Dries Van Noten S/S 2026 Paris

[LadyJunon]

 

[carla56]

the prints are terrible, they look like marimekko… and I don’t like the color palette, nor the sneakers. usually dries is one of my highlights of the season but this time it’s a no for me

 

[perhydrol]

Wow, this one was a hard watch. It's weird, because things that worked well in the menswear collection, look completely out of place here. But this doesn't even make sense as a collection, there's no cohesion, and almost no intention.

 

[LadyJunon]

How did we go from that exquisite debut to this?

 

[Ives927]

The success of the sneakers was the worst thing to happen for this brand. They brought down all the looks here. We don’t need Dries to become a sneaker streetwear brand.

Much like the men’s show, this feels like it belongs in LFW. His eye for colours and prints is uninspiring. Frankly speaking, they’re an eyesore here. I don’t know or recognize who this Dries woman is. A few looks verge on juvenile. It lacks Dries’s sophistication and maturity.

I liked his debut. But with his men’s show and now this, I’m still not sold on his vision. I see nothing to buy.

 

[vogue28]

VOGUE.COM

 

[Blanche DuBois]

I love it, i understand its a bit watery down, but lovely for me. I do agree that the sneakers in every single look its a bit boring, but the clothes i loveeee

 

[Norden]

Oh my god. Those prints and colors are so jarring. It feels like too much look for dries. And those stupid stumpy frumpy sneakers.

 

[Phuel]

^^^ Absolutely trash those basic Vasarely prints that belongs in a Christopher John Rogers Target collab from a few years ago ASAP

But pierce pass the tired juvenile London Fashion Week styling that gives off a stench of riot grrrrrrrl— with the sleepy-eye and faux-mullets; the panties with jacket look; and those obnoxious sneakers, all on a sad, grey setting. Trash all of that. Replace with a cast of gentlewomen with slicked-back hair in a chignon and a gentle smile; pull a pair of pants on over the panties; showcases structured footwear— heeled or flat, but structured and keep all the shimmering jewels for that romantic nomadic vibe; set it in a richly baroque, warm hearth of a hall to a soaring soundtrack of strings and wind instruments, and the superior designs of his debut never left— they’re still there. The cropped jackets and coats bejewelled with that eternal Dries casual romanticism are luscious.

 

[Squizree]

Most of it is actually quite beautiful, but overshadowed by the incredibly garish colors towards the end. What an eyesore.

 

[j02215]

Agree with the marimekko vibe lol. Think he regressed a bit into a studio designer - he needs to step up and have a creative vision, rather than just churning out merchandises.

 

[helmutnotdead]

yeah…no.
I can’t point my finger to something precisely but it just feels soulless. there’s something missing here and I can’t say with certainty what it is. I am not convinced at all by this appointment. the last summer done by the studio was way better

 

[mepps]

This house should have retired along with Dries. No one will ever be able to do what he did.
Just keep the fragrance business, and manufacture archival pieces, which are timeless, and exquisite.

 

[GivenchyHomme]

Those are some of the ugliest prints I’ve seen in quite some time. Clearly the new designer does not have an eye for prints, and perhaps even color. Dries would have never used such garish tones and combinations. With that being said, it looks like Dries Van Noten and Versace are dressing clowns and circus freaks this season.

 

[Alquimista]

Chic has left the room.

It never arrived, honestly.

 

[MulletProof]

Words cannot express how gross I think this is. Not outrageously so, just.. average gross.

 

[IloveDiorHomme]

What a tragedy.
You can tell the Master has left the house and his student is trying hard to walk in his footsteps.

Where is the poetry, the softness, the generosity, the fabulousness, the richness.
First season of Julian was Haider Ackermann wannabe.
This one are the Marimekko fabric rolls leftovers styled on those wannabe MiuMiu flat sneakers.

I feel like the only person that could do Dries was Dries himself.

 

[Avonlea]

It's much weaker than his debut collection. I hate the shoes. Look 39 and 41 are great.

 

[GivenchyAddict]

This is a Marimekko collection. Definitely not a Dries one.

 

[liberty33r1b]

this is horrible