Iris Van Herpen unveils ‘living’ couture dress of bioluminescent algae in Paris
PARIS (AP) — For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity-favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge, conjuring couture from unexpected sources — banana leaves, cocoa beans and even 3D-printed polymers — while exploring the intersection of biology, art and design.
Monday’s collection at Paris Couture Week, “Sympoiesis, ” felt like the culmination of her restless experimentation: A show that dared to imagine clothing as both organism and artifact.
In a shadowy Paris venue, Van Herpen sent out a series of gossamer gowns spun from alternative fibers so fine and insubstantial that they seemed conjured from air itself.
В сърцето на сбирката светеща „ жива рокля “, оживена от милиони биолуминесцентни водорасли, безшумно открадна сцената.
The algae, thriving within a custom-molded nutrient matrix, glimmered in electric blue as if stitched from the deep sea — offering an eerie, captivating spectacle that went beyond mere artifice.
Elsewhere, Van Herpen in...
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