Designer portrait
THE BRAND
Dries Van Noten made his foray into luxury fashion as part of the ‘Antwerp Six’ – an avant-garde collective credited for putting Belgian designers on the map in the ’80s. He went on to found his namesake label, quickly earning a reputation as a master colorist and later receiving the CFDA’s International Designer of the Year award. With vibrant palettes, unconventional prints and intricate embroidery
Website: www.driesvannoten.com/
Biographical source: net-a-porter