PERSONAL FACTS:

• Born: 04.02.57, Brecht, Belgium
• Studies: Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp
• First breakthrough: British Designer Show / London in 1987 as part of ‘The Antwerp Six’
(with Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester and Marina Yee).
• Since 1983 collections under the label Walter Van Beirendonck

RECENT ACTIVITIES:

• Artistic Director for Scapa Sports
• Childrens Collection ZULUPAPUWA for JBC

• Designer collection Walter Van Beirendonck
Glow - Autumn/Winter 2009-2010
eXplicit - Spring/Summer 2009
SKIN KING - Autumn/Winter 2008-2009
SEXCLOWN - Spring/Summer 2008
STOP TERRORISING OUR WORLD – Autumn/Winter 2006-2007
RELICS FROM THE FUTURE - Spring/Summer 2006
WEIRD - Autumn/Winter 2005-2006
SUPERNATURAL - Spring/Summer 2005
CLOUDY STARS - Autumn/Winter 2004-2005
FUTUREDAY - Spring/Summer 2004

• 1999-until 2004: æstheticterrorists® by walter
PIXYDUST - Autumn/winter 2003-2004
RESPECT RETHINK REACT - Spring/Summer 2003
FLY OR VANISH - Autumn/Winter 2002-2003
BODY:XtensionXfashion - Spring/Summer 2002

• 1999-untill 2002: Walter Van Beirendonck
REVOLUTION - Autumn/Winter 2001-2002
STARSHIP EARTH - Spring/Summer 2001
DISSECTIONS - Autumn/Winter 2000-2001
GENDER? - Spring/Summer 2000
NO REFERENCES - Autumn/Winter 1999-2000

• Since 1985 is Walter teaching in the fashion-department from the Royal Academy of
Arts-Antwerp/Belgium

• In 1998 opened Walter Van Beirendonck ,'Walter' , a multilabel store,with annex the
'window'-gallery, St.Antoniusstraat 12 - Antwerp/Belgium

• Between I993 and 1999:designer of W.&L.T./Wild and Lethal Trash
Last collection designed by Walter was: Hi Sci Fi: Spring/Summer 1999


INSPIRATION:

Since his early collections, Walter has been inspired for his designs
by art, music and literature, all mixed with ethnic and nature influences.

Walter Van Beirendonck is considered to be one of the main trend-setters
in men’s fashion by the professional press.

His designs are very recognisable by either strong graphics
or innovating cuts and unexpected colour combinations .

The red thread throughout his collections is his sense of humour,
sex with an eye-wink and his concern about ‘safe sex'.
His continous statements about the fashion-world,earth,nature, contempary life
and society are collected in prints and slogans.
Often 'double bottomed'!
Always in a complete unconventional context.
Since 1983 carries every collection a well-defined name.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Walter works besides the collections,regurarely on projects:
• Designing costumes for theater, ballet and film,curating expositions,designing objects,
think-thank for commercial projects and products,image-making for pop-groups,
illustrating books,designing commercial collections...
• Walter is buyer for the 'Walter'-store and co-curater for the 'Window'-gallery.
• Due to Walter's intrest in 'Cyber'-technology,W.&L.T. was the first fashionlabel,which
launched a full-CD-rom and Website, showing besides the collections, information and self-designed games.