{"title":"Dirk Bikkembergs","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirk Bikkembergs was born in 1959 and graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1982 as one of the Antwerp Six. He started with footwear in 1985 and became known for heavy boots with laces running through the sole and heel, metal heel details and backlace designs. Menswear followed in 1987 and womenswear in 1993. In the 2000s the label moved towards football and sport references and was later sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe AKAIBU archive concentrates on the 1990s and early 2000s, with pieces from Fall Winter 1995, 1996 and 2001. It includes lace through and backlace boots, metal heel and velcro footwear, derbies and slippers, leather jackets, waistcoats, wool coats and pieces with zip and buckle details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBikkembergs footwear of this period carries the name stamped in the sole or heel and is made in Italy. We check these details on every piece before listing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece in this collection is examined and authenticated in house in Vienna before it is listed. We ship worldwide with tracked delivery, and our showroom in Vienna can be visited by appointment. If you own Dirk Bikkembergs pieces you would like to sell, see \u003ca href=\"\/en-at\/pages\/consign-with-akaibu\"\u003eConsign with AKAIBU\u003c\/a\u003e. If you are looking for a specific piece that is not listed, our \u003ca href=\"\/en-at\/pages\/sourcing\"\u003eSourcing\u003c\/a\u003e service can search for it.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dirk-bikkembergs-90s-lace-through-jacket","title":"Dirk Bikkembergs 90s Lace Through Jacket","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirk Bikkembergs was one of the Antwerp Six, the group of Royal Academy graduates who put Belgian fashion on the international map in the late 1980s. Through the 90s he developed lacing into a signature structural device, most famously on the 1993 boots that dropped their eyelets and ran the lace through a hole drilled in the sole. This vintage jacket carries the same lace through idea onto clothing, with the lacing threaded through the garment itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ak=\"facts\"\u003eCondition: Great. Measurements: shoulder width 42 cm, chest (pit to pit) 53 cm, back length 79 cm. Size: 44.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirk Bikkembergs","offers":[{"title":"44","offer_id":44386180563208,"sku":"004566","price":260.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/1593\/1193\/files\/p8226085339400-v2-0.jpg?v=1783205249"},{"product_id":"dirk-bikkembergs-1996-homme-pour-la-femme-metal-ring-vest","title":"Dirk Bikkembergs 1996 Homme Pour La Femme Metal Ring Vest","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirk Bikkembergs, one of the Antwerp Six, introduced his womenswear line Homme Pour La Femme in Paris in 1993, transferring the heavy, masculine construction of his menswear onto a women's wardrobe. This vest was made for that line in 1996, during a period when his collections leaned on solid, hardware driven detailing. Metal rings form the piece's central fitting, the element it takes its name from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ak=\"facts\"\u003eCondition: Great. Measurements: shoulder width 36 cm, chest (pit to pit) 48 cm, back length 47 cm. Size: 44.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirk Bikkembergs","offers":[{"title":"44","offer_id":44786221187336,"sku":"004944","price":270.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/1593\/1193\/files\/p8339404128520-v2-0.jpg?v=1783206214"},{"product_id":"dirk-bikkembergs-90s-chained-waistcoat","title":"Dirk Bikkembergs 90s Chained Waistcoat","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirk Bikkembergs trained at Antwerp's Royal Academy and is counted within the circle of the Antwerp Six, though his own label pushed toward heavyweight construction and hard, athletic references. This waistcoat dates from the nineties and takes its character from chain hardware. Metal ran through his work of that decade, most famously in boots whose laces threaded through the heel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ak=\"facts\"\u003eCondition: Great. Measurements: shoulder width 39 cm, chest (pit to pit) 51 cm, back length 59 cm. Size: 52.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirk Bikkembergs","offers":[{"title":"52","offer_id":44952085070088,"sku":"005094","price":280.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/1593\/1193\/files\/p8376432591112-v2-0.jpg?v=1783206507"},{"product_id":"dirk-bikkembergs-2001-paneled-leather-metal-heel-zip-boots","title":"Dirk Bikkembergs 2001 Paneled Leather Metal Heel Zip Boots","description":"\u003cp\u003eDirk Bikkembergs graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy in 1982 as one of the Antwerp Six and made boots the anchor of his collections from the start. This 2001 pair combines paneled leather with a zip closure and the exposed metal heel that became one of his recognizable constructions. That same year he staged his show inside Milan's San Siro stadium, bringing his football fixation directly onto the runway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-ak=\"facts\"\u003eCondition: Great. Size: 3.5.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dirk Bikkembergs","offers":[{"title":"3.5","offer_id":52588318458120,"sku":"005491","price":380.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0009\/1593\/1193\/files\/p10397459120392-v2-0.jpg?v=1783207932"}],"url":"https:\/\/akaibustore.com\/en-at\/collections\/dirk-bikkembergs.oembed","provider":"Ākaibu Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}