Dries Van Noten women fall winter 2023

Dries Van Noten presents the fall winter 2023 collection in Paris.

The love of clothes.

The intimate, tender moments between a garment and its wearer. A decorative lining, its specialness concealed within, a secret known only to them. A coat that gently molds to the body, a relationship that’s between just the two. Large-scale gestures mixed with a focus on the small details. The precious and rarefied with the raw and unrefined. Dries Van Noten womenswear Autumn / Winter 23-24 explores the power of these contrasts.

Using elements of the past to inform a new future and how we think about clothes. Antique fabrications revisited afresh; faded florals glimpsed beneath technical mesh, hand-drawn techniques, and washed silks alongside sharp jackets and lean, precise shapes.

Modernity in rigorous new tailoring; emphasized shoulders, narrow waists, and elongated trousers with sculptural platform boots that lengthen the silhouette. Friction between the masculine and feminine; rugged coats using wools from English mills, pinstripes, and herringbone, sculpted into powerful, beautifully defined shapes. Rustic fabrics alongside delicate floral motifs. Corsetry, the most historic of feminine devices, was brought into a contemporary sphere with golden embroidery.

The outer surface and hidden elements. Layering creates a sense of depth and plays with notions of conceal and reveal; a reversible coat comprising multiple folds of featherlight organza, shimmering gold jacquard on exacting tailoring—elongated shirts with double layers of silk, the underside of a collar revealing a flash of metallic.

A celebration of artistry and the skill of craft. Hand-painted flower prints, a sheen of gold foil overlay on jackets, and coats with delicate embroidery. Lace from historic French mills, using centuries-old techniques, employed in a contemporary way.

The pleasure of fabrics and the life they take on over the years; cherished, used, repaired, and given new meaning for today.

Dries Van Noten Autumn / Winter 23-24 celebrates the visceral richness of clothes themselves and the stories they tell us.

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