Born 1973, Netherlands. Lives and works in Madrid.
Exhibitions, Installations and Presentations
- 2026Madrid — Solo exhibition — L’Appel du Vide, Espacio AMEN, Malasaña
- Painting, photography and objects. Madrid Gallery Weekend, September 10–13, 2026
- 2018New York — Video installation — SHAPESHIFTER I, 123 Bowery
- 2012Barcelona — Performance — Dorian Grey, Part I: The Wolf, The Hunter, 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
- FW2012/13 collection presented as a staged performance. First part of a trilogy after Oscar Wilde. January 27, 2012
- 2011Barcelona — Performance — EXOSKELETON, 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
- FW2011/12 collection presented as a performance. February 2011
- 2010Paris — Installation — GLITCH, Galerie Baudoin Lebon
- FW2010/11. Flanders Fashion Institute showroom, 38 rue Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie, March 5–9, 2010. Sculptural installation by Boris Alexander. Invitation object: handmade psychiatric report. Textile prints from two digital artworks: MARRRRRRILYN, after a photograph of Marilyn Monroe, and FARRRRRRAH, after the 1976 Farrah Fawcett photograph by Bruce McBroom
- Printed invitation: Rorschach-blot artwork by Boris Alexander, with a hidden image of Marilyn Monroe
- 2010Antwerp — Vitrine — Robe Sauvage, Slow Fashion, Flanders Fashion Institute
- 2009Paris — Installation — DIVINA, Galerie Baudoin Lebon
- SS2010. Invitation object: limited edition handmade Moleskine. Photography: Simon Baerts
- 2009Hasselt — Solo presentation — Kaai16
- Inauguration of Sopra la Musica, festival combining design, fashion and classical chamber music
- 2008Borssele — Costume design — KWARTET by Heiner Müller, directed by Chris Thys
- Theaterproductiehuis Zeelandia, Zeeland Nazomerfestival. Performed inside HABOG, the Dutch national nuclear waste storage facility (COVRA)
- Reviewed in NRC Handelsblad, September 1, 2008 (Kester Freriks, four stars), which singles out the scene of the marquise’s corset being unlaced
- 2006Knokke-Heist — Group exhibition — Getrouwd (Married), Cultuurcentrum Scharpoord
- Selected presentation, Fourth Design Competition Knokke-Heist, theme: wedding or love ring. September 9, 2006
- 2006Athens — Eurovision Song Contest — dress for Kate Ryan
- Hand-painted silk and crystal embroidery. Voted best-dressed with 33% of the public vote on ESCToday
- Dress auctioned at the Vlaamse Opera, Ghent, October 2006, for Kom op tegen Kanker
- 2002Hasselt — Solo exhibition — Modemuseum Hasselt
- 2001Hasselt — Group exhibition — Ontboezemingen, Modemuseum Hasselt
- 2001Hasselt — Solo exhibition — Gallery Josianne Baptist
Film and Video
- 2024Y TÚ QUÉ TAL — short film, Spain (11:57 min)
- Director, screenwriter, production designer, wardrobe. Producers: Boris Alexander and Roger Guntern. DOP: Yousef Dauod. Featuring Mónica Bardem, Piero Méndez, Patricia Villalón-Robles, Óscar Óliver, Ismael Carillo, José Luis Bustillo
- 13 official selections, 2024–2025, including San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, Kursaal Film Festival (San Sebastián), Castel Lagopesole Short Film Festival (Italy), Buzz IFF (Romania)
- 2022LIKE ME — fashion short film, Spain (director’s cut 29 min, festival edit 20:55 min)
- Director, screenwriter, production designer, wardrobe. Producers: Boris Alexander and Roger Guntern. DOP: Rafael Reparaz. Featuring Alexandra Masangkay, Julieta Torribio, Patricia Villalón-Robles
- 12 official selections, 2022–2024, including Seoul International Extreme Shorts & Image (SESIFF), Canadian Fashion Film Festival (CANIFFF), Lonely Wolf Film Festival (London)
- Awards: Best Short Film, Inspirational Film Festival (Switzerland). Best Actress, Sol Film Festival Torrevieja. Best Supporting Actress, Lonely Wolf Film Festival. Best Achievement in Makeup and Special Effects, Climax Independent Film Festival
