Dries Van Noten
Founder, Dries Van Noten
One of the ‘Antwerp Six,’ the third-generation designer has built a profitable fashion business, known for its intelligent prints, on his own terms.


Watch All the Talks from VOICES 2020, BoF’s Annual Gathering for Big Thinkers
Fashion insiders including Remo Ruffini, Dries Van Noten, Samira Nasr, Virgil Abloh and José Neves were joined by experts from the wider worlds of science, technology, politics, economics and more to reflect on a year of global crisis and what’s next for the fashion industry and beyond.

Watch All the Talks from VOICES 2020, BoF’s Annual Gathering for Big Thinkers
Fashion insiders including Remo Ruffini, Dries Van Noten, Samira Nasr, Virgil Abloh and José Neves were joined by experts from the wider worlds of science, technology, politics, economics and more to reflect on a year of global crisis and what’s next for the fashion industry and beyond.
VOICES 2020: Fixing the Fashion System
Industry leaders including Remo Ruffini, Dries Van Noten and Harper’s Bazaar’s Samira Nasr offered ideas on how to solve some of fashion’s biggest problems, from outdated approaches to showing, delivering and discounting collections to the need for more meaningful inclusion.
VOICES 2020: Fixing the Fashion System
Industry leaders including Remo Ruffini, Dries Van Noten and Harper’s Bazaar’s Samira Nasr offered ideas on how to solve some of fashion’s biggest problems, from outdated approaches to showing, delivering and discounting collections to the need for more meaningful inclusion.

Dries Van Noten’s ‘Forum’ and ‘Rewiring Fashion’ Join Forces to Rebuild the Fashion System
Two early-pandemic initiatives set out to solve some of the industry’s biggest problems, from rampant discounting to a warped fashion calendar. Now, they’re coming together.

Dries Van Noten’s ‘Forum’ and ‘Rewiring Fashion’ Join Forces to Rebuild the Fashion System
Two early-pandemic initiatives set out to solve some of the industry’s biggest problems, from rampant discounting to a warped fashion calendar. Now, they’re coming together.

Boon The Shop: The Seoul-Based Store with a Fashion Soul
SEOUL, South Korea — Founded in 2000, Boon the Shop opened its doors with a clear aim: to pioneer multi-brand menswear retail in the South Korean

Boon The Shop: The Seoul-Based Store with a Fashion Soul
SEOUL, South Korea — Founded in 2000, Boon the Shop opened its doors with a clear aim: to pioneer multi-brand menswear retail in the South Korean

Selfridges: A Retail Theatre of Wonder
LONDON, United Kingdom — At Selfridges' flagship location situated on London's Oxford Street, one of the world's busiest and most populist shopping

Selfridges: A Retail Theatre of Wonder
LONDON, United Kingdom — At Selfridges' flagship location situated on London's Oxford Street, one of the world's busiest and most populist shopping

The BoF Podcast: Dries Van Noten on Making Retail Meaningful in the Pandemic
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks speaks with the Belgian designer about his new community-centred art hub and why the clothing store could do with a makeover.

The BoF Podcast: Dries Van Noten on Making Retail Meaningful in the Pandemic
BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks speaks with the Belgian designer about his new community-centred art hub and why the clothing store could do with a makeover.

At Raf Simons, Children of the Coronavirus
The designer’s Spring 2021 collection for his namesake label, the first to include womenswear, offered an ominous meditation on coming of age in the time of Covid-19.

At Raf Simons, Children of the Coronavirus
The designer’s Spring 2021 collection for his namesake label, the first to include womenswear, offered an ominous meditation on coming of age in the time of Covid-19.

At Dries Van Noten, New Ways of Seeing
At a time when his usual methods of creation and communication were curtailed, Van Noten and his team were compelled down new paths.

At Dries Van Noten, New Ways of Seeing
At a time when his usual methods of creation and communication were curtailed, Van Noten and his team were compelled down new paths.

The End of Need Supply and Totokaelo: ‘There Just Wasn’t a Model That Worked’
As yet another fashion retailer closes its doors, NSTO Chief Executive Chris Bossola breaks down the challenges facing the indie group and what they say about the state of the market.

The End of Need Supply and Totokaelo: ‘There Just Wasn’t a Model That Worked’
As yet another fashion retailer closes its doors, NSTO Chief Executive Chris Bossola breaks down the challenges facing the indie group and what they say about the state of the market.

Announcing Josh Wood Colour, Slow Factory and Pitkin County Dry Goods
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.

Announcing Josh Wood Colour, Slow Factory and Pitkin County Dry Goods
Check out this week’s new partners and openings on BoF Careers, the global marketplace for fashion talent.
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