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Explore a new curated selection of refined brands are coming soon exclusively to Antidote.
DILARA FINDIKOGLU
Turkish fashion designer Dilara Findikoglu established her eponymous luxury fashion brand in London after graduating from Central Saint Martins, quickly gaining recognition for her darkly romantic approach to avant-garde fashion that masterfully blends gothic fashion aesthetics with theatrical femininity. The visionary luxury designer creates clothing characterized by intricate corsetry, dramatic silhouettes, and subversive takes on historical dress codes, producing high-end fashion pieces that challenge conventional beauty standards while celebrating the power of feminine mystique.
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD
British fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood established her iconic luxury fashion brand in the 1970s, bringing punk fashion from London's underground scene to international runways and cementing her status a pioneer of rebellious fashion. Westwood is renowned for creating designer clothing that blends anarchic punk aesthetics with traditional British tailoring. Characterized by corsetry, tartan prints, and subversive, Vivienne Westwood's commitment to sustainable fashion and political activism through design has made her one of the most influential figures in the fashion industry, with her avant-garde fashion collections consistently delivering thought-provoking pieces.
MATIERES FECALES
Montreal design duo Matieres Fecales, comprised of artists Hannah Rose Dalton and Steven Raj Bhaskaran, are distinguished designers who rose to notoriety for their boundary-pushing approach to luxury designer clothing and surreal body modification aesthetics. The pair birthed their brand through a senior project in design school, laying the foundation for their experimental fashion pieces, such as their iconic skin boots that blur the lines between wearable art and performance., Their interpretation of high-end fashion is characterized by otherworldly silhouettes, alien-inspired proportions, and transformative garments that challenge conventional beauty standards. Matieres Fecales' innovative fashion design philosophy centers on creating avant-garde clothing that explores themes of identity, transformation, and the posthuman condition, pulling inspiration from their past feelings of oppression and creative frustration in their early years of fashion education. Available in-store and online, Antidote is one of the select retailers in North America to house the experimental brand.
ANN DEMEEULMEESTER
Renowned Belgian fashion designer Ann Demeulemeester established her eponymous luxury fashion brand in 1985 as a founding member of the legendary Antwerp Six, known for her poetic approach to gothic fashion and romantic darkness. The visionary luxury designer is celebrated for creating designer clothing characterized by flowing silhouettes, asymmetrical cuts, and a predominantly monochromatic palette that explores themes of beauty, fragility, and strength through avant-garde fashion design. Ann Demeulemeester's collections seamlessly blend masculine and feminine elements, incorporating poetic references and musical influences—particularly her devotion to Patti Smith—into meticulously crafted garments that represent the pinnacle of Belgian fashion innovation. Though the designer stepped away from her brand in 2013, Ann Demeulemeester continues to influence modern fashion design through its commitment to intellectual luxury fashion that appeals to discerning customers seeking emotional depth and artistic integrity in their garments.
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