Antwerp Six redux
Paris street style this season is visibly leaning on the Antwerp Six’s legacy — MoMu opened a 40th‑anniversary exhibition and features in Vanity Fair and The New York Times argue the group reshaped tailoring, deconstruction, and global streetwear aesthetics. Expect vintage Americana and heritage accessories to keep trending into Spring. ( )
MoMu’s retrospective opened on March 28, 2026, and will run through January 17, 2027, marking the first time the museum has mounted a major exhibition dedicated collectively to the six designers. (momu.be) (momu.be) The show was guest-curated by Geert Bruloot alongside MoMu director Kaat Debo and curator Romy Cockx, and Bruloot — who organised the original 1986 London trip — appears as a key archival contributor. (modemonline.com) (modemonline.com) Inside the galleries are roughly 100 looks drawn from original garments plus drawings, collages, photographs, show invitations and other never-before-seen archival materials supplied by the designers. (wmagazine.com) (wmagazine.com) A VIP opening this week included on-site appearances by Dries Van Noten, Walter Van Beirendonck and Ann Demeulemeester, and the museum confirmed the show opened to the public the following day. (wwd.com) (wwd.com) MoMu’s press materials and reviewers trace the group’s breakthrough to the 1986 minibus trip to the British Designers’ Show in London, the incident that launched their international careers. (artnet.com) (news.artnet.com) Major outlets ran features timed to the opening: Vanity Fair published interviews with members of the Six and Designboom ran a gallery-led report on MoMu’s installation and curatorial framing. (vanityfair.com) (vanityfair.com)
