Antwerps Tag

From the university that birthed Raf Simons, Martin Margiela, and Ann Demeulemeester, here is the newest crop of names rising from the Belgian capital It wasn’t a lot a fashion show because it was a festival – flanked by beer tents and food trucks selling loaded fries – with one thousand guests piling right into a disused warehouse on the Port of Antwerp. It was also a test of human endurance – a four-hour assault of warmth, strobe lighting, and everchanging soundtracks – as students from the Royal Academy of High-quality Arts debuted their vibration-raising graduate collections. That there ought to be a lot commotion for a school showcase is testament to Antwerp’s unique...