The Dutch designer created a "living look" composed of 125 million bioluminescent algae, while other dresses drifted, fluttered and trembled.

As fittings were underway on Saturday, Van Herpen and her latest collaborator, Chris Bellamy, gave Vogue a preview of the creation. Like some kind of otherworldly specimen on display, the dress ...

Iris Van Herpen unveils extraordinary bioluminescent algae dress at Paris Couture Week Created using 125 million living bioluminescent microalgae, a "living dress" stole the show at Iris Van ...

In an electric show, Iris van Herpen breaks the fabric barrier. She even grew a dress. By Vanessa Friedman Reporting from Paris Couture, the oldest and most elite of the fashion arts, the pieces ...

Photograph by Luigi and Iango for Iris van Herpen. Karen Elson wears the Skeleton Dress, a collaboration with Isaie Bloch, Capriole Collection, 2020. Image courtesy of Iris van Herpen private ...

PARIS (AP) — For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge — not just with boundary-pushing designs conjured from banana leaves, cocoa beans ...

PARIS -- For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity-favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge, conjuring couture from unexpected sources — banana leaves, cocoa beans and even 3D ...

A model wears a creation as part of the Iris van Herpen Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture collection presented Monday, July 7, 2025, in Paris. (AP Photo/Tom Nicholson) A model wears a creation as ...

PARIS (AP) — For years, Dutch wunderkind and celebrity favorite Iris Van Herpen has occupied fashion’s edge — not just with boundary-pushing designs conjured from banana leaves, cocoa beans ...