Walter Van Beirendonck

Walter Van Beirendonck is a Belgian fashion designer. He has been the head of the fashion department at the Royal Academy Of Fine Arts Antwerp until 2022.

He graduated in 1980 from the Royal Arts Academy in Antwerp Together with Dirk Van Saene, Dries Van Noten, Ann Demeulemeester, Marina Yee (graduated in 1981) and Dirk Bikkembergs (graduated in 1982) they became known as the Antwerp Six when the idea of Belgian fashion seemed like a contradiction in terms.[2] He was the fashion advisor for U2 and their pop Mart Tour and Erasure for their Cowboy-Tour (both 1997).

Since 1983, he issues his own collections. They are inspired by the visual arts, literature, nature and ethnic influences. His unusual color combinations and a strong graphic influence are characteristic for his collections. In 1997.