>> Dries van Noten was honored today in New York by the Fashion Institute of Technology's Couture Council, but he's not letting the newfound recognition (he received the CFDA's International Designer of the Year award last year) go to his head, he tells The Moment; he will never be one of those designers who rely on their star power: "I think I tell enough about myself when I make my clothes and when I show them. I don’t need people to buy clothes for who I am; I prefer them to buy things that I create. I don’t want to hide myself — I think I am actually quite open about a lot of things. But my private life has to stay my private life."
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Dries Van Noten Isn't Against Costuming Britney Spears or Madonna
Wed, 09/09/09 — 07:47:59 PM
Dries Van Noten Checks In for Spring 2009
Wed, 10/01/08 — 12:36:13 PM
>> After a couple of seasons of prints aplenty — including last Spring's floral explosion — Dries Van Noten's newest outing seems calm in comparison. Not that he completely did away with prints — when you're Dries van Noten, that just won't do — checks and squares worked out on a computer and dip-dyed in a gradient rainbow replaced the feminine florals with graphic flair. Between the new direction and the show's setting — a tent around the Pol Bury silver ball fountains — the critics were pleased. Cathy Horyn called the collection "wonderful," Suzy Menkes found it "lovely" and Christina Passariello of The Wall Street Journal thought it "perfect for Parisian dressing."
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The Full Collection of Raquel Zimmermann's CFDA Photos Surface
Tue, 06/03/08 — 03:45:31 PM
>>In the CFDA Awards aftermath, the images of Raquel Zimmerman modeling each nominated designer's duds, which were produced for a book handed out at last night's award ceremony, have appeared, albeit in small form, featuring Raquel wearing chain eyelashes under her eyes for the Rodarte shot, and a crazy punk wig for the Subversive Jewelry photo.
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Alexander McQueen, Dries Van Noten Drop Hints about Spring 2009
Fri, 05/30/08 — 06:20:52 PM
>> Prepare yourself to be shocked and awed — two of the most forward-thinking designers in the industry are comfortable dropping slight hints about their Spring 2009 collections, copycats be damned.
Dries Van Noten, during a recent interview, had one staff member "drawing a print of abstract eagles; another researching Peter Lindbergh and Bruce Weber images from the 1980s; some working with skeins of bright yarn on the blend of 'graphic with spontaneous' that [he] wants for the 2009 season, saying 'everything for me is about balance.'"
As for Alexander McQueen, he was much more vague about the direction of his Spring 2009 collection, but did note that it would be completely different, with a “very modern” theme based on engineering.
These little (heavy on the little) tidbits will have to suffice for now . . . at least until July, when couture will hold us over.
[Side note: Just had to use this picture of McQueen in his London home, because who else would have a table like that in their house?]
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