Antwerp's fashion icon Dries Van Noten is the king of prints. He is known for his romance with fine and exotic fabrics. His collection often features hot ethnic clashes of eclectic prints and historical influences.
Dries Van Noten prints are notoriously polarizing, his patterns cerebral and dreamy. They often look like optical illusions or vintage eye candy unraveled from some lost archives of a historical institute.
Today, Dries Van Noten is now a big global player in the fashion scene. He is now a far cry from being part of the original Antwerp 6, a group of avant-garde Belgian fashion designers in the 80s. As much he is a game changer, Dries Van Noten surprisingly veers away from haute couture. His runway collections are accessible. He keeps a steady eye on retail and the ready-to-wear market.
Recently, Dries Van Noten was at the French Institute Alliance Française’s Fashion Talks event and has this much to say about his almost 30 year-old brand:
“It’s not my intention to do something different from other people. It just happens.”
Dries Van Noten Fall 2012 comes off as commanding and imperial with its bold prints
Dries Van Noten prints are notoriously polarizing, his patterns cerebral and dreamy. They often look like optical illusions or vintage eye candy unraveled from some lost archives of a historical institute.
Today, Dries Van Noten is now a big global player in the fashion scene. He is now a far cry from being part of the original Antwerp 6, a group of avant-garde Belgian fashion designers in the 80s. As much he is a game changer, Dries Van Noten surprisingly veers away from haute couture. His runway collections are accessible. He keeps a steady eye on retail and the ready-to-wear market.
Recently, Dries Van Noten was at the French Institute Alliance Française’s Fashion Talks event and has this much to say about his almost 30 year-old brand:
“It’s not my intention to do something different from other people. It just happens.”
I noticed this season that Dries Van Noten’s newest prints have a bit of Oriental touch to it. Though lime green and aquamarine are not normal Oriental patterns, he was able to incorporate these colours into Asian themes. He may have done this unintentionally, but then again, he did say that it is in his nature to venture out of the ordinary. Again, he outdid himself and I can’t wait for these garbs to be available."
ReplyDeleteThere are just some things that make me go wow and seeing these pictures definitely made me go wow! These fashion designs are so beautiful. I made these images my desktop wallpaper.
ReplyDeleteLol, I agree with you Benjamin, I also made these pictures my desktop wallpaper. When it comes to designing clothes, talent really is the maker or breaker of a person. If you gave these prints to other designers, they'd probably make a mess out of it. The prints are full of color and so complicated, and from a designing standpoint, too much color and complicated prints are combinations hard to work with. Dries Van Noten is most certainly very talented, and he really deserves his title.
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