The designs allude to the spontaneous gesture of primitive clothing construction - asymmetric, wrapped, knotted - while blending into classic couture references. Animal skin motifs - leopard, zebra, and giraffe - are executed in shaved and laboriously hand-appliquéd carpet, which takes up to 300 hours per look to complete. The collection forms a surreal reference to fur as camouflage; as an ancient indigenous clothing material, as well as to animal print as the archetypal epitome of glamour.
“For Desso the exciting collaboration with Viktor & Rolf suits perfectly with our design vision. We want to stimulate co-creation with leading designers and use the power of creativity to find inspiring new ways to use carpet”
Alexander Collot d’Escury, CEO Desso
Viktor&Rolf
“This is something that has never been done before, we are excited to have found a fantastic partner in Desso to make our red carpet dressing vision come true.”
Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren
Viktor&Rolf A/W 2014 Haute Couture, with Desso Carpet
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Photo credit: Peter Stigter.
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