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Dries van Noten

Belgian Designer

Born: May 12, 1958

Always Clothes Fashion Me Time You

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All my collections are very personal. It's also because I'm so involved in making the collections. Dries van Noten

Collections Involved Also Because Making Very Personal

I think in the same way when I'm cooking, when I'm gardening, when I'm choosing fabrics. It's a way of living. Dries van Noten

Gardening Cooking Living Think Way Fabrics Same Choosing

I have my own office, and I'm there during the evenings and weekends. But during the week, I'm sitting in the middle of my studio, talking with everybody, deciding together every detail, every pallette, every yarn, every colour. Dries van Noten

Together Own Every Everybody Detail My Own Week Weekends Colour Studio Talking Yarn Office Sitting Middle Deciding Evenings

Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas. Dries van Noten

Important Ideas Different Convergence Different Ideas Coincidence

I'm a fashion designer, not a shoe designer. I like to design clothes. Dries van Noten

Fashion Clothes Design Like Shoe Fashion Designer Design Clothes Designer

I think by my father owning a store, I was definitely aware of the commercial aspect of selling clothes. His shop was a place I enjoyed spending time in as a boy, so I learned things almost by osmosis at times, by literally just being around all the action and not really despite myself. Dries van Noten

Time Myself Father Clothes Action Think Despite Spending Spending Time Definitely Almost Learned Around Boy His Selling Times Commercial Shop Owning Just Being Store Literally Place Really Aspect Aware Enjoyed Things

I have nothing against glamorous dressing. Dries van Noten

Nothing Dressing Glamorous Against

I was a kid at the end of the 1960s and in the early 1970s, so a lot of things changed. You had pop music coming up, with David Bowie, you had new television programmes and all these things. I was fascinated. Dries van Noten

I try to be as independent as possible. Dries van Noten

Try Independent Possible

For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions. Dries van Noten

Me Creativity Negative Restrictions Push Like Always

When I have to do something fast, I wear the most unflattering rubber pants over my pants and a big easy sweater. I can get on my knees in the garden in whatever condition, and when I'm done, I can take it off, get in the car, and drive to the office. It's the most practical thing. Dries van Noten

I prefer a scruffy atmosphere. Dries van Noten

Atmosphere Prefer

For me personally, there's too much fashion around in this world. Dries van Noten

Fashion Me World Too Much Too Around Personally Much

My office looks very empty compared with my house. The house is completely crammed full with things that Patrick and I love. It's very eclectic. There are things that have no value but which we like. We have a lot of Belgian painters; we have international painters. We have nice things; we have ugly things. I don't want that things are predictable. Dries van Noten

For breakfast, I usually have a slice of bread with some homemade jam made from fruit from the garden; the type of jam depends on what particular fruit is being harvested. I learned how to make it from my mother. Dries van Noten

Fruit Garden Mother Made Breakfast Type Slice Some Particular Make Learned How Depends Being Jam Bread Homemade

For me, a show is an event - something we work toward that focuses an idea. Dries van Noten

Work Me Something Idea Toward Show Event

I started the company in 1986, but we didn't have the money to do a show until '92. Dries van Noten

Money Until Show Company Started

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