A VISIT TO SHOWROOM BELGIUM BY FFI – TEXT BY PHILIPPE POURHASHEMI

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Dear Shaded Viewers,

Belgium may be a small country, it nevertheless has an impressive range of designers and creative talents. The latest edition of Showroom Belgium -powered by the Flanders Fashion Institute- is a great illustration of how individual these designers can be. Five of them were selected this time: HrVi, Van Hongo, WOLF. by Sofie Claes, Tom Van der Borght and Pierre-Antoine Vettorello. The main trends are craft, tribalism, organic shapes, innovative prints and hybrid garments, hovering between sportswear and intricate tailoring.

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HrVi's printed silk separates and cropped motocross leather pants


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Van Hongo's printed silk dress and two-tone sweater


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WOLF. by Sofie Claes' marble print jacket and dark blue bomber with draped front

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Tom Van der Borght's silk top and skirt, knit socks and platform sandals

These collections -which will be showcased in Paris at 81 rue du Temple from the 29th of September until the 3rd of October- can be viewed at the FFI in Antwerp until tomorrow 6pm.

Best,

Philippe

http://www.ffi.be

Philippe Pourhashemi

A freelance fashion writer, consultant and stylist, Philippe Pourhashemi was born in Tehran in 1976. He grew up in Paris, before moving to Scotland to study Foreign Languages. His passions are fashion and culture, as well as music and film. He writes and styles features for Metal in Barcelona, Behind the Blinds in Brussels, Contributor in Stockholm, Veoir in New York and SKP in Beijing. He was named Fucking Young's Editor-at-Large in 2016 and has contributed to ASVOF since 2008, acting as Correspondent-at-Large since 2012. An avid traveler, he likes to explore exotic fashion weeks and unexpected destinations whenever he can.

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