{"id":8928,"date":"2025-12-17T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T11:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anvandenberk.be\/?post_type=journal_items&p=8928"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:54:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T18:54:00","slug":"wearable-art-what-it-means-to-wear-art","status":"publish","type":"journal_items","link":"https:\/\/www.anvandenberk.be\/en\/journal_items\/wearable-art-what-it-means-to-wear-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Wearable Art: What It Means to Wear Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fashion often chases trends. What\u2019s \u201cin\u201d today will be forgotten tomorrow. But what does that say about you? Are you someone who follows the crowd, or do you choose pieces that amplify your identity?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Is No Disco is not traditional fashion. It is art you wear<\/strong>. Born from the collaboration between designer An Vandenberk<\/strong> and visual artist Paul Holland, where illustrations transform into architectural silhouettes printed on luxurious bamboo textiles.This isn\u2019t clothing. This is a statement.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Art on Your Skin<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you choose wearable art<\/strong><\/a>, you\u2019re not just choosing an outfit. You\u2019re choosing expression. The courage not to fade into the mainstream, but to show yourself as you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast fashion is easy: cheap, fleeting, meaningless. But it makes you invisible. Wearable art makes you stand out \u2013 not by shouting, but by being present.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Dezeen writes about wearable art:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As Dezeen writes about wearable art: clothing can be art \u2013 a medium that unites identity, emotion and aesthetics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That is exactly what This Is No Disco stands for.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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Not Trends, but Timelessness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Trends are for those who want to keep up. Wearable art is for those who want to move ahead. The designs of This Is No Disco are timeless and sculptural<\/strong>. They transcend seasons and generations. You don\u2019t buy something for \u201cnow\u201d, but a piece that will keep its meaning for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Discover the Sculpted in Bamboo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0collection: architectural forms that combine freedom and movement with style.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Luxury With Meaning<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many ask: is bamboo really luxurious enough? The answer is simple: yes.The textiles of Bamboo Belgium<\/strong> are soft, breathable and thermoregulating. But more importantly: the way This Is No Disco shapes them makes them premium<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No fast fashion, no overproduction. Only small runs, ethically produced in Portugal, with prints digitally brought to life in Brussels by INK Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Read also: Bamboo avant-garde: textile with a sustainable soul<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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An Investment in Yourself<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wearable art is not cheap. And it shouldn\u2019t be.Because this is not about \u201cbuying clothes\u201d. It is about investing in yourself, your identity, your values<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fast fashion you wear a few times, then throw away. Wearable art you wear year after year, always in a new way, always with the same power. The investment pays itself back \u2013 not in money, but in how you feel and how you are seen.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Are You Ready to Wear Art?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wearable art is not for everyone. It takes courage. It takes the decision to choose for yourself instead of running with the trends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But for those who dare, it opens up a new world: one of style, sustainability and meaning.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83d\udc49 Explore the wearable art collection<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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