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'Fashion' and 'Belgium' were not always considered synonyms. But
in contemporary discourse surrounding fashion, Belgian fashion has
become a widely known concept imbued with specific meanings. Indeed,
starting from the late 1980s, the so-called 'Antwerp Six' put
Belgian fashion in the spotlight with a new way of conceiving fashion
in its relationship with body and identity. A conceptual approach that
has defined the city of Antwerp, inspiring more than three generations
of professionals, including designers, stylists, photographers and
make-up artists that set the rules inside the fashion world, providing
new standards and pushing aesthetic boundaries. Consequently, the
aim of this essay is to retrace the history of this relatively new scene
and to point out its evolution from a mostly invisible local scene to a
worldwide know fashion city, still continuing to influence the fashion
system today.