{"id":51,"date":"2011-04-21T04:12:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/newyork?p=51"},"modified":"2011-04-21T04:12:58","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:12:58","slug":"marga-weimans-wonderland-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africafashionweek.com\/magazine\/marga-weimans-wonderland-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Marga Weimans | Wonderland Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dutch fashion designer Marga Weimans<\/a><\/strong> believes in the power of dreams. Her designs, heavily inspired by architecture and fine arts have been described as “monumental works of art.\u2019\u2019 Her collections showcase her true craftsmanship; bold and elaborate couture dresses with extravagant details made of unusual materials like tin, steel and wood.<\/p>\n

Ms. Weimans who is of Surinamese origin, has been the only Dutch fashion designer to have graduated from the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts<\/a><\/strong> in Antwerp. Her graduation collection The Power of my Dreams<\/em> won the I-D Styling award and was acquired in its entirety by the Groninger museum. The gifted designer briefly worked for I-D magazine, an experience she described as The Devil Wears Prada<\/em>. Wonderland<\/strong><\/em>, her stunning second collection was part of the Paris Couture Week in 2008.<\/p>

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