The Antwerp Six's March 1986 van trip to the British Designer Show at Olympia: 64 square metres among the bridalwear, Demeulemeester at home pregnant, the press-made name, Van Noten's Barneys sale
MoMu, the fashion museum in Antwerp, marks the 40 years with an exhibition on the Six. Marina Yee died in November 2025. Ann Demeulemeester's house showed its spring 2027 collection in Paris on 3 October.
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01IN MARCH 1986 THE ANTWERP SIX TOOK THEIR COLLECTIONS TO LONDON IN A VAN, FOR THE BRITISH DESIGNER SHOW AT OLYMPIA.
02THEY WERE DIRK BIKKEMBERGS, ANN DEMEULEMEESTER, WALTER VAN BEIRENDONCK, DRIES VAN NOTEN, DIRK VAN SAENE AND MARINA YEE.
03THEY WERE GIVEN 64 SQUARE METRES ON THE SECOND FLOOR, AMONG THE BRIDALWEAR.
04ANN DEMEULEMEESTER STAYED AT HOME. SHE WAS PREGNANT.
05THE NAME CAME FROM THE BRITISH PRESS. THE STORY GOES THAT NOBODY COULD PRONOUNCE THEIR SURNAMES.
06DRIES VAN NOTEN SOLD HIS COLLECTION TO BARNEYS NEW YORK.
07MARTIN MARGIELA IS OFTEN CALLED THE UNOFFICIAL SEVENTH. HE DID NOT SHOW IN LONDON.