Dries Van Noten

Visual Overload at Dries Van Noten
In embracing an icon like Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Van Noten could be signalling his need to destroy the cage he thinks the world has made for him — making for an enthralling collection.

Visual Overload at Dries Van Noten
In embracing an icon like Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Van Noten could be signalling his need to destroy the cage he thinks the world has made for him — making for an enthralling collection.

Celebrating Contrasts at Dries Van Noten
Fading summer flowers struck the designer as the germ of a collection. How do you make such a cliché strange but still desirable? He got the emotional response he was after.

Celebrating Contrasts at Dries Van Noten
Fading summer flowers struck the designer as the germ of a collection. How do you make such a cliché strange but still desirable? He got the emotional response he was after.

Searching for Heroes at Dries Van Noten
The collection felt a little over-familiar — a statement that was strong without being particularly bold, minus the arcana that has always been his special spice.

Searching for Heroes at Dries Van Noten
The collection felt a little over-familiar — a statement that was strong without being particularly bold, minus the arcana that has always been his special spice.

Dries van Noten's Seductive Unpredictability
The collection was Dries at his very best, working the contrasts between high and low and marrying the functional beauty of workwear to the embroidered glories of something approaching couture.

Dries van Noten's Seductive Unpredictability
The collection was Dries at his very best, working the contrasts between high and low and marrying the functional beauty of workwear to the embroidered glories of something approaching couture.

Dries Van Noten Lays Down a Solid Foundation
The show opened and closed with a boy in a bathing suit — a basic blank slate — and the simplicity of that statement defined everything that came after.

Dries Van Noten Lays Down a Solid Foundation
The show opened and closed with a boy in a bathing suit — a basic blank slate — and the simplicity of that statement defined everything that came after.

Decoding the Dries Van Noten Deal
The Belgian designer has sold a majority share in his label to Spanish luxury group Puig. What’s at stake?

Decoding the Dries Van Noten Deal
The Belgian designer has sold a majority share in his label to Spanish luxury group Puig. What’s at stake?

Dries Van Noten Celebrates Letting Go
The powerful collection was brash and glam, creating hybrids of other times and places that prove seductive in this moment.

Dries Van Noten Celebrates Letting Go
The powerful collection was brash and glam, creating hybrids of other times and places that prove seductive in this moment.

A Blank Slate at Dries Van Noten
The designer appeared to stake yet another claim to the title of fashion’s unlikeliest psychonaut, but it was hard not to expect more from the result.

A Blank Slate at Dries Van Noten
The designer appeared to stake yet another claim to the title of fashion’s unlikeliest psychonaut, but it was hard not to expect more from the result.

Dries Van Noten's Optimistic Spirit
The designer inaugurated his next century of presentations by accentuating the positive: ornaments were garments, garments were ornament.

Dries Van Noten's Optimistic Spirit
The designer inaugurated his next century of presentations by accentuating the positive: ornaments were garments, garments were ornament.

Counterpointed Colour at Dries van Noten
The optimistic collection of desirable, wearable menswear was a convincing statement about the seductive power of tonal blending.

Counterpointed Colour at Dries van Noten
The optimistic collection of desirable, wearable menswear was a convincing statement about the seductive power of tonal blending.