Dries van Noten Quotes
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Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list is endless.
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Picasso took scraps of wallpaper, and instead of using paint and a brush, he used all the existing elements which he made his artwork with.
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To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team.
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I prefer to see a good exhibit sponsored by a brand than a bad exhibit due to lack of funds.
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You'd think after 100 shows you'd be used to this, but it's not true for me. It always feels like the first show.
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I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.
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I have nothing against glamorous dressing.
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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.
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I try to be as independent as possible.
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Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself... fashion is a way to communicate.
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The word 'fashion' I don't like because fashion is something that's over in six months. I'd like to find a word that's more timeless.
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I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of women.
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Many a fashion designer's career was founded using packs upon packs of Polaroids, and though we love them, we forget that the image quality was often circumspect.
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Change is not always bad. Change can be good.
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One of the big luxuries of being in Antwerp is that I can easily walk in the city. In Paris and New York, I am more recognized.
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I'm known for color and prints and embroideries.
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We always say that fashion is a reflection of our times.
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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.
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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.
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All my collections are very personal. It's also because I'm so involved in making the collections.
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When I get very stressed, I make jam. I like things that produce a quick result, because fashion has such a long lead time. With jam, you start, and two-three hours later, you have 36 little pots, all full.
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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.
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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.
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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.