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Walter Van Beirendonck

spring/summer 2016 · (a) cotton, (b) cotton, (c) cotton, (d, e) cotton, rubber · Costume Institute

In a collection that oscillated between childlike naiveté and darker, ominous, forces, Walter Van Beirendonck presented this suit made of nursery fabrics. The designer's fascination for childhood as a site of both fairytales and dreams as well as trauma and terror, is an enduring theme in his collections, which fuse childlike wonder with artistic and social engagement.

Artist

Walter Van Beirendonck

Date

spring/summer 2016

Medium

(a) cotton, (b) cotton, (c) cotton, (d, e) cotton, rubber

Culture

Belgian

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2020