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Iris van Herpen finishes a couture gown sculpted with about 200 Brooklyn Museum visitors

Visitors helped shape the silver gown's folds over nine days for "Sculpting the Unspoken," and thoughts some of them shared are embroidered inside its lining, La Voce di New York reported. Her show "Sculpting the Senses" runs through Jan. 3, 2027.

Two images: designer Iris van Herpen beside one of her sculptural dresses; a gallery in her exhibition with figures in her designs suspended in midair.

Iris van Herpen finishes a couture gown sculpted with about 200 Brooklyn Museum visitors

Visitors helped shape the silver gown's folds over nine days for "Sculpting the Unspoken," and thoughts some of them shared are embroidered inside its lining, La Voce di New York reported. Her show "Sculpting the Senses" runs through Jan. 3, 2027.

Iris van Herpen finishes a couture gown sculpted with about 200 Brooklyn Museum visitors
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Dutch couture designer Iris van Herpen has completed a gown shaped by the public at the Brooklyn Museum, finishing the silver-colored dress after nine days of work with about 200 visitors, La Voce di New York reported.

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