- 2021Fashion films — AMBIGUITY; CHROMALICIOUS
- Director, DOP
- 2020Fashion films — LOBSTER; SHAPESHIFTER II
- Director, DOP
- 2019Fashion films — AUDACITY; FRENCH FRIES; DISPERSION; CLOSED DREAMS
- Director, DOP
- 2018Fashion films — INTOXICATION; TURBULENCE; SUSPENDED SOUND OF SILENCE
- Director, DOP
- 2010New York — Official selection — DIVINA, Brooklyn International Film Festival, US premiere
- 2010Der Nebel, the Mist, das Bear — experimental fashion short film, Belgium (1:55 min)
- Produced, designed and directed by Boris Alexander (Spurred and Laced studio). DOP: Paul Renquin. Soundtrack: “the Bear” by das Munich
- 2009DIVINA — fashion film, Belgium (4:05 min)
- Concept, screenplay, production design: Boris Alexander and Tomás Pedrosa Arqués. DOP: Benjamin and Dimitri Djahanbani. Featuring Stephany Frederickx, Dominique Celini
Fashion, 2003–2014
Labels: Art of Vanity; Schipper/Arques
- 2014Paris — Showroom — THEBAICUM, SS2015, London Fashion Scout
- Invitation object: Elixir of Opium, handmade object in box
- 2014Paris — Showroom — FW2014, Paris Fashion Week
- February 27–28, 2014
- 2013Barcelona — Runway presentation — Refraction, SS2014, 080 Barcelona Fashion Week, Disseny Hub Barcelona
- Invitation object: crystal/glass digital render. Social Camouflage: digital artwork, simultaneously produced as textile print applied to the collection; Mist Print (2010) reused. July 10, 2013
- 2013Barcelona — Runway presentation — Dorian Grey, Part III: The Picture of Dorian Gray, FW2013/14, 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
- January 30, 2013
- 2012Barcelona — Runway presentation — Dorian Grey, Part II, SS2013, 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
- Palau de Pedralbes. July 11, 2012
- 2011Paris — Showroom — FW2011/12, Showroom Belgium, Flanders Fashion Institute
- March 4–8, 2011
- 2010Paris — Showroom — Der Nebel, the Mist, das Bear, SS2011, Showroom Les Belges, Cour Bérard, Flanders Fashion Institute
- October 2010
- Mist Print: digital artwork, produced as textile print for the collection. Invitation: spectrum artwork
- 2009Paris — Showroom — BLODEUWEDD, FW2009, Studio Lacen
- Flanders Fashion Institute showroom, 57 rue de Bretagne. To March 10, 2009
- 2008Paris — Showroom — Flanders Fashion Institute, Galerie Baudoin Lebon
- 2008Paris — Showroom — SS2009, Duminy Vendôme
- 2008Paris — Showroom — Art of Vanity, FW2008, Hôtel Opéra de Noailles
- Double shoulder jacket
- 2007Antwerp — Collection presentation — FW2007, Den Brandt castle
- March 29, 2007. Invitation object: film contact sheet design
- 2006Antwerp — Collection presentation — PICK UP LAURA, SS2007, Antwerp Engineering Company
- November 2, 2006 (Weekend Knack, October 25, 2006)
- 2005Antwerp — Collection presentation — Couture à Porter, SS2006, in cooperation with Meyers Watches, Antwerp Engineering Company
- October 27, 2005
- Opened with a staged tableau: a woman on a hospital bed, nursed by a man in black wearing a gas mask covered in black Swarovski crystals (Gazet van Antwerpen, October 29–30, 2005)
- 2004Hasselt — Collection presentation — SS2005, Lyceum Koninklijk Atheneum III
- November 26, 2004. Invitation object: school report card with conceptual subjects including Botulinum Toxin Tolerance and Lusciousness
- 2004Hasselt — Collection presentation — Huize de Corswarem
- July 2004
- 2003Hasselt — Collection presentation — Club Versuz
- October 2003
Publications
- 2026L’Appel du Vide — artist’s magazine published for the exhibition
- 2011Design Behind Desire — two works included
- Includes “Rhinestone Embellished Neck Corset in Linen”, photographed by Boris, p. 55, facing Mary Katrantzou (“Generating” section)
