Antwerp Six retrospective
MoMu in Antwerp opened a major Antwerp Six retrospective this week — original garments and unseen archives are on view in a show running through Jan. 17, 2027. (hypebeast.com) The exhibition maps four decades of influence from designers like Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester and Raf Simons, framing their role in modern minimalist and avant‑garde fashion. (designboom.com)
MoMu opened the show on March 28, 2026, with Geert Bruloot named as guest curator alongside MoMu director Kaat Debo and in‑house curator Romy Cockx. (momu.be) The exhibition assembles work from the six designers usually cited as the Antwerp Six — Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene and Marina Yee — in a single institutional presentation for the first time. (modaes.com) MoMu will publish an extensively illustrated catalogue of nearly 400 pages to accompany the show, produced by Hannibal and featuring essays by Tim Blanks and other contributors. (momu.be) Guest curator Geert Bruloot, who founded the influential Antwerp shop Coccodrillo, helped shape the narrative around the group’s local roots and international breakout. (dazeddigital.com) MoMu frames the group’s origin at the 1986 British Designer Show in London — the cohort famously transported collections in a rented van and caught buyers’ attention, including early orders from Barney’s. (brusselstimes.com) The VIP opening brought several figures from the Belgian scene to the museum, with WWD reporting appearances by Dries Van Noten, Raf Simons and Ann Demeulemeester among attendees. (wwd.com)
