Walter Van Beirendonck portrait with decorative elements

You are a BEAST in a skin

the story about Walter by Momu

WHO YOU REALLY ARE

Your whole life, you've hidden yourself inside that skin to blend in with the other beasts of this world.

You've tried to stay civilized. For years, this skin was your shield a form of protection, for yourself and for others.

Baby representing origin and vulnerability
Man with octopus tentacles emerging

BUT SLOWLY, OVER TIME, YOUR BEASTLY IMPULSES BEGIN PUSHING THROUGH.

You can no longer suppress them. Your skin starts to melt, to feel like a prison, something you desperately want to shed. Your impulses, your desires, your rage, your cravings,your need of control they will no longer sleep.

you need a new skin

you need a new skin

Thankfully, there is someone who can help you. At MoMu, six pedestals wait. Each one honors a legendary figure from Antwerp designers who shaped the soul of fashion.

Among them is the one whose vision can remake you. Summon the legend who speaks to your beast. By touching their artifact.

Summon the legend who speaks to your beast

WALTER

The visionary storyteller

"For me, it is important that clothes are representative of the spirit of the wearer, as opposed to the body wearing them."

Choose the artifact

WALTER

The visionary storyteller

"For me, it is important that clothes are representative of the spirit of the wearer, as opposed to the body wearing them."

ANN

The gothic romantic

"For me, Black is poetic. How do you imagine a poet? In a bright yellow jacket? Probably not."

DRIES

The textile poet

"Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself. Fashion is a way to communicate."

MARINA

The quiet deconstructor

"Reworking is not about recycling. It's about reconciliation"

DIRK BIKKEMBERGS

The athletic revolutionary

"Fashion and football were two different and remote worlds, impossible to synthesize."

DIRK VAN SAENE

The playful experimenter

"I don't like perfection or being too literal. I need to be able to break it in order to create a balance."

THE VISIONARY STORYTELLER

Design sketch held by Walter

Perhaps the wrong artifact was chosen

Walter Van Beirendonck reimagined figure

Last of the Antwerp Six still designing under his own label. The one who revolutionized Belgian fashion and put Antwerp on the global map, Walter Van Beirendonck describes himself as a "storyteller" who always conceives his catwalk shows in tandem with his collections.

KNOWN FOR HIS BOLD AESTHETIC ROOTED IN:

  • SUPERNATURAL
  • SCIENCE FICTION
  • SPIRITUALITY
Walter figure

Fashion as Statement, Skin as Story

Walter Van Beirendonck's designs fuse synthetic experimentation with traditional embroidery and craftsmanship, blending a futuristic vision with tactile heritage. His garments, while wearable, are vehicles for philosophy, protest, and identity. On the runway, his use of surreal silhouettes and symbolic accessories challenges how we perceive both fashion and the body itself.

His bold aesthetic is defined by vibrant colours, sinister masks, and provocative titles. With a mix of strong graphics, innovative cuts, and clashing colour palettes, Van Beirendonck draws from pop music, comics, and global traditions creating a world that's both playful and confrontational.

No More Hiding

"Clothes must represent the spirit of the wearer"
Angel figure

The one you seek doesn't offer comfort. He doesn't soothe the beast he gives it form. Walter creates a skin that doesn't conceal, but reveals. A second layer not to protect you, but to express you.

He believes. This new skin will reflect everything you are. It will not hide the hunger. It will not silence the wild. But for the first time, it will fit. And in that...

Beast emerging

YOU WILL
FINALLY BE FREE

CREATE YOUR NEW SKIN

This is where you create your new skin, drag, combine and learn to see how to make the best skin suited for you

Interact with the clothes to learn more and create your new skin

Walter Shadow
Normal Suit
Shield
Voodoo
BDSM
Wrong Mask
Bow
Hat
Correct Stick
Wrong Cane
Lock
Pants

The New You

Costume 1
Costume 2
Costume 3
Costume 4
Costume 5

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In Walter's world, fashion doesn't cover , it reveals. Now, not just you, but every beast wears their truth. Each stitch a story, each silhouette a signal. There is no more hiding not for you, not for them. Your siblings, your lovers, your shadows all step forward, adorned. The costume is no longer a mask.

It's a message.

You are not alone in your unveiling.
You are part of a tribe that dares to be seen.

You are a beast in a world of beasts in new skins.