On the evening of June 19th, guest star of Pitti men (uomo) Walter van Beirendonck will present his menswear collection Man & Nature in the Garden of the Stibbert Museum in Florence. “I am delighted to have been invited to Pitti, I have worked closely with the Italian fashion houses for many years and that’s why I speak good Italian”, commented a delightful Van Beirendonck.The Belgian designer made his debut on the London catwalks among the ‘Antwerp six’ in 1987. Over the past twenty years he has become one of the most innovative designers in contemporary fashion. His style stays away from mainstream and uses new media, mixed with photography, visual arts, graphics, web design, and futuristic music and styling.
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