The Antwerp Six are a group of fashion designers who trained at Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980–1981 under Linda Loppa. [1] The press began referring to them as a group beginning in about 1990 after the group in 1986 drove in a van from Belgium to present at a London tradeshow and unexpectedly made an impression.

Shortly after, the press caught wind of these six fashion designers from Antwerp, but were not able to pronounce their Belgian names, settling on coining the group the “Antwerp 6”. Over 30 years have elapsed since the showcase, let’s take a look at where this creative group is now.

Sep 9, 2015 · It’s fashion folklore – how in 1986, a gang of Belgian designers bundled into a van, headed across Europe and caused a stir at a London tradeshow, making their mark indelibly on the decades of fashion to come.

Jul 20, 2016 · Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene and Walter Van Beirendonck become the “Antwerp Six”. Three decades on, the six young Belgians’ swift journey to global acclaim still captivates the industry.

"Work hard, play hard" was the motto of the Antwerp Six+1, and they made the time to go out partying. A shared sense of fun in dressing up and going out strengthened their group dynamic.

Jun 17, 2013 · ANTWERP — They were known as the ‘'Antwerp Six” back in the 1980s, when the idea of Belgian fashion seemed like a contradiction in terms. Now names like Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Bikkembergs and...

The Antwerp Six are composed of (which many critics still believe are) Belgium’s six most influential Avant-Garde fashion designers. They are recognised as Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Van Saene, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee.

May 13, 2024 · In the early 1980s, a revolutionary group of fashion designers emerged from Antwerp, Belgium, all of whom were graduates of the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Under the guidance of renowned professor Linda Loppa, these six designers honed their craft and eventually gained international recognition for their avant-garde styles and ...

Jun 23, 2009 · Van Noten and fellow members of the so-called Antwerp Six (including Ann Demeulemeester and Dirk Bikkembergs) first took the international fashion scene by storm when they rented a truck and set up shop at London Fashion Week in 1987 (or 1986, or 1988, depending on whom you ask and which source you are reading). What is certain is that were ...

The Antwerp Six is a group of influential avantgarde fashion designers that graduated from the Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the eighties. At the academy they were taught by Linda Loppa.