Next season, one of the “Antwerp Six” is tacking a profusion of motifs onto his clothing. This powerful exuberance is found on strictly tailored jackets, sequined bras, glimmering pants, or tops that flaunt their finesse. Once more Dries Van Noten is pursuing and exhibiting his passion for rich traditional fabrics like jacquard, brocade, and silk; this season they’re being used in intriguing compositions of purple, blue, and yellow ocher.
The Dries Van Noten summer coat thus becomes a sweater that’s a flamboyant and mischievous nod to the tribal or Asian influences in the garment. Palm leaves or floral prints create a casual and discreet sophistication, a hymn to nature and a love story to swoon for. Dries Van Noten explained backstage that he imagined this coat for a “flamboyant woman. She dares, she dresses,” without an ounce of preciosity.
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