Watching the Designer Movie -《Dries》

Dries van Noten: "I don't like the word" fashion ", it puts everything under the spot label, so I'm more inclined to find words that can't be tied down." Looking back at the Belgian designer's 25-year highs and lows, the film Dries takes us into his studio and inspiration and shows us an interesting world.

The documentary "Dries"

Born in Antwerp in 1958, Dries Van Noten is the third generation in a family of tailors. At the age of 18, Dries entered the fashion design course of Antwerp’s Royal Academy. On graduating, he began to freelance as a consultant designer before starting his own collection of menswear in 1986. Mr van Noten has maintained his independent spirit, and has been comfortable growing his business on his own terms, maintaining the creative integrity of his design process and aesthetic. He uses standard tailoring lines and prefers traditional materials, to which he then adds his own personal touch by subtly changing the classic appearances by superimposing refined, rustic materials with vibrant and dark colors, that worked as half-tints.

Jan Davidsz De Heem “Festoon with Flowers and Fruit” 1670 | Dries Van Noten SS14

Fabric is usually Van Noten’s starting point. He insisted on his unique style of interpretation of warm, elegant, pure and nostalgic feminine beauty. Most of his inspiration comes from nature, flowers, plants and scenery.

Since the brand was founded in 1986, he has always maintained his style in creative design.On business, also remains independent, not attached to the wing of the group, he is good at using printed totem, colors and different materials play flower images, the creation of the flowers is he important elements. His clothes are more or less with folk customs, and the complex printing is a multi-layered and rich aesthetic with the collocation of different fabric.

The documentary "Dries"

Film records include the creation of four series of men and women and shows for us the whole process of a clothing line, from the colour combination, to test the characteristic of cloth, to the fashion show selection and layout, let's see a legendary designer's work life.

Now 58 years old, he is like a sponge, constantly absorbing the peripheral vision, incorporating into his own design.