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Fashion feats from high-tech designer Iris van Herpen

Updated 8:31 AM EST, Thu December 1, 2016
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Dutch designer Iris van Herpen is at the forefront of the high-tech fashion movement with her innovative designs and presentations.
Autumn-Winter 2016 —
Dutch designer Iris van Herpen is at the forefront of the high-tech fashion movement with her innovative designs and presentations.
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Vacuum-packed models lined the catwalk at her Autumn-Winter 2014 show. The installation was done in collaboration with Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaf.
Autumn-Winter 2014 —
Vacuum-packed models lined the catwalk at her Autumn-Winter 2014 show. The installation was done in collaboration with Belgian artist Lawrence Malstaf.
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The skeleton dress incorporated elements of the human form, but also the skeletons of snakes, birds and bugs.
Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2011 —
The skeleton dress incorporated elements of the human form, but also the skeletons of snakes, birds and bugs.
Michel Zoeter
Nicknamed the "snake dress," this acrylic garment is meant to symbolize ones mental state before sky-diving.
Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2011 —
Nicknamed the "snake dress," this acrylic garment is meant to symbolize ones mental state before sky-diving.
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Her "Voltage" collection (also 3D-printed) incorporated protruding spikes to represent electricity emanating from the human body.
Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 —
Her "Voltage" collection (also 3D-printed) incorporated protruding spikes to represent electricity emanating from the human body.
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"Wilderness Embodied" was inspired by nature, but appears otherworldly
Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2013 —
"Wilderness Embodied" was inspired by nature, but appears otherworldly
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The towering shoes were designed with United Nude founder Rem D. Koolhaas.
Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2013 —
The towering shoes were designed with United Nude founder Rem D. Koolhaas.
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Her Autumn-Winter 2015 collection was inspired by terraformation, the modification of another planet's biosphere to resemble our own.
Autumn-Winter 2015 —
Her Autumn-Winter 2015 collection was inspired by terraformation, the modification of another planet's biosphere to resemble our own.
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This collection, titled "Magnetic Motion," was shown at Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou. The 3D-printed crystalline dress was created with architect Niccolo Casas.
Spring-Summer 2015 —
This collection, titled "Magnetic Motion," was shown at Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou. The 3D-printed crystalline dress was created with architect Niccolo Casas.
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One of the recurring themes of her "Lucid" collection -- part of an ongoing collaboration with architect Philip Beesley -- was laser-cutting. Here, the laser-cut pieces are connected with clear tubes to create the illusion of a wearable exoskeleton.
Autumn-Winter 2016 —
One of the recurring themes of her "Lucid" collection -- part of an ongoing collaboration with architect Philip Beesley -- was laser-cutting. Here, the laser-cut pieces are connected with clear tubes to create the illusion of a wearable exoskeleton.
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