Walter Van Beirendonck Cycling Jersey

Long-sleeve cycling jersey by Walter Van Beirendonck featuring printed eye motifs and neon graphics.

Category: Curated

File-Under: #WalterVanBeirendonck, #DesignerFashion, #BelgianFashion, #AvantGardeSportswear, #DoverStreetMarket

Description

Long-sleeve cycling jersey designed by Walter Van Beirendonck, a Belgian fashion designer whose work has consistently explored graphic excess, performance garments, and the body as a site for visual language. Van Beirendonck is widely associated with the Antwerp fashion scene that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, often grouped under the “Antwerp Six,” though his practice has remained distinct in its use of color, text, and symbolism.

Cycling and athletic garments recur throughout his work as functional bases for print and proportion. This jersey features digitally printed eye imagery, neon color blocking, and graphic text elements, applied to a fitted sportswear silhouette.

The piece originates from Van Beirendonck’s Spring/Summer 2022 collection Neon Shadow, a body of work focused on heightened visibility, scale, and optical intensity. It was purchased at Dover Street Market New York, a multi-brand retail institution known for presenting experimental fashion alongside art and installation, and for maintaining long-term relationships with designers working outside conventional commercial cycles.

The garment remains lightly worn, with no visible signs of damage or degradation. Print, fabric elasticity, and construction are intact.