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The fashion department of the Antwerp Academy sees fashion in the broadest sense of the word, as a form of expression of the emotions of our times. Clothing reflects society or, adversely, questions it. Fashion people are not a self-absorbed clique, but committed people who question prevailing concepts of ethics and aesthetics and take a stand for or against aggression, rejection, denial, helplessness. In fashion, there is a freedom of expression which can at times be shocking, alarming, astounding or tempting.
The training provided by the fashion department stimulates innovation. The media feature new fashions and trends in quick succession so as to keep public interested. The impulse to re-create, to open up new horizons and to overthrow existing... [more]
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