Dries Van Noten is an icon of Antwerp Fashion. Being part of the Antwerp 6, he became prominent in the international fashion world by the end of the eighties. Described by the NY Times as “one of fashion’s most cerebral designers”, he won the International Award of the Council of Fashion Designers of America in 2008.
This volume shows the range and diversity of his collections to date, revealing his sources of inspiration, using a range of creative mediums (paintings, fashion, photography, music, personal photographs) to illustrate this and really get inside the mind of the fashion designer, from concept to construction.
A Belgian master in Paris Not long ago Christian Lacroix curated a show at the Musee des Arts Decoratif in Paris where he picked clothing from his collection and paired it up with clothing from the museum archives. He was able to show how these vintage examples influenced or related to his creations. The Dries Van Noten exhibit takes it one step further by adding in art. After a short history and interview with the designer the bulk of the book is broken down into key words that describe his inspiration and few…