A.F. Vandevorst X Arrow white military men’s shirt with red cross logo and stitched arrow

189.00209.00

Size: all size M (measurements are for the pictured standard fit model)

Shoulder to shoulder: 49 cm

Armpit to armpit: 57 cm

Sleeves: 64 cm

Length: 72 – 80 cm

Different collar circumference: 40, 41 and 42 cm (select size below)

 

Composition:

100% cotton

 

Details:

White classic men’s shirt

Military style collar with buttons on the ends

Triangular cut cuffs with double button closure

Classic button up style

Red A.F. Vandevorst cross stitched on the bottom front

Blue Arrow logo stitched on the side hem

Panel along the shoulders in contrasting, more satin-like fabric

Arrow patch hidden underneath the front buttons

Blue arrow stitched inside one of the cuffs

Curved hemline, shorter on the sides

Longer on the back

Heavy high-quality fabric

A.F. Vandevorst for Arrow, discontinued classic menswear brand

 

Conditions:

Standard fit, Collar 41: only worn for pictures, has been drycleaned

Standard fit, Collar 40: new with tags

Standard fit, Collar 42: new with tags in original packaging

Slim fit, Collar 41: new with tags in original packaging (fully white packaging)

 

Please select your model below

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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 recently 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.

Additional information

Weight 0.9 kg
Condition

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Mens size

Vandevorst for Arrow

Standard fit 41 – good condition, Standard fit 40 – new with tags, Standard fit 42 – new in packaging, Slim fit 41 – new in packaging