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The exhibition unveils around a hundred haute couture pieces in a fascinating dialogue with contemporary art and natural sciences.
She thus invites into her creations the magical shapes of corals, fossils but also glass and paper.
Several themes are represented throughout the visit. Thus, the theme of water and the origins of living things invites you to dive into an aquatic universe in its latest “Carte Blanche” collection.The theme of the skeleton, visible in its famous Skeleton dress, highlights the human body in all its facets to achieve architectural forms close to cathedrals.
As for the darkness and jellyfish in her creations, they are compared with the works of Damien Hirst.
Luigi et Iango pour Iris van Herpen — Robe Skeleton, en collaboration avec Isaie Bloch Collection Capriole 2020 Collection privée Iris van Herpen