Selected Press
- 2015Vogue Russia — Shopping editorial, photography Adam Whitehead, styling Svetlana Tanakina
- March 2015, p. 236
- 2015Elle (Croatia) — “Lica strasti”, photography Rocío Ramos, styling Blanca Puebla
- 2015. Three Schipper/Arques credits: neck corset; blouse and skirt; corset and top
- 2013Showdetails — World Women Collections, SS2014
- Trend publication, Italy. Spread on Refraction and editorial overview, Barcelona section
- 2013Vogue España Colecciones — “Momentos de moda”, on 080 Barcelona Fashion
- Otoño/Invierno 2013–14 issue. Dorian Grey, Part III cited among the highlights of the edition
- 2013Amica (Italy) — “Viva la Vida”, editorial by Sandrine Dulermo and Michael Labica, styling Laurent Dombrowicz
- May 2013
- 2013Showdetails — World Women Collections, AW13.14
- Trend publication, Italy. Spread on Dorian Grey, Part III, p. 247
- 2012Showdetails — World Women Collections, Spring Summer 2013
- Trend publication, Italy. Spread on Dorian Grey, Part II, p. 51
- 2012Vogue España (vogue.es) — Runway report, 080 Barcelona Fashion, SS2013
- Photography: Ugo Camera
- 2012De Morgen (demorgen.be) — “Moderne kuisheidsgordel op de catwalk”, photo series
- On the padlocked corsets shown at 080 Barcelona Fashion Week
- 2012Absolut Mode Society — “Schipper/Arques Invierno 2012: Mucho más que un desfile”, Claudia Albons
- February 2, 2012. Review of the Dorian Grey, Part I performance
- 2012A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet) — “080 Barcelona Schipper/Arques”, Philippe Pourhashemi
- January 28, 2012. Photography: Sonny Vandevelde
- 2011La Vanguardia — Cover, 080 Fashion Week supplement, “Diseño de vanguardia”
- January 31, 2011. Padlocked corset on the cover
- 2011Vogue China — “Young Talents”, Yoyo Yao and Min Wang
- Selection of 16 young designers to watch. GLITCH, FW2010/11
- 2011Vogue España — “Ciudad de moda”, M. Valera
- On 080 Barcelona Fashion, 7th edition, pp. 44–45
- 2011Citizen K International — “Couture”, Laurent Dombrowicz
- Schipper/Arques discussed in the Paris haute couture round-up alongside Lee McQueen and Jantaminiau
- 2011Fashion Daily News — “080 Barcelona Fashion: entre vieux port et Ramblas”, Jean Paul Cauvin
- No. 607, February 21, 2011, p. 18. Trade publication, France
- 2011Vogue Italia (vogue.it) — Vogue Talents, “Boris Schipper”, Elisa Pervinca Bellini
- February 15, 2011. Featured under “Our Choice of the Best Projects”
- 2011A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet) — “080 Barcelona Day Three”, Philippe Pourhashemi
- February 2011. On the EXOSKELETON show
- 2011AnOther (anothermag.com) — AnOther Loves: “Embellished Headpiece Corset by SCHIPPERARQUES”, Rachel Smart
- March 16, 2011
- 2011BlackBook (bbook.com) — Fashioneer: “Behold the Watercolored Brilliance of Schipper/Arques”, Natalie Alcala
- June 21, 2011. On the SS2011 collection
- 2011Neomoda — “Schipper/Arques 080 Barcelona Fashion FW11”, Oscar Salas Iglesias
- February 7, 2011. Review of the EXOSKELETON show
- 2011A:MAG (amag.es) — “Backstage Schipper/Arques”, Stefania Borràs
- February 3, 2011. Backstage photo report on the EXOSKELETON show, 080 Barcelona Fashion. Art, fashion and culture magazine, Barcelona
- 2010Russian Fashion Reporters — “Schipper/Arques: Маскарад жизни” (Masquerade of Life), Lidia Bardina
- December 10, 2010. On the SS2011 collection
- 2010De Tijd, Ondernemingen — “Plato-coaches bewijzen hun nut”, Karin Eeckhout
- December 8, 2010, p. 7. On the Voka Plato programme, coached by Anne Chapelle (Ann Demeulemeester)
- 2010A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet) — “A Visit to Schipper/Arques’ Studio in Hasselt”, Philippe Pourhashemi
- November 7, 2010
- 2010L’Avenir — “Paris accueille nos talents de demain”, F.G.
