Dorien De Kesel is a Belgian fashion designer driven by a need to question, deconstruct, and rebuild ideas of beauty and value in fashion. Through her work, she challenges the dominance of ‘Western’ ideals and searches for meaning in the overlooked and the forgotten.
At the core of her practice lies a deep fascination for tactility and the emotional resonance of garments. Dorien creates pieces that invite touch and foster quiet, intimate connections between body and material. She constantly pushes herself to engage critically with both technique and material, seeking new ways to shape, manipulate, and reinterpret them.
She believes that many of the answers we seek today lie dormant in the past, waiting to be rediscovered and reimagined for a contemporary context.
Her intuitive, reflective process allows craftsmanship and emotion to intertwine.
Education
2020 – 2024 | Bachelor in Fashion — KASK, Ghent, Belgium
2024 – 2026 | Master in Fashion — KASK, Ghent, Belgium
2024 | Exchange Program — Kanazawa College of Art (金沢美術工芸大学), Kanazawa, Japan
Exhibitions & Projects
2022 | Young Creatives, Exhibition, Belgium
2022 | On a Short Notice, Exhibition, Belgium
2023 | KASK Fashion Show, Belgium
2023 | My Heritage Might One Day Be Yours, Research Project, Estonia
2023 | Show Window Shelter, Exhibition, Belgium
2023 | POP-up Shop Shelter, Belgium
2024 | KASK Fashion Show, Belgium
2024 | POP-up Shop Shelter, Belgium
2024 | Kunst in de Bib, Exhibition, Belgium
2024 | The End (Sphinx Cinema) — Belgium
2024 | Where Just Passing Through, Exhibition, Japan
Costume & Styling Work
2022 | Gezegend Zijn Alles Vergetelingen (Margaux Cauliez) — Costume Design, Belgium
2024 | A Fury Tale (Margaux Cauliez) — Costume Design, Belgium
2025 | Hadewijch, ijch, ijch, ijch (KASK 3BA Drama) — Costume Design, Belgium
2025 | The Housekeeper (film by Aaron Denolf) — Styling, Belgium
Internships
2022 | Paule Josephe, Internship, Belgium