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Dries Van Noten

  • Print mixing
  • Embroidery
  • Textile-led design

Dries Van Noten grew up around his family’s clothing businesses and opened his first Antwerp boutique in 1985. MoMu describes his design process as beginning with prints, followed by silhouettes and embroidery.

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Ensemble — Dries Van Noten, fall/winter 2015–16

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Ensemble

fall/winter 2015–16

This fall/winter 2015–16 ensemble combines multiple patterned surfaces. Its recorded materials include silk, wool, polyamide, polyester, acetate, viscose, feathers, leather and cotton, reflecting the variety of components in the complete look.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Coat from an ensemble — Dries Van Noten, 2023

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Coat from an ensemble

2023 · V&A collection

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Coat from an ensemble — Dries Van Noten, 2023

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Coat from an ensemble

2023 · V&A collection

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Coat — Dries Van Noten, 1997

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Coat

1997 · V&A collection

Wool with printed pattern.

©Victoria and Albert Museum, London/Dries van Noten
Trouser suit — Dries Van Noten, 2008

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Trouser suit

2008 · V&A collection

Digitally printed silk.

© Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

fall/winter 2015–16

1 piece

About Dries Van Noten

Contrasts between materials, patterns and colors are central to his approach, connecting menswear and womenswear through a shared textile vocabulary.