UNRAVEL MOMU

Whilst in Antwerp I got the chance to visit the Fashion Museum, MoMu to see Unravel, Knitwear In Fashion. Although already seeing the video tour on A Shaded view, it didn't spoil the exhibition for me at all; making me feel confident that this won't for you either.

Of course the exhibition was packed with THE knitwear designer Sonia Rykiel, but it was also a great chance to see some unique pieces from Bruno Pieters, Rodarte, Alexander McQueen and Ann Demeulemeester (knitwear with metal chains!). It was also lovely to see fragile stockings and hoisery from various Belgian designers linking to the history of knitwear. 

My favourite part of all had to be the recreation of my favourite editorial styled by Panos Yiapanis for Another magazine. The outfit consists of four different hand knitted Sandra Backlund pieces, all layered on top of each other.

A definite must see if you find yourself in that area of the world.

Marie Jo L’Aventure by A.F. Vandevorst

Belgian lingerie company, Marie Jo L'Aventure, has formed a unique partnership with fellow Belgian fashion due A.F. Vandevorst to create this exclusive collection.

The great thing about this collection is the contrast between revealing and concealing, for example; Knickers with transparent legs are reminiscent of briefs worn over skin tone stockings, this creates a beautiful layered effect. Natural earth and skin tones paired with charcoal and dark grey's are the colour palette for this collection.

A key piece in this design collection is a revamped corsage, which uses transparent tulle and a mix of colours, lines and materials to make an immaculate design piece.

The A.F. Vandevorst piece unique will be touring around Europe through September till November where after the European tour it will return to its hometown of Antwerp, Belgium where it will be exhibited in the entrance hall of the MoMu, Fashion Museum Antwerp December 7^th through to 19^th 2010.

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