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.”
