Iris van Herpen – Technology Meets Fashion

Iris van Herpen, Crystallisation Water Dress, Spring 2011 Collection. De Zeen.

DailyArtMagazine: A young and promising designer from Holland, Iris van Herpen is known for the eclectic ideas that guide her as she experiments with textiles and technology. She sews unusual materials and themes into the clothes she creates. Undeniably a driving force in transforming 21st century fashion and consciousness, van Herpen’s collection of numerous awards and frequent international fashion shows are only proof of her growing influence.

Van Herpen was born in 1984 in The Netherlands. As a student she interned for British fashion designer Alexander McQueen in London. Later on she established her own brand Iris van Herpen in 2007. She is known to have pioneered the use of 3D printing technology in her fashion projects...

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