private company industry fashion founded 1993 headquarters amsterdam netherlands key people viktor horsting & rolf snoeren co founders and partners renzo rosso only the brave group partner products apparel and accessories website www.viktor rolf.com viktor & rolf is a dutch luxury fashion house . the company was founded in 1993 by designers viktor horsting born 1969 geldrop and rolf snoeren born 1969 dongen . contents 1 history 2 shows 3 exhibitions 4 theatre 5 publications 6 references 7 external links history edit viktor horsting and rolf snoeren met while studying fashion at the arnhem academy of art and design in the netherlands . 1 they began working together upon graduation . in 1993 they won a talent contest at the festival international de mode et de photographie in hy res and moved to paris in the same year . viktor & rolf started making ready to wear clothes in 2000 . in 2006 they designed clothes for the high street chain h & m. 2 in 2008 italian clothing magnate renzo rosso president of otb group the holding group of maison martin margiela marni and diesel bought a controlling interest in the company . 3 viktor & rolf coat from fall winter collection 2008 shows edit in 1998 viktor & rolf put on an unauthorized fashion show during paris fashion week to attract members of the press . 1 in a show called russian doll they dressed model maggie rizer in layer upon layer of couture dresses piled on top of one another . 4 they have also used a collection of international klein blue clothes as a chroma key blue screen to project video . 5 their collections have featured performers such as tilda swinton tori amos rufus wainwright r is n murphy brigitte and joan wasser . 6 another longtime cooperation is with photographers inez van lamsweerde and vinoodh matadin . in 2005 they opened their first shop in the golden quadrilateral quadrilatero d oro in milan which closed in 2008 and were contracted by l or al to develop their first perfume called flowerbomb . 7 in 2006 their first men s perfume antidote was introduced in the united states . citation needed in 2008 an exhibition entitled the house of viktor & rolf was presented at the barbican art gallery . 8 exhibitions edit view of the exhibition the house of viktor & rolf at centraal museum utrecht 2008 09 viktor & rolf have been included in exhibitions including creative time in the anchorage exposing meaning in fashion through presentation brooklyn bridge anchorage new york united states may 1999 . 9 theatre edit 2 lips and dancers and space production by robert wilson and nederlands dans theater iii costume design the netherlands november 2004 . 10 publications edit fairy tales international publication of sprookjes 2011 sprookjes fairy tale book 2009 the house of viktor & rolf german translation collection rolf heyne germany 2009 the house of viktor & rolf merrel publishers ltd london uk 2008 viktor and rolf because we re worth it dvd submarinechannel the netherlands 2006 colors viktor & rolf & kci the kyoto costume institute japan 2004 e magazine artimo foundation the netherlands 2003 viktor & rolf haute couture book groninger museum the netherlands 2000 viktor & rolf 1993 1999 artimo foundation the netherlands 1999 references edit a b icon magazine profile archived 30 may 2006 . jones dolly may 11 2006 . h & m s new high fashion partner . vogue.co.uk . retrieved 2007 03 10 . wald matthew l. 2013 09 17 . renzo rosso takes control of viktor & rolf label . international herald tribune . retrieved 2013 09 25 . index magazine interview . indexmagazine.com . retrieved 2013 09 25 . wald matthew l. viktor & rolf concept to concrete . international herald tribune . retrieved 2013 09 25 . sarah mower 2006 10 02 . review of spring 2007 rtw collection . style.com . retrieved 2013 09 25 . flowerbomb a bouquet by viktor & rolf . l or al. april 6 2005 . archived from the original on 2006 03 16 . retrieved 2014 02 11 . viktor and rolf wanted to create a truly contemporary abstract floral bouquet full of references that would convey both their classicism and their exuberance . moreover it was very important to them to design a true classic that would reflect the clothes they make . after experimenting with hundreds of combinations of scents they succeeded in creating a bouquet of addictive floral notes that is authentically unique . the bouquet opens with top notes of bergamot that mingles with the soft fragrance of sambac jasmine a flower with a hint of orange blossom followed by notes of catleya orchid freesia and centifolia rose . a discreet but lively touch of patchouli underlies this intensely floral fragrance . the house of viktor & rolf . barbican art gallery . september 2008 . retrieved 2014 02 11 . preece r.j. 1999 exposing meaning in fashion through presentation at brooklyn anchorage . world sculpture news artdesigncafe . retrieved 22 december 2011 . gioconda barbuto performance . giocondabarbuto.com . retrieved 2013 09 25 . external links edit media related 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