Knitted bathing suitsSupermarket of Style by Angelo Figusvia here, click on image to enlargeSculptural knitsvia here, click on image to enlargeHand-knitted men's coat by Romain Brau, 2007Knitted cotton dress by Bruno Pieters, S/S 2004Dress by Iben Höj, 2009Left: knitted dress by Mark Fast, S/S 2010Right: knitted dress by Mark Fast F/W 2010Knitted sweater in wool, mohair and leatherRaf Simons F/W 1999
As promised: some images from the exhibition Unravel at Antwerp's fashion museum MoMu.
One of my favourite parts was Figus' Supermarket of Style (image 2). To visualize the 2006 fashion trends, he created a knitted supermarket for the 2004 Italian fashion fair Pitti Filati. The 'store' contains knitted versions of diverse status-symbols such as a Burberry trench, a Rietveld chair and Vuitton and Chanel handbags. Truly extraordinary.
Some of the individual pieces I particulary liked were Brau's men's coat and Pieters' evening dress. Both are really intricate pieces.
My absolute favourite was Iben Höj's delicate knitted dress. It was created for the 2009 Copenhagen exhibition 'Kraka's dresses - nearly nude'. Doesn't it look just like a spiderweb which has been destroyed in places?
(all images by me unless otherwise stated)