[x_section style=”margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; “][x_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” bg_color=”” style=”margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_column bg_color=”” type=”1/4″ style=”padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 1px; “][x_text class=”center-text “]by Danny de la Cruz

Photo credit: Gio Staiano[/x_text][/x_column][x_column bg_color=”” type=”3/4″ style=”padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; “][x_text]It was easy to dive head first into the haute couture world of Iris van Herpen and her Spring/Summer 2020 collection shown at Paris Haute Couture Week.

Inspiration for this stunningly organic and fluid collection came from the “sensory processes that occur between the intricate composition of the human body, mirrored with the fibrous marine ecology of our oceans,” according to show notes. Between inspiration from Spanish neuroanatomist Ramón y Cajal and the Hydrozoa, a class of delicately branched sea-life organisms, a 21-look collection was born.

Elements of the collection ranged from pools of green, blue and lilac, colorful meshworks of cellular geometry, to 3D lasercut and printed techniques. As models floated on the runway, layers on various creations flowed and undulated as if gliding with ease through water.

The end result was a collection that invited us to dive into the world and fantasy created by this talented designer.

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