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The Antwerp Six refers to a group of influential avant garde fashion designers who graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980-1981. At the Academy they were taught by Linda Loppa. The fashion collective presented a distinct, radical vision for fashion during the 1980s that established Antwerp as a notable location for fashion design. The breakthrough occurred in 1988 as the group rented a truck and set out for the London fashion fair with their collections. Martin Margiela, another Belgian contemporary, was not actually part of the group that showed in London, although he is often mistakenly described as one of the Antwerp Six; he had moved to Paris, where he worked initially for Jean Paul Gaultier.
- Walter Van Beirendonck
- Ann Demeulemeester
- Dries van Noten
- Dirk Van Saene
- Dirk Bikkembergs
- Marina Yee
See also
External links
- Fashion in Antwerp" from the Antwerp tourism office
Categories:- Belgian fashion designers
- 1980s fashion
- Alumni of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Antwerp)
- Fashion stubs
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