Dries Van Noten S/S 08 Paris

[disco54]

this is like senior citizens in florida . They wear printed stuff all the time lol.

 

[MulletProof]

I know... from Indochine to redneck riviera.. it's all happening here. and I love it.

 

[adi]

i usually watch collection to see who models there are but now i can't concentrate on the models because all the clothes are so divine i like toned down dries but this still has to be one of the best shows i've seen so far.

pure love

 

[Salacya]

I really like most of it, except some of the prints (the big flowers), but the shapes are beautiful!

 

[Tinetush]

GAH. ! Mullet I could hug you until your eyes pops out, thanks for posting
This is divine, some of it are a bit too busy for me, and I would have liked to see some of it a bit more toned down... Argh, scratch that I love this

 

[zaraffe]

Thank you Mulletproof! Oh, this is just stunning. So many beautiful prints and fabrics, I'm in love.

 

[romantics]

Prints! Lovely! I love love love it.

 

[seanutbutter]

The styling is awful, but some of the pieces would look nice individually.

 

[ilaughead]

Too much going on, but as a whole, it works perfectly!

 

[Nelly Cat]

Dries always delivers, but his last couple of collections have left me wanting more. This doesn't, it's magnificent, no one else can pull off prints like this. I don't mind the busyness either. I love it all.

 

[wheneveriwakeup]

The styling is quite genius, I think. A flawless juxtaposition of prints is a major feat to achieve... only few can truly do it, rly.!

This may be the most extroverted Dries collection yet. I absolutely adore it. I see so many great pieces/looks. The prints are fascinating and for those who absolutely abhor anything printed, I'm sure the garments will be available in solids as well.

Bravo, Dries!

Thanks for the photos, Mullet!

 

[cookymonster]

Very loud and messy if the prints are mixed together but separately, the pieces could really hold up well.

 

[dior_couture1245]

Really beautiful! Marina Perez looks PHENOMENAL and the two outfits she wears are my favorite!

 

[misssakura]

At first I didn't really like it...but looking at each individual piece there are some stunners..I love the range of high sheen greens, the vertical stripes with a smattering of floral print, it's all quite lovely.

 

[kiddokiddo]

Ooh...No one does floral prints like Dries, so effortless.

 

[tourist10]

I'm still trying to digest this ... I think I both love and hate it. A lot of the color and print combos are beautiful, but some things look too tropical island, like the print of the first top and the sarong wrap tops. I don't care for this. I'm not sure if I'm ready for floral print pants either. But other elements are sooo beautiful. The dual print dresses are so dreamy, particularly the 1st yellow/blue dress in post #35. The shoes look amazing as well.

 

[cavanaugh]

this is quite lovely, cant wait to see some of these prints mixed into wardrobes (same with balenciaga) it should be interesting to see how different people style them. all of the pieces are really beautifully vibrant, and i cant wait to see close ups of what looks like a whole array of printed stiletto pumps!

 

[Melisande]

The styling is quite genius, I think. A flawless juxtaposition of prints is a major feat to achieve... only few can truly do it, rly.!

I have to agree...we only think it is "too much" if we see this in the limited context of urban, modern, Western clothing. The fact is, perhaps even unto half the world does mix prints and colors like this in Asia, Africa...it's a whole aesthetic on its own, to be studied and appreciated and inspired by. Not to mention that if you look at each outfit as artwork, you see in a flash that it works perfectly. Sure, I may not wear this to work, but this is pure joy!

 

[Multitudes]

^An aesthetic set in Ethnic and art contexts ... and we arrive at Dries Van Noten. This is really beautiful, an explosion of colours flashing before my eyes ...


Arggghhh!!! Melisande I missed you!

 

[melt977]

PARIS, October 3, 2007 – As the audience groped its way into a dark basement, it feared the worst. Could Dries still be in his somber winter fugue? No: After the first girl walked out in a flowered halter and a pair of contrasting pants, the runway gradually came alive with color, pattern, and easy shapes, and an almost audible sigh of relief ran through the room. This was Van Noten back on home ground, taking summer's license to run wild with florals while also capturing everything his devotees adore about the arty/ethnic cast of his clothes. "I worked on printing several different patterns on one piece of material," he explained, "so that you can end up wearing four or five prints in just a couple of pieces."

It takes a particular talent to mix color and print without making things too busy to deal with. Always essentially a reality-based designer, Van Noten made it all seem simple—and even, for him, a touch chic. He dealt out a kaleidoscope of painterly and fifties-derived florals and abstract leafy strokes in greens, blues, yellows, and saffrons. Deep bands of contrasting color turned up in the hems and yokes of dresses, classic scarf prints were transformed into silk pants, and little cuffed linen shorts came printed with tiny fifties flowers. The total impression was fresh but also, in the end, surprisingly sophisticated. The high-heeled shoes—fabric pumps and vertiginous multi-patchworked sandals—took the collection a distinct step away from boho hippie on holiday and into the zone of city dressing. And where Van Noten deployed lashings of semiprecious-stone necklaces and his signature metallic Indian embroidery, it suddenly became an inspiring vision of alternative luxe for day.

– Sarah Mower

from vogue.com