy and sculpturalise the physique. 4° The interiors of (Northern-European Renaissance) houses are abstracted in motifs and techniques.
LOOK 40 proper noun, singular
1° A dress worn over a corset. 2° The ivory crushed (recycled) polyester satin floor-length dress is encrusted with elements of lace and tulle illusion that gradually fade upwards into three-dimensional forms. 3° The skin-coloured duchess satin corset is cut under the rib cage and over the pelvis (for an anatomical silhouette). 4° The look is worn with black leather Tabi Claw pumps set on perspex wedges, and a mask that matches the dress overlaid with three-dimensional lace.
LOOK 10 proper noun, singular.
1° A skirt worn over a corset. 2° The draped (heart-shaped) skirt is crafted in aged-gold oscillating duchess woven with metal threads and printed with a pattern replicating (16th-century Flemish hand- painted and embossed) floral leather wallpapers. 3° The skin- coloured duchess satin corseted body is cut under the rib cage and over the pelvis (for an anatomical silhouette). 4° The look is worn with Tabi Claw boots created in the same material as the skirt and set on perspex wedges, and a matching mask.
LOOK 16 proper noun, singular
1° A dress. 2° The corseted dress is patchworked from (upcycled) knits and overlaid with silk paper printed with a collage of (16th- century Flemish hand-painted and embossed) floral leather wallpapers in a melange of pastel colours. 3° The look is worn with black leather Tabi Claw boots with an overlay matching the dress set on perspex wedges, and a mask patchworked from (upcycled) leather biker jackets and overlaid with paper in the manner of the dress in shades of cognac and tan.
