# Conceptual Cubism Menswear These Fabien Verriest Fashions Embrace Artful Forms By Jana Pijak | Published 2014-06-10 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fabien-verriest References: [fuckingyoung.es](http://fuckingyoung.es/introducing-fabien-verriest/) & [verriest-fabien.tumblr](http://verriest-fabien.tumblr.com/) Fabien Verriest’s debut collection of [menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louis-vuitton-fall-2026) defies convention and embraces artful constructions. The designer’s creations are reflective of his inspirations that vary from cubist art works to heritage-themed vintage silhouettes. Whether experimenting with complex draping accents or creating wearable versions of cubist art works, the designer showcases his immense talent for construction. Fabien Verriest is a fashion student from La Cambre, Brussels and is proving to rival seasoned professionals when it comes to his creativity and garment execution. Despite of his young age, the designer showcases a strong sense of personal style and evokes a maturity that is beyond his years. Pleated skirts, fabric-layered coats and [fragmented constructions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louther-x-carhartt-wip-fw25) are some of the collection’s show-stoppers. Marrying [conceptual aesthetics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paranoid-fw25) with wearable silhouettes, the designer creates pieces of wearable art that are featured in a lookbook by photographer Gretar Ingi Gunnlaugsson. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 84% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/stylephotography) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Artful Constructions in Fashion:** The incorporation of artful constructions in fashion presents disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to create unique and visually striking garments. - **Experimental Draping Techniques:** The use of complex draping accents in clothing design offers disruptive innovation opportunities for creating innovative and unconventional silhouettes. - **Marrying Conceptual Aesthetics with Wearable Silhouettes:** The fusion of conceptual aesthetics with wearable silhouettes provides disruptive innovation opportunities for designers to blur the lines between fashion and art. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Design:** The fashion design industry can explore and capitalize on the trend of incorporating artful constructions and experimental draping techniques in their collections. - **Photography:** The photography industry can benefit from the collaboration with fashion designers to capture and showcase the unique and visually striking wearable art pieces. - **Art Galleries and Museums:** Art galleries and museums can feature fashion garments with conceptual aesthetics as a form of artistic expression, blurring the boundaries between fashion and traditional art forms. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Avant-Garde High Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hm-x-glenn-martens.md) - [Experimental Fall Wardrobe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/khaotique-noir.md) - [Art-Inspired Streetwear Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vitesse.md) - [Futuristic Statement Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-future-is-not-set.md) - [Identity-Exploring Clothing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shapes-we-take.md) - [Contemporary Fall-Centric Menswear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latimmier.md) - [Urban Deconstructed Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/louther-x-carhartt-wip-fw25.md) - [Reimagined Digital Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deep-23.md) - [Statement-Making Fall Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/auteur-studios-fall-2025.md)