Dutch Profiles: Iris van Herpen

In her short career as a fashion designer, Iris van Herpen has already won numerous awards, and her collections have been enthusiastically received by the international fashion press.

What makes her work pop when she presents her creations during fashion weeks in New York, Paris and London, is the sculptural allure of her designs. Van Herpen achieves these strong silhouettes by rejuvenating traditional crafts and applying innovative and unusual materials.

In this way, Van Herpen produces designs that reinvent form. The process of making, of doing research, of expanding the professional know-how of the fashion discipline is one of the major goals of this talented designer.

Recently, Van Herpen collaborated with choreographer Nanine Linning to make the costumes for the opera Madame Butterfly. This German production sees Lanning integrate dance with the storyline, presenting Van Herpen with the challenge of combining movement with form.

CREDITS
Commissioning editor Submarine: Geert van de Wetering
Producer: Olivia Sophie van Leeuwen
Research Assistant: Liselot Francken
Director: Kathelijne Schrama
Camera: Pierre Rezus
Sound: Martijn van Halen
Editor: Tim van der Maden
Colour Correction: Maurik de Ridder
Music/Sound Design: Pastelle Music

Produced by Submarine, Femke Wolting & Bruno Felix

Commissioned by DutchDFA

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[xXRubellaXx]

Her voice is so soothing, lol. And her art is incredible.

[soewinmaung]

I admire her for bringing Fashion to next level.

[Turtlnps]

Oh god I jus wanna meet her and hug her forever. Such a wonderful inspiring woman and her clothing really is a work of art. She goes above and beyond with her designs

[esoto]

All my respect to this talented, pasioned and hard working woman... She is an artist!

[oceanics.]

Her work is spectacular, that 3D print had me captivated the moment I saw it. The shapes and smooth rigid pattern is something I want to wear one day on the runway!

[aquarius]

I never thought clothes could awaken any sort of emotions in people. But her clothes are emotional. They transcend space and time, and they're all out of this world, ethereal. You can see she has the thought patterns of a dancer. She focuses on movement, on gesture, on emotion. It's incredible and so inspiring to watch her creative process. As an illustrator I can only hope that one day I will be able to produce such graceful, fluid and ethereal silhouettes in my artwork.

I'm fascinated by underwater photography and how materials like silk behave in water and air, and her designs remind me a lot of that.

[naughtiasteffano]

She’s one of my favorite designers ❤️❤️❤️

[LetMeThink]

Every time I see anything she has created, it quite simply blows me away. Iris is pure magic

[jannatulmaoya]

she is so clam
but inside she can design anything that a clam mind do.
how beautiful 👌

[diannahully]

Very artistic very unique very different kind of fashion

[antoniocarlossilva]

"Parabéns" para mim uma das melhores artistas de todos os tempos...espetacular seu trabalho.

[punkyoliverio]

Now that she is inside the Haute Couture world, high fashion will really change and move forward! 👏👏👏

[AnnikaOrne]

Beautiful video. This work seems so rudimentary compared to the work she's doing now.

[Balanghula]

She is my inspiration. I will admire her like picaso

[mrmiss]

Brilliant! Issey Miyaki of this decade.

[st.patrikentertainment]

Alexander Mcqueen is dead (and greatly missed). Long live Iris van Herpen!

[franzgrabe]

The only groundbreaking work in fashion during this century so far.
This woman is a prophet of fashion.
Her arrival was probably predicted before the 2nd coming of the Lord!

[cacaucaribe]

Vc Não existe vc é o máximo do máximo te amo e Deus te abençoe e proteja sempre beijos

[silviadebossens]

she's the living proves that they are already among us...👽💃👽

[micgieskes]

je werk gaat heel mooi samen met Nanine, prachtig om te zien