Antwerp Six

Last week, the designer announced that she would be stepping away from her eponymous label. The decision is unexpected, but on reflection not so surprising –- Demeulemeester has always walked her own path at her own pace.

Big news out of Paris this morning: The Antwerp-based fashion designer has announced that she is out of there.

Last week, the Antwerp Fashion Department’s master students presented their graduate collections under the eyes of the Antwerp Six--Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee, Dries Van Noten, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Walter Van Beirendonck--to celebrate the school's 50th anniversary.

Operation Become Jenna Lyons has now entered Phase 2: Lyons expanded "Jenna's Picks" so you can do more than just shop like her - you can start to absorb her cultural tastes as well. {J.Crew Tumblr} J.W. Anderson sent men down the runway in silky halter tops - kinda looks like our go-to outfit for hitting up Claire's at the mall in 2001. {Business of Fashion's Twitter} Can we start calling Romeo Beckham "Baby Posh"? Burberry's Christopher Bailey said the mini-model inherited mom Victoria Beckham's love of fashion. {Vogue UK} Miss Utah did absolutely nothing to fight beauty pageant stereotypes during last night's Miss USA Pageant. {Deadspin}

Walter Van Beirendonck’s outrageous designs may be a little out there for your typical conservative Dallas crowd, but that didn’t stop Dallas Contemporary from inviting the menswear designer to exhibit there. This past Friday, the museum opened an exhibition of his quirky and colorful designs called “Lust Never Sleeps--Silent Secrets,” which are also the titles of his winter 2012/2013 and summer 2013 collections. We caught up with Van Beirendonck the day before the exhibition opened to ask him about Dallas (he said he hadn't seen much of the city, but that he really wants “to see some line dancing, some rodeo, some real cowboys”) the effect of museum exhibitions on fashion and the possibility of an Antwerp Six reunion.