Ensemble
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Ensemble
- Designer: Walter Van Beirendonck (Belgian, born 1957)
- Date: spring/summer 2016
- Culture: Belgian
- Medium: (a) cotton, (b) cotton, (c) cotton, (d, e) cotton, rubber
- Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of The Costume Institute Gifts, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.44a–e
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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