Architects Quote by Dries van Noten

“Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the list is endless.”

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Many a fashion designer's career was founded using packs upon packs of Polaroids, and though we love them, we forget that the image quality…

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Sometimes, to stimulate your imagination you have to be careful you don't have too much information. You can Google something, and it's in your…

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I'm known for color and prints and embroideries.

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I have my own office, and I'm there during the evenings and weekends. But during the week, I'm sitting in the middle of my…

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A few years ago, maybe it was more strange to be outside of the centers of fashion. Now, with the Internet and traveling that…

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There are boys and girls, there is night and day, but above all there is love.

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For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions.

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I prefer a scruffy atmosphere.

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I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no point to clothes that don't…

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My childhood was very, very, very, very traditional.

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People get this very romantic vision of a fashion designer who in one night makes 25 sketches and in the morning throws them on…

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The garden is my second profession. It's 22 hectares, which is a big garden. I really need it, going from the flower garden, the…

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