Dries van Noten Quotes
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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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I love the journeys of research and discovery their development takes me on. I see prints as less 'decorative' than many might, and more fundamental to a garment's core.
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To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team.
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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 prefer to see a good exhibit sponsored by a brand than a bad exhibit due to lack of funds.
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I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.
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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 have nothing against glamorous dressing.
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I try to be as independent as possible.
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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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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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Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself... fashion is a way to communicate.
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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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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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Change is not always bad. Change can be good.
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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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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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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 think in the same way when I'm cooking, when I'm gardening, when I'm choosing fabrics. It's a way of living.
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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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I'm part of the fashion system, but I don't want to follow all the rules. I don't want to be contrarian - I just want to do my own things, which are most honest and correct to do.