HOW MUCH IS THAT KOOS IN THE WINDOW?(Koos Van den Akker, collage clothing artist)(Brief Article) From: WWD | Date: January 24, 2002| Author: Jones, Rose Apodaca | COPYRIGHT 2002 Fairchild Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

LOS ANGELES -- Koos Van den Akker is everywhere these days.

With the hallmark textile collages that he's crafted since the Seventies now referenced in the spring collections of Balenciaga Le Dix, Marc Jacobs and others, the Dutch-born designer suddenly finds himself in demand. One moment he's fielding interviews from his Madison Avenue salon; the next he's heading west to a gallery opening here of a retrospective featuring three decades of his work.

Today, V...