Fong-Leng & Fans - 60 years Fashion & Fame

amstelveen ( NL)> 15.10.2025 - 06.04.2026

Museum JAN will present Fong-Leng & Fans - 60 years of Fashion & Faam, an exhibition on the influence and significance of the colourful, multidisciplinary fashion designer and artist Fong-Leng from 15 October 2025. For 60 years a unique player in the Dutch fashion and design world, who inspires other young makers to this day.

Fans of her extravagant creations
Fong-Leng (1937) is famous at home and abroad for its flamboyant outfits: dresses and jackets made of leather, silk and fur with applications of exotic animals and plants. In the 1970's she became popular with her extravagant creations, which were worn by celebrities such as Mathilde Willink and singer Kate Bush. Her distinctive work and personality have led to a large crowd of 'fans' and - even 60 years later - are still a source of inspiration. In this exhibition, Museum JAN gives these admirers the opportunity to show the strength and uniqueness of her work and its place in the Dutch fashion landscape.

Inspiration for current fashion designers
Fong-Leng has also been an important source of inspiration for contemporary fashion designers such as Ronald van der Kemp (RVDK), Bas Kosters and Mattijs van Bergen, who have indicated that they have been influenced by aspects such as her choice of materials, colors and distinctive style. Among younger couturiers and fashion designers like Tess van Zalinge and David Laport, the love of craftsmanship and folds shows clear parallels with the work of Fong-Leng. Also fashion label Atelier Reservé, which makes fashion for a wide and diverse audience, enters into a beautiful dialogue with the work of Fong-Leng in terms of theme, inspiration and use of color. In this exhibition, designs by all these designers are shown alongside the work of Fong-Leng to visually emphasize the timeless relevance of her exuberant style. This is especially interesting at a time when identity and its expression in clothing is a topical issue in the social debate.

New textile paintings in reconstruction of her living room
To this day, Fong-Leng remains productive and creates wall objects made of materials such as leather, suede, silk and fur. Her signature can be seen clearly, with many exotic animal figures. Her Chinese background plays an important role in this. Especially for the exhibition at Museum JAN, part of her imaginative, colourful world is being reconstructed. Visitors can enter her living room, where new textile paintings will be on display that have not been shown to the public before.

Text - und Bildquelle : Museumswebsite

Museum JAN
50 Village Street
Amstelveen, NH
1182 JE Netherlands
Niederlande

weitere Infos: nl.museumjan.nl/exhibitions/fong-leng-fans-60-jaar-fashion-faam