PARIS — Walter Van Beirendonck, one of the last standing designers of the legendary Antwerp Six, delivered a menswear show Wednesday that blended surreal whimsy with biting social commentary at Paris Fashion Week. As models paraded in oversized beige bowler hats and loose ’70s check suits with retro boho collars, the collection danced between nostalgia and avant-garde theatrics. The eerie …
Antwerp's Walter Van Beirendonck takes his SS20 collection in an otherworldly direction. Walter Van Beirendonck is both a maverick and dreamer in the Antwerp fashion universe, at times otherworldly and always countercultural over the course of his career, which spans nearly four decades. For spring/summer 2020, the eccentric designer channels kinky, luxe sportswear through something he calls "Witblitz Alien Vintage" …
