SUMMER

Home for a spell.  Things I'm into these days: smock tops and tube bras

CONVERSATIONS ON SLOWNESS

Excerpt from a Vestoj interview with Dries Van Noten:

Do you ever have doubts?
Everyday. I never stop questioning what I do. Before a fashion show I might get nervous and start thinking, ‘Maybe we should have chosen different music, or maybe those shoes aren’t quite right’. But at the same time, if you’re perfectly sure of everything you do, then what’s the point?

What is success to you?
Success and happiness are intertwined. To me success is not about scoring, as it is to a lot of people. It’s about feeling good about things, it’s about living a good life.

DRIES ALWAYS

Dries Van Noten SS15

It looks like the work of a simple fabric tie belt, but there's something so fresh and wonderful about the fit and silhouette of these jackets at Dries Van Noten's Spring 15 collection.

WINDOW SHOPPING

Jil Sander dress, Dries van Noten boots, Acne Studios trousers

Ideal wardrobe additions.

MASTER AT WORK

Photo by Tommy Ton

"Fashion today is all about the product. With all the pre-collections and the shows that are just marketing exercises, it has turned into a system. For an old romantic like me, this is hurting a little bit. That’s why I try to do things my way. I like to have happy people around me, and it’s for these people that I create my collections. Fashion should never be too dark or too gloomy: it should evoke feelings of joy. I believe in clothes as tools for self-expression. The biggest compliment is if I see someone on the street wearing something I have created in a way I would never have imagined. Clothes should always tell something of the person that wears them – and very little of the designer who made them." - Dries Van Noten

DRIES PLEASE

Dries van Noten SS13

The only show I make a point of checking during Fashion Week that matters. Social media keeps me up to date on everything else I'm not missing in the meantime.