Another Great Dries Van Noten Show
Dries claimed he was bringing together two key flavors of Fall—David Bowie and the Ballets Russes On his catwalk those inspirations were so thoroughly absorbed into a heady collage of color, print, and texture that specific references were irrelevant the fabrics, the texture, and the color combinations wore Just amazing cant get over it
a place to find prints, patterns, coats, pants, and dresses which can go about a woman’s daily business without coming off all stark and careerist. All of that was present aplenty in the opening of this collection: jackets which seemed to be made of marbled tweed, tan pants with a tuxedo stripe, coats with fur sleeves, and easy-to-wear, not-too-fitted, silk long-sleeved day dresses with a dynamic diagonal-splash print. Job done, then, in the pragmatic department.