A.Friend by A.F. Vandevorst brown horse riding belt with bronze hoops, straps and cross — fall 2011

Size: XL – XXL for women, L-XL for men

Waist circumference: 102 – 114 cm

 

Composition:

100% leather

 

Details:

Light brown leather belt

Split into two belts on the front

The belts are divided by two large black rings

Two long leather straps attached by loops

Leather tassel on one strap

Brown leather A.F. Vandevorst logo cross hanging from the back

Black studs and belt buckles

From fall 2012 A.Friend runway collection

 

Condition: 3,5/5

Good condition with light marks of usage

 

*PLEASE NOTE: there is no logo stamped on the belt, but it has been authenticated by Filip Arickx*

*PLEASE NOTE: the belt is pinned on the model*

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Description

About A.F. Vandevorst

A.F. Vandevorst is a Belgian label created in 1997 by the couple Filip Arickx and An Vandevorst.

In 1987, both An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx met on their first day as students at Antwerp’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Instantly they felt like they matched, both on a personal and a creative level.

After graduating, An Vandevorst went to work for Maison Martin Margiela and became the first assistant of Dries Van Noten later on. Filip Arickx completed his obligatory military service, worked as a freelance stylist afterwards and went to work for Dirk Bikkembergs.

Vandevorst and Arickx united in 1997 to create their label A.F. Vandevorst. This was a time when the fashion world was eagerly awaiting a second wave of talent to follow in the footsteps of the famous ‘Antwerp Six’:  Ann Demeulemeester,Walter van BeirendonckDries Van NotenDirk Van SaeneDirk Bikkembergs and Marina Yee.Arickx and Vandevorst remember their first collection — shown in Paris for fall 1998— as being overflowing, perhaps overly so, with ideas.

Nonetheless, Dries Van Noten supported the couple with sales and distribution.

The A.F. Vandevorst aesthetic is marked by a combination of feminine draping and strong masculine tailoring. Filip and An look for inspiration to military and nurse uniforms, lingerie and fetish subculture. Appropriately, their footwear line, launched in 2003, is called Fetish.

A.F. Vandevorst also has a diffusion line, A Friend, selling pieces at more retail friendly prices.

They have been growing very slowly and gained momentum with their fall 2015 collection, which was nothing short of an art happening, with models wearing gasmasks and getting spraypainted by artist Joris Van de Moortel while walking the runway.

Sadly, they are closing down with their last collection being spring 2020.

Additional information

Weight 0.9 kg
Condition

Mens size

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