At the hands of Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten, mixed prints and layers of contrasting fabrics somehow make sense when paired with graphic jeweled cuffs and oversized neckpieces. Diane von Furstenberg took a more bohemian approach to the tribal trend for spring—with armfuls of bangles and printed maxi-dresses—while Frida Giannini and Nicolas Ghesquière fell hard for the urban warrior.
Dries Van Noten added unexpected extras to his signature collection of print-heavy, ethnic pieces for spring 2010—covetable jeweled necklaces and cuffs. Multi-strand beaded chokers were layered with graphic Tetris-like vertical pendants and oversized crystals, coordinating with bracelets made of the same gold, silver, black, and emerald cubes mixed with round pearls and faceted crystals.
I can try the clothes on myself.…The feeling, the comfort and the pleasure of wearing some pieces, for the feeling that it gives to you, it’s very important. Even when something is too small for me, I put it on anyway just to touch the fabric.
”Men's Paris Preview: Q & A with Dries Van Noten, WWDParis 03/08/09. Photos by Patrik Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images & Karl Prouse/Catwalking/Getty Images.
Many designers seem to be running into difficulty over how to approach women this Fall... dividing their collections schizophrenically between sober-sided sellers and artistic gestures of the sort they hope magazine editors will put on their pages. Dries Van Noten has no such conflicts: He doesn't have to cast about for a "realistic" attitude because that, and never made-for-editorial fireworks, is what his business is based on.
”Show Review, Style.comParis 01/22/09. Photos Francois Guillot/Getty Images.
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