A.F. Vandevorst

Costumes in Le Duc d'Albe

Biography

A.F. VANDEVORST consists of Belgian fashion duo An and Filip.

Education
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Debut
Launch first collection AF Vandevorst in Paris, 1997. Since then, there are an established fashion house with international distribution and recognition.

Career
The current AF Vandevorst line consists of: AF Vandevorst ready-to-wear collection for women with shoes, handbags and accessories; precollection  BLACKBOARD; complementary collection A.FRIEND by AF Vandevorst.
Semi-annual fashion shows during fashion week in Paris; showrooms in Antwerp, Paris, New York and London.
 
Notable achievements
Costumes for theater: Alice in Bed (Susan Sontag); De Nederlandse Opera (Amsterdam).
Exhibition ‘Katharina Prospekt’ at the MoMu (Antwerp Fashion Museum) about A.F. VANDEVORST’s impressions of Russia.
Guest Installation on the Dover Street Market in London with the Fall /Winter 2010 - 2011 collection; second installation for the DutchDesign Week

Prizes
ELLE award for a collaboration with lingerie brand L’AVENTURE

Recent and future productions
Development of AKTION (a traveling shop) and AKTION DIREKT (online shop)

www.afvandevorst.be

Last update on 13 April 2012