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

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Around Fashion Me Much Personally Too Too Much World

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In the 1980s, I was quite well known for my knitwear, and a lot of inspiration came from carpets, where I found ways to use structures and colors and depth of colors.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Came Colors Depth Found Inspiration Known Lot Quite Structures Use Ways Well Well Known Where 1980S

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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

Topics: Compared Eclectic Empty Full House International Like Looks Lot Love Nice Nice Things Office Painters Predictable Things Ugly Value Very Want Which I Love

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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.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Choosing Cooking Fabrics Gardening Living Same Think Way I Think

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I collect objects I fall in love with more than antiques per se. Value is not a criteria that attracts me to something.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Antiques Attracts Collect Criteria Fall Love Me More Objects Per Something Than Value

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My morning routine varies by how much time I have. In the winter, I like to take baths, but in the summer, I prefer a good shower with some soap and then maybe some moisturizer afterward. I use D.R. Harris and Geo. F. Trumper products, which we also stock at our shops in Paris and Antwerp.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Afterwards Also Baths Good Harris How How Much How Much Time Like Maybe Morning Much Our Paris Prefer Products Routine Shops Shower Soap Some Stock Summer Take Then Time Use Varies Which Winter

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

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Event Idea Me Show Something Toward Work

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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.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: After Always Feels First Like Me Show Shows Think True Used You

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

~Dries Van Noten

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I look back on shows now that I thought were good, and I don't like them so much anymore. Or criticism I didn't understand or agree with now makes sense.

~Dries Van Noten

Topics: Agree Anymore Back Criticism Good Like Look Makes Much Now Sense Shows Them Thought Understand Were

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Biography

Nationality: Belgian

Type: Designer

Born: Unknown

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