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Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections: KRISVANASSCHE, Dior, Berluti

• The first career-spanning overview of Kris Van Assche in 55 collections at Dior, Berluti and his namesake label

• A visual compendium of Kris Van Assche's work in fashion as a Creative Director

• Presenting photography by Paolo Roversi, Willy Vanderperre, Nan Goldin, David Sims, Alasdair McLellan, Sarah Moon, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier, Jeff Burton and Inez & Vinoodh

• Assembling epochal collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Gahan, Boy George and images of Cindy Sherman, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, among others

• Designed by M/M (Paris), the illustrious art directors

Embracing 20 years in fashion as a designer and Creative Director at Dior Homme, Berluti and his namesake label, Kris Van Assche reflects on his output: 55 collections, manifold collaborations with renowned artists and a constant oeuvre that conveys his identity. Designed by the illustrious art directors M/M (Paris), Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections is a visual compendium, gathered in a complete chronology.

Featured in the Financial Times's "Six Fashion Books to Fall For"

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Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections: KRISVANASSCHE, Dior, Berluti

• The first career-spanning overview of Kris Van Assche in 55 collections at Dior, Berluti and his namesake label

• A visual compendium of Kris Van Assche's work in fashion as a Creative Director

• Presenting photography by Paolo Roversi, Willy Vanderperre, Nan Goldin, David Sims, Alasdair McLellan, Sarah Moon, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier, Jeff Burton and Inez & Vinoodh

• Assembling epochal collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Gahan, Boy George and images of Cindy Sherman, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, among others

• Designed by M/M (Paris), the illustrious art directors

Featured in the Financial Times's "Six Fashion Books to Fall For"

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• The first career-spanning overview of Kris Van Assche in 55 collections at Dior, Berluti and his namesake label

• A visual compendium of Kris Van Assche's work in fashion as a Creative Director

• Presenting photography by Paolo Roversi, Willy Vanderperre, Nan Goldin, David Sims, Alasdair McLellan, Sarah Moon, Nick Knight, Patrick Demarchelier, Jeff Burton and Inez & Vinoodh

• Assembling epochal collaborations with A$AP Rocky, Pet Shop Boys, Dave Gahan, Boy George and images of Cindy Sherman, Beyonce and Lady Gaga, among others

• Designed by M/M (Paris), the illustrious art directors

Featured in the Financial Times's "Six Fashion Books to Fall For"

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ISBN-13:	9789401495691
Publisher:	Lannoo International
Publication date:	10/16/2023
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	9.76(w) x 13.98(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Kris Van Assche is a Belgian fashion designer. After studying at the Royal Academy in Antwerp, he became the assistant to Hedi Slimane at YSL and Dior. In 2004, he launched his eponymous label, and in 2007, he became the Creative Director of Dior, later putting KRISVANASSCHE on hold after 20 seasons. From 2018 to 2021, he was the Creative Director of Berluti.

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My dream was not to realise someone else’s ideas, but my own,” says Belgian designer Van Assche in his first monograph, which showcases 55 of his collections for Dior, Berluti, and his own label. Van Assche’s father offers a reflective perspective on his son’s career, saying he “never missed” a show

The Finacial Times

"The brand has left countless classic looks in the field of men's clothing design."

Modern Weekly China

"The visual compendium, crafted by illustrious art directors M/M (Paris), chronicles 55 collections and collaborations, with his unique perspective on and off the runway."

Robb Report Singapore

"From Dior Homme to Berluti via his brand KVA, the designer has reinvented masculinity."

Le Point

"The Belgian designer lifts the veil on his personal life, and the enduring influences on his "Belgian realism.'"

WWD

"In the upcoming book "Kris Van Assche 55 collections", Van Assche...invites readers to review with himself those precious moments when he devoted himself to fashion and art."

Vogue China

"A coffee table book traces the career of the Belgian designer, from Dior Homme to Berluti. We interviewed him, and during the dialogue started by an esthete grandmother..."

D la Repubblica Magazine

"For over a decade, he created men's collections in one of the most luxurious fashion houses in the world. He talks only in ELLE about his studies in Antwerp, working at Dior and running his own fashion brand." [Translated from Polish by Google Translate]

Elle Poland

"Fashion designer Kris Van Assche has remarkable career and collaboration with brands Dior and Berlutti. His experiences are summarized in a new book."

Vogue Czechoslovakia

"For the first time in his life, Kris Van Assche immersed himself in his archives, opened each box, explored each hard drive, leafed through each magazine or catalog in which his creations appear. What emerges is a chronological work of more than 400 pages where texts from friends and collaborators of the Belgian designer intersect, alongside photographs of fashion shows, campaigns and even photoshoots with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and even the artist Cindy Sherman."

Numéro

"The most important moments in the career of Belgian designer Kris Van Assche are collected in his first monographic book."

L'Officiel Italy

Harper's Bazaar China featured Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections

Harper's Bazaar China

"A testimony of the evolution of fashion male for twenty years."

Le Figaro

"Belgian designer Van Assche in his first monograph, which showcases 55 of his collections for Dior, Berluti, and his own label."

Financial Times

"How Kris van Assche helped invent the modern man."

The Face Press

"...enriched not only by an introduction by the fashion author Anders Christian Madsen, but also by countless anecdotes and stories from friends, artists and collaborators who contributed to the achievement of Van Assche's great successes."

GQ Italia

"From his namesake label's debut, to his tenures at Dior and Berluti, '55 Collections' canvasses the Belgian designer's sensational career."

Document Journal

"The resulting tome, Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections, is not just a magnificent retrospective of the designer’s contribution to fashion, but an open “creative psychoanalysis” as he ventures down memory lane."

Another Magazine

"Kris Van Assche: meet the Fashion Designer ahead of his time."

Vogue Arabia

"Kris Van Assche has always had a strong sense of knowing his design language."

Perfect Magazine

"Squeezing two small decades worth of era-defining elegance into one book is no small feat. Just ask Kris Van Assche, who has spent the past year scrupulously archiving his life's work."

i-D

"In his new book, titled straightforwardly Kris van Assche: 55 collections, the Belgian creator presents a rich archive of his work across his namesake label and his tenures as a creative director for heritage houses of Dior Homme and Berluti."

Behind the Blinds

"From the outset, it's evident that "55 Collections" is more than a mere retrospective—it's a testament to Van Assche's influence on the fashion landscape."

Esquire Singapore

"Fashion is my life. I see many ways to return", the Belgian creative, former head of Dior homme and Berluti, tells MFF. Who this evening in Paris presents the volume 55 collections, which retraces almost 20 years of his career"

Milano Finaza & M le Monde

"My dream was not to realise someone else's ideas, but my own," says Belgian designer Van Assche in his first monograph, which showcases 55 of his collections for Dior, Berluti, and his own label. Van Assche's father offers a reflective perspective on his son's career, saying he "never missed" a show— "The Finacial Times "

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