- On Showroom Les Belges, Paris, p. 16
- 2010A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet) — “Schipper/Arques S/S 2011 Preview”, Philippe Pourhashemi
- September 3, 2010
- 2010Kwintessens — “Paris, je t’aime”, Veerle Windels
- 2010, p. 7. On Showroom Antwerp, Paris
- 2010De Morgen Magazine — “Fetisj wordt Fashion”, An Bogaerts
- May 15, 2010, p. 58. Photography: Liesje Reyskens
- 2010b.there! magazine — “What’s the story? Schipper/Arques’ fairytale fashion”
- May 2010
- 2010Corridor40 — “Interview: Boris Schipper of Schipper/Arques”, Stephanie Ruthberg
- April 19, 2010
- 2010De Standaard Magazine, fashion issue — “Gespot naast de catwalk”, Veerle Windels
- February 27, 2010. Selection of ten from Paris Fashion Week. Photography: Marleen Daniëls
- 2010Kwintessens Mode — “Talent in Parijs / Talent in Paris”, Veerle Windels
- 2010, no. 1, pp. 12–13. On Showroom Antwerp at Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris
- 2009The Bulletin — “Opposites attract”, Stephanie Duval
- November 26, 2009, pp. 28–30. Interview, on the move from Art of Vanity to Schipper/Arques and the SS2010 collection
- 2009Het Belang van Limburg — “Limburgers op Parijse catwalk”
- October 2, 2009. On the SS2010 presentation at Galerie Baudoin Lebon, Paris
- 2009Marie Claire (Flemish edition) — “Fashion Discovery: Snit en constructie”
- September 2009, p. 54
- 2009Not Just A Label (notjustalabel.com) — Interviews: Schipper/Arques
- Designer profile and questionnaire
- 2009A Shaded View on Fashion (Diane Pernet) — “A Visit to FFI Showroom”
- March 2009. On the FW2009 showroom at Studio Lacen, Paris
- 2008Het Nieuwsblad & De Gentenaar Magazine — “Belgisch label Art of Vanity: Wij doen meer dan ontwerpen voor BV’s”, Franciska Bosmans
- May 17, 2008, p. 20. Photography: Mine Dalemans
- 2007Het Laatste Nieuws — “Amerikaanse miljonair valt voor Vlaamse”, Stijn Vanderhaeghe
- August 17, 2007, p. 5. On the Art of Vanity wedding dress for the Droogmans wedding, Ashford Castle
- 2007Het Belang van Limburg — “Zonhovense trouwt met multimiljonair”
- August 16, 2007. Three Art of Vanity couture dresses for the Droogmans wedding
- 2007Story — “In grandeur”
- April 2007. Photo report on the FW2007 presentation, Den Brandt castle
- 2007Victoire (Le Soir) — Cover, “En piste !”
- No. 37, April 7, 2007. Art of Vanity dress on the cover
- 2007Gazet van Antwerpen, Vrijuit — “BV’s vallen voor ijdelheid”, Lily Armon
- March 31–April 1, 2007, p. 79. Review of the FW2007 presentation, Den Brandt castle
- 2007De Tijd, Bestedingen — “Het korset van onder de kleren gehaald”, Chris Vermuyten
- March 3, 2007, p. 26
- 2006Talkies, Mode — “Partyjurken met hoog Glitter & Glamour gehalte”
- September–October 2006, p. 109. Photography: Frank Gielen
- 2006Weekend Knack, Radar Mode — “Belgische ijdelheid”, Wim Denolf
- October 25, 2006. On the opening of the Art of Vanity shop, Hasselt, and the Kate Ryan dress auction
- 2006Het Nieuwsblad and De Gentenaar, Plaza Weekend — “Een korset voelt alsof iemand je stevig vastpakt”, Karolien Van Dinter
- May 20–21, 2006, double page
- 2006De Morgen — “Doe de wesp. Mode focust weer op de taille”, Cathérine Ongenae
- May 18, 2006
- 2006Weekend Le Vif/L’Express — Cover, Spécial Mode, spring–summer 2006
- No. 8, February 24–March 2, 2006. Art of Vanity corset on the cover
- 2006Het Nieuwsblad — “Kniezwengel in zijde en kristal”, Rudy Tollenaere
- April 27, 2006. On the Eurovision dress for Kate Ryan
- 2006De Standaard Magazine — “Een verleidelijk keurslijf. Art of Vanity, een pleidooi voor het korset”, Veerle Windels
- April 1, 2006, p. 26. Photography: Marco Mertens
- 2006Elle België — “Rode loper mode: De couturiers van de BV’s”, Veerle Windels
- March 2006, p. 96. Studio portrait and profile
- 2006Talkies, Glamourama — “Adembenemende corsetten”
- February 2006, p. 124. Report on the SS2006 presentation with Meyers Watches
- 2006Stijl — “Ingesnoerd staat fijn”, Anja Van Der Borght
- February 2006, pp. 16–18. Photography: Frank Gielen. Three-page feature on Art of Vanity corsets, including the Wasp boot
- 2005Gazet van Antwerpen, Antwerpen — “Korset is ode aan de vrouwelijkheid”, Jana Wuyts
- October 29–30, 2005, p. 26. Review of the SS2006 presentation at Antwerp Engineering Company
Education
- Master in Executive Production of Audiovisual Content, The Core Entertainment Science School, Madrid, 2024
- Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, foundation year, 1994–1995
- Vrije Academie Dever, Sassenheim, 1987–1992. Painting with Marianne Zwollo; life drawing, two years
- Couture construction, trained with Claudia Caponi, Hasselt, 2002–2004
- Pattern drafting, self-taught, from 1995: Rundschau, Victorian and Japanese systems, each worked through in full