In the NewYorkTimes staat een leuk artikel met o.a. "onze" Sofie D'Hoore!
Sofie D’Hoore
The Brussels-based designer Sofie D’Hoore
was a pupil of Walter Van Beirendonck at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts
Antwerp, but before she was a designer, she studied medical dentistry,
and her clean, modern, quietly sculptural clothes — loose cotton tunics;
slouchy trousers; shift dresses that skillfully graze the contours of
one’s body — are as technically and conceptually rigorous as they are
artful, characterized by an almost mathematical purity when it comes to
cut and construction.
The
55-year-old often works with factories in Italy to develop her own
textiles in an understated palette of neutrals such as navy, white or
moss, with the occasional flare of a floral print or plaid. She almost
always uses natural fibers — 100 percent cotton, wool, silk or the
finest double-faced cashmere — because over time, they “keep their
authentic characteristics,” she says.
When
she started her business in 1992, she did everything herself, but now,
25 years on, she still works “as if I do it myself,” paying obsessive
attention to every element as she refines and executes a piece. It’s
obvious why creative types for whom success lies in the details —
architects and art-world types, designers, directors — gravitate toward
her clothes. But though her work is meticulous, it’s never fussy: These
are clothes for women who do things in the world. (She also designs a
much smaller collection for men.) “I want people to feel strong and
self-confident,” she says. “I want them to feel that the clothes are an
inseparable part of themselves.”
voor het hele artikel zie: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/15/t-magazine/slow-fashion-des.
