Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp news and archive

Dries Van Noten: A beacon of inspiration for young designers in Belgium and beyond

In the hallowed halls of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, the name Dries Van Noten resonates with a special kind of reverence. Van Noten announced his departure from his eponymous fashion house earlier today. However, the fashion world can be sure his legacy as one of the academy’s most illustrious alumni will live on. Van Noten's...

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Antwerp Fashion Academy alumnus Brandon Wen presents first show as academy's department director

On Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, the fashion department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts presented its end-of-the-year student fashion show entitled ‘Show 23’, directed by former student and new creative director Brandon Wen. The show took place in Antwerp, where 5,000 fashion enthusiasts from the Belgian city and abroad descended upon...

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Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Komono celebrate fifth anniversary of partnership

The fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp and Belgian eyewear brand Komono are celebrating five years of collaborating with the launch of the special 'retrospective collection' as per a press release. For this special collection, three Master students from the academy have teamed up with Komono to create an innovative...

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‘Antwerp Cyber Six’: Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp alumni to present at Haute Couture Week

On the last day of Paris Haute Couture Week, on January 26, a group of six Antwerp-based fashion designers who all graduated from the city’s Royal Academy of Arts, will present a ‘digital couture collection’ in collaboration with digital fashion network Mutani, as per the Mutani newsletter. The collective collection has been named ‘The Antwerp...

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Meet Brandon Wen, the new creative director of the Fashion Department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp

Last June the world renowned Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts said goodbye to its legendary head of the fashion department, Walter Van Beirendonck. After much speculation Brandon Wen was appointed as the new creative director, a clear choice from the academy towards fresh ideas and new paths for the department. We met with Brandon Wen just two weeks...

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Walter van Beirendonck steps down from Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, successor announced

Fashion designer and performance artist Brandon Wen will take over from Walter van Beirendonck as the artistic coordinator of fashion training at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, starting in September 2022. Wen will also teach at the academy and supervise students. Walter van Beirendonck announced his departure from the academy earlier...

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MoMu and Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp celebrate reopening with “Fashion Balls”

Antwerp Fashion Museum is collaborating with students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp to celebrate the reopening of the museum with ‘Fashion 2.021 Antwerp – Fashion/Conscious’. Together they created ‘Fashion Balls’ that will appear at various locations in Antwerp from August 5 onwards where visitors can see them during a walk through...

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In pictures: Graduations shows of KABK and Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts

The summer holiday is approaching, and that means the period of graduation shows has arrived. Last weekend students of the Textile & Fashion bachelor of the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague, and the Fashion bachelor and master students of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp showed their projects. Last year the shows were entirely...

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Komono renews partnership with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Eyewear brand Komono has renewed its partnership with the fashion department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, according to a statement. Three masters students from the institute created their own pair of sunglasses based on their own personal work: Annemarie Saric, Karolina Widecka and Florentina Leitner. Saric was inspired by cars...

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Graduation show Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp: a parade of footage on a digital 3D catwalk

On Saturday 27 June the WWWSHOWW from the Antwerp Academy went live for a worldwide network of fashion lovers. This year the academy presented the work of 122 bachelor students and 9 master students in an alienating digital 3D landscape built by creative agency Random Studio. Fashion students showed their work on a virtual catwalk, which brought...

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Komono collaborates with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp

Komono and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp are collaborating for the second time. The sunglasses brand worked together with three master students in the creation of a pair of sunglasses linked to the students’ personal work. The collection will be launched during the annual graduation show of the Academy, which will take place on June 27....

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Antwerp Fashion Department announces virtual Graduation WWWSHOWWW

As COVID-19 restrictions are causing cancellations of public events worldwide, the Fashion Department of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - AP University College decided to still show its student's end-of-year and graduate collections. After the Academy's virtual classes and online mentoring sessions, a next logical step would be a digital...