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Meet
26 years old Andy Imbrechts, an emerging designer who lives in Leuven, Belgium.
He has studied the history of fashion, styling later on in Antwerp and then
fashion design at Sask. He learned sewing from his mom at a young age. So I
guess it was something that has always been in him. “I always felt the need to
do something with it” says the designer.
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Becoming
a designer was something that he had never had to decide. “It sort of grew on
me” says Imbrechts. He states that he has always been interested in art and
beauty. One of his favorite artists is Andy Warhol. He has also studied
art in high school.
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His
passion is illustration. Drawing has always been a big passion of the designer
from a very young age and he puts his passion in his collections as you can
see; the bright colours and prints. He uses his own childhood drawings as
starting point for the collection but translates in prints.
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As
I see he likes feminine look on men. According to the designer his collections
are for androgynous men, who are not afraid to dare and want to be noticed:
long printed shirts, sandals, over-sized jackets and skinny pants are the
central theme of this collection. “Imbrechts’ men wear the art” says
Andy.
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The
man he sees in his collections is a dandy gentleman who loves colour and who
loves to dress up and likes to get crazy with it.
He
says that he is inspired by the people around him. It can be his friends or just
people he sees on the street. The dandy and the man in suit are also a big
inspiration. He is a big fan of Dries Van Noten when it comes to designers.
His
collections made me remember the 80′s/90′s mood. For 2014, he says that he
would love to see more suits, more colour, and more prints.
Personally
I found them cheerful and fun.
To visit his website: www.andyimbrechts.com
