Fringed dresses in archival performance photograph
Ann Salens · Date not documented
Belgium
Ann Salens
- Silk crochet
- Colour gradients
- Performance presentations
Ann Salens developed an avant-garde approach to fashion in Antwerp before the emergence of the Antwerp Six. Her silk crochet and knitwear combined flamboyant bohemian shapes with subtle gradients of colour.
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Fringed dress in an archival fashion performance
Date not documented
The central orange-red dress is shown moving in a fashion performance, illustrating how Salens treated clothing as part of a live event. Other models appear at the edges of the photograph.
MoMu; individual photographer not identified
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Blue and green crocheted dress
1970s · Collection not stated
This museum garment combines long sleeves with a blue-green colour gradient, a characteristic feature of Salens’s crochet.
Stany Dederen / MoMu
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Pink and red fringed stage dress, at right
Date not stated; exhibited 2017 · Collection not stated
The standing mannequin at right wears a pale-to-red fringed dress from Nicole and Hugo’s stage wardrobe; its long tiers were intended to move in performance.
Slow Travel Antwerp; individual photographer not stated
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White stage trouser suit for Hugo, centre
Date not stated; exhibited 2017 · Collection not stated
The central white trouser suit records Salens’s work for Hugo alongside the dresses she created for Nicole. The museum display is photographed from the side.
Slow Travel Antwerp; individual photographer not stated
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Red fringed stage dress worn by Nicole
Date not stated; photograph published 2017 · Collection not stated
Nicole performs in a red fringed dress whose broad decorated neckline and moving fringe distinguish it from the other selected stage garments.
Hans Lambrechts, published by ELLE BelgiumCollections & archive pieces
1 collections represented · 1 pieceSelected work
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About Ann Salens
Opening a shop in the late 1960s, she connected clothing to the city's alternative art scene and staged shows as expressive happenings involving light, movement and unconventional models.
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