In Textile Arts, one
of my favorites areas is the costume, in this area I admire Iris Van
Herper, because is the best designer who works
with art pieces. Her designs
are surreal, because they work with
materials which represent other, like water,
smoke, etc.
The
essence of van Herpen is expressing the character and emotions of a
woman and to extend the shape of the feminine body in detail. She
mixes craftsmanship- using old and forgotten techniques with
innovation and materials inspired on the world to come.
She said this:

“
For
me fashion is an expression of art that is very close related to me
and to my body.
I see
it as my expression of identity combined with desire, moods and
cultural setting.”
Her designs require
every time and unique treatment of material or even the creation of
complete new materials. For this reason, Van Herpen prefers
interdisciplinary research and often collaborates with other artists
or scientists.
In all her work she
try to make clear that fashion is an artistic expression, showing and
wearing art, and not just a functional and devoid of content or
commercial tool.