>Viktor & Rolf
Fashion Designer
Viktor Horsting & Rolf Snoeren are fashion designers who have worked together as Viktor and Rolf since 1993. Renowned for the cut and proportion of their designs they turn recognisable, classic forms into unfamiliar features, such as oversized shirt collars, sleeves and jackets. Both born in 1969 in the Netherlands, they teamed up the year after they graduated from the fashion department of the Academy of the Arts, Arhem. In 1996 they flyposted the streets of Paris to announce their own strike, a personal rebellion against the pressure to create a new collection every six months. They turned instead to Haute Couture, which they designed for five seasons. Feted for their extravagant construction and unconventional appearance, the Couture garments were very highly acclaimed which enabled them to return to ready to wear. Viktor & Rolf devise spectacular presentations for their collections. Conceived before the design process begins, they have presented moving images projected onto the bodies of static models, and sent tap-dancing models down the catwalk. They recently designed a menswear collection and released their first fragrance 'Flowerbomb' at boutique Colette in Paris, 2005, and recent high profile campaigns have brought the maverick duo's high art fashion to a higher level of commercial prominence worldwide.'
Viktor & Rolf are represented by Karla Otto +44 (0) 207 287 9890
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VIKTOR & ROLF
( 8 October 2003)Selected Exhibitions
'10 years of Viktor & Rolf', UCAD Paris, France
'Yokohama Triennale', Yokohama, Japan
'Viktor & Rolf Haute Couture', Groniger Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands
Visions of the Body, Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
'Exposing Meaning in Fashion through Presentation', Anchorage NY, USA
'L'Hiver de L'Amour', Musee d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
Selected Awards
'Fashion and Design Honorees', International Fashion Group 19th Annual Night of the Stars, New York, USA, 2002
'Salon Europeen des Jeunes Stylistes', Hyeres, France, 1993
Selected Publications
Viktor & Rolf 1993-1999, Artimo Foundation
Viktor & Rolf, Haute Couture Book, Published by the Groninger Museum
Davies, Hywel 'Modern Menswear', Laurence King Publishing, 2008.
Evans, Caroline, Frankel, Susannah, Alison, Jane, Yedga, Ariella, 'The House of Viktor and Rolf', Merrell Publishers, August 2008.
Horsting, Viktor, Snoeren, Rolf, 'Fashion in Colours: Viktor and Rolf', Editions Assouline, 2004.
Spindler, Amy, 'Viktor & Rolf: Haute Couture Book' Snoeck-Ducaji & Zoon, February 8, 2001.
Horsting, Viktor, Snoeren, Rolf, 'Viktor and Rolf', Artimo, December, 1999.