RUSHES: Viktor & Rolf bring 'angry birds' to Paris for couture show

(9 Jul 2025) SHOW AND INTERVIEW RUSHES INCLUDING BELOW: ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 9 July 2025 1. Various of runway show 2. Various of designers Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren coming out at the end of the show 3. Mid of Horsting and Snoeren posing with a guest 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Rolf Snoeren, designer: "The first thing that came to mind was the phrase angry birds, we don't know why, and the image of a feather and we started thinking about what can you do with feathers. The idea of transformation is important in our work. We've worked before on the idea that you can show a garment twice or wear a garment in various ways." 5. Mid of Horsting and Snoeren being interviewed 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Viktor Horsting, designer: "The feathers are my favourite ingredient because they're not real feathers. They're all handmade in silks and organzas and I think they look very beautiful." 7. Mid of Horsting and Snoeren being interviewed 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Viktor Horsting, designer: "We just sit at a table, we close the door, no music, and we just start talking and sketching. We need complete silence." 9. Mid of Horsting and Snoeren talking with guests STORYLINE: Provocative avant-garde design duo Viktor & Rolf had a surprising inspiration for their latest collection in Paris on Wednesday - angry birds. "The first thing that came to mind was the phrase angry birds, we don't know why, and the image of a feather and we started thinking about what can you do with feathers," said Rolf Snoeren talking to the media post-show. The couture show featured many pieces with feathers, including headpieces and overflowing coats with feathers literally spilling out of them. The feathers were synthetic and took hours of craftsmanship - and were often neon in colour. "The feathers are my favourite ingredient because they're not real feathers. They're all handmade in silks and organzas and I think they look very beautiful," said Viktor Horsting after the show. Other inspirations were the reusing and recycling of garments and some pieces were almost comically inflated, like an oversized puffer jacket and puffer skirts. Founded in 1993 by fashion artists Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren - the pair discussed their collaboration - saying they work best in a “complete silence.” "We just sit at a table, we close the door, no music, and we just start talking and sketching," added Horsting. =========================================================== Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com (ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4bcffbd3436748aba5b6808c343b2a4f