IRIS VAN HERPEN: SCULPTING THE SENSES

A tribute to the Netherlands' leading fashion designer; The companion book to the major retrospective of Iris van Herpen at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris; A unique retrospective with over a hundred dresses and models. With a foreword by actress Tilda Swinton
Sculpting the Senses offers an overview of Iris van Herpen’s work over the past sixteen years. The designer presents her most iconic designs, while exploring in more depth her vision of fashion for the future. Through 100 of her dresses, Iris van Herpen clearly challenges our understanding of “haute couture”. Sculpting the Senses immerses you in her sensory world, bringing together fashion, contemporary art, design and science around nine themes that form the very essence of Van Herpen’s work. “Fashion is an instrument of change, which makes us evolve on an emotional level. Through biomimicry, I observe the forces behind the shapes in nature. These natural patterns and cycles guide me in exploring new forms of femininity for a more conscious and sustainable fashion for the future.” Iris van Herpen