Kris Van Assche

"""From his namesake label's debut, to his tenures at Dior and Berluti, '55 Collections' canvasses the Belgian designer's sensational career."" - Document Journal ""The Belgian designer lifts the veil on his personal life, and the enduring influences on his ""Belgian realism.'"" - WWD ""...enriched not only by an introduction by the fashion author Anders Christian Madsen, but also by countless anecdotes and stories from friends, artists and collaborators who contributed to the achievement of Van Assche's great successes."" - GQ Italia ""Squeezing two small decades worth of era-defining elegance into one book is no small feat. Just ask Kris Van Assche, who has spent the past year scrupulously archiving his life's work."" - i-D ""Fashion is my life. I see many ways to return"", the Belgian creative, former head of Dior homme and Berluti, tells MFF. Who this evening in Paris presents the volume 55 collections, which retraces almost 20 years of his career"" - Milano Finaza & M le Monde ""The brand has left countless classic looks in the field of men's clothing design."" - Modern Weekly China ""In his new book, titled straightforwardly Kris van Assche: 55 collections, the Belgian creator presents a rich archive of his work across his namesake label and his tenures as a creative director for heritage houses of Dior Homme and Berluti."" - Behind the Blinds ""How Kris van Assche helped invent the modern man."" - The Face Press ""Belgian designer Van Assche in his first monograph, which showcases 55 of his collections for Dior, Berluti, and his own label."" - Financial Times ""Kris Van Assche has always had a strong sense of knowing his design language."" - Perfect Magazine ""The most important moments in the career of Belgian designer Kris Van Assche are collected in his first monographic book."" - L'Officiel Italy ""A coffee table book traces the career of the Belgian designer, from Dior Homme to Berluti. We interviewed him, and during the dialogue started by an esthete grandmother…"" - D la Repubblica Magazine ""From the outset, it's evident that ""55 Collections"" is more than a mere retrospective—it's a testament to Van Assche's influence on the fashion landscape."" - Esquire Singapore ""The resulting tome, Kris Van Assche: 55 Collections, is not just a magnificent retrospective of the designer’s contribution to fashion, but an open “creative psychoanalysis” as he ventures down memory lane."" - Another Magazine ""The visual compendium, crafted by illustrious art directors M/M (Paris), chronicles 55 collections and collaborations, with his unique perspective on and off the runway."" - Robb Report Singapore ""Fashion designer Kris Van Assche has remarkable career and collaboration with brands Dior and Berlutti. His experiences are summarized in a new book."" - Vogue Czechoslovakia ""From Dior Homme to Berluti via his brand KVA, the designer has reinvented masculinity."" - Le Point ""In the upcoming book ""Kris Van Assche 55 collections"", Van Assche...invites readers to review with himself those precious moments when he devoted himself to fashion and art."" - Vogue China ""For the first time in his life, Kris Van Assche immersed himself in his archives, opened each box, explored each hard drive, leafed through each magazine or catalog in which his creations appear. What emerges is a chronological work of more than 400 pages where texts from friends and collaborators of the Belgian designer intersect, alongside photographs of fashion shows, campaigns and even photoshoots with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and even the artist Cindy Sherman."" - Numéro ""A testimony of the evolution of fashion male for twenty years."" - Le Figaro"