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FASHION / November 10 2011 11:58 AM

SHOE ENVY: Iris van Herpen X United Nude

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Sure, you’ve seen the Iris van Herpen X United Nude Crystallization Ankle Bootie before, but you have not yet laid eyes on the three new neutrals that will mesh seamlessly with your already fabulous closet. Grey, Taupe and Bisque are the latest hues to enter the collection and look damn good on the glamorous, curvaceous shape of this architecturally stunning shoe.

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FASHION / August 4 2011 10:12 AM

Iris Van Herpen: Haute Couture Requires Blueprints

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As we enter this month of Art and Architecture at FashionIndie, we must discuss further a young designer who has elevated the notion of couture. Iris van Herpen creates a synergy between the finest handiwork and the technologically advanced. For this collection shown in Paris as part of Haute Couture fashion week, Capriole, she worked with architect Isaie Bloch and MGX to create 3D prints which were then translated into textiles. What resulted is function that follows the most stunning form from which all else stems.

She also happened to intern with Alexander McQueen. Behold.

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GIRLS / August 14 2008 2:30 PM

Fashion Quotable: Iris Van Herpen

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Fashion Quotable: Iris Van Herpen

Fashion Quotable: Iris Van Herpen

Fashion Quotable: Iris Van Herpen

Van Herpen explains her aesthetic ambition regarding her latest collection, named Refinery Smoke:

“The smoke looks like it is alive…Will there be a time when clothing is unnecessary and we’re able to ‘wear’ something as intangible as smoke? I believe in an unlimited, barrier-breaking future when it comes to fashion and therefore strive to find the borders of the seemingly impossible.”

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