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Iris van Herpen creates dresses from circles of lustrous metal gauze
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen has formed garments from a fine steel mesh burnished in swirls for her Autumn Winter 2015 ready-to-wear collection.
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Iris van Herpen presented the gauze items along with delicate and 3D-printed shoes in her Hacking Infinity show at Palais de Tokyo on Tuesday during Paris Fashion Week.
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According to the designer, the colours and shapes used for the clothes were based on the notion of terraforming other planets to make them suitable for human inhabitance.
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"The collection explores the possibilities of new geographies and our place within them," said Van Herpen's show notes.
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Working with textile designer Aleksandra Gaca, she created a lightweight translucent mesh that was cut into circular shapes and pleated for texture.
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"The central geometry is the circle, in both silhouette and cut," said the designer, who's previous shows featured dresses grown with magnets and models vacuum-packed between plastic sheeting.
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"The spherical shape of planetary bodies and the symbol of a boundless 'hackable' infinity unfolds before us in a constant flow of mandala-like forms," she added.
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The metal was hand burnished to give a mottled effect with "nebula-like" colours across its surface.
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On the front of a knee-length dress, a section of the plissé gauze creates a circular silhouette while still revealing the outline of the model's body.
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Another gown made entirely from the material features a round element that extends from the chest and covers the face.
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Similarly, the mesh forms a circle on the front of a halter-neck top that reaches just below the eyes.
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Van Herpen also continued her collaboration with Canadian architecture professor Philip Beesley to create a set of three digitally fabricated garments.
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These black designs were made from intricate three-dimensional tessellations of geometric shapes, formed into halter-neck dresses and a top.
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Other items in the collection were created using shimmering fabrics coloured with earthy hues.
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Van Herpen also introduced deep red and black textiles, as well as a dress that appeared to be covered in translucent jelly spikes.
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The footwear accompanying the clothes was created with Japanese shoe designer Noritaka Tatehana, using 3D printing to produce the crystal-like shapes that formed the platform sole and cantilevered heel.
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A web of laser-cut leather stretched over the foot and around the jagged bases to act as the upper.