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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.

Dries Van Noten
Luxury

Op-Ed | The Fight for Margiela's Legacy

Two documentaries offer contradictory viewpoints on the notoriously secretive designer, raising questions on where the truth lies.

Luxury

Op-Ed | The Fight for Margiela's Legacy

Two documentaries offer contradictory viewpoints on the notoriously secretive designer, raising questions on where the truth lies.


News & Analysis

The Business of Casting Queer Models

Rising demand for LGBTQIA+ models is being driven by marketing as much as by social responsibility. But whatever the motives, greater visibility can help fight marginalisation.

News & Analysis

The Business of Casting Queer Models

Rising demand for LGBTQIA+ models is being driven by marketing as much as by social responsibility. But whatever the motives, greater visibility can help fight marginalisation.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

After a fashion month punctuated with true fashion moments, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

After a fashion month punctuated with true fashion moments, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.


Fashion Week

The Verdict on Paris Fashion Week

Sustainability and 70s Parisian chic loomed over a week punctuated by genuine fashion moments at Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens and Balenciaga.

Fashion Week

The Verdict on Paris Fashion Week

Sustainability and 70s Parisian chic loomed over a week punctuated by genuine fashion moments at Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens and Balenciaga.


Luxury

Puig Is Getting Serious About Fashion… to Sell More Fragrance

The Spanish scent giant that owns Dries Van Noten, Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne and Nina Ricci is trying to reposition itself as brand-builder first, licensee second. Can José Manuel Albesa, the executive behind the strategy, make it work?

Luxury

Puig Is Getting Serious About Fashion… to Sell More Fragrance

The Spanish scent giant that owns Dries Van Noten, Carolina Herrera, Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne and Nina Ricci is trying to reposition itself as brand-builder first, licensee second. Can José Manuel Albesa, the executive behind the strategy, make it work?


Fashion Week

Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season

The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.

Fashion Week

Dries Van Noten & Christian Lacroix: The Most Surprising Partnership of the Season

The melding of their minds delivered an edgy extravagance forged in compatibility.


News & Analysis

Op-Ed | The Return of the Hyper-Sexualised Male

Ironically, while the world of womenswear is focused on body diversity and toning down sexual objectification, menswear is celebrating a hyper-sexualised Adonis, observes Liroy Choufan.

News & Analysis

Op-Ed | The Return of the Hyper-Sexualised Male

Ironically, while the world of womenswear is focused on body diversity and toning down sexual objectification, menswear is celebrating a hyper-sexualised Adonis, observes Liroy Choufan.


Retail

What Pushed Barneys to the Edge?

Once the first word on fashion, the Manhattan-based department store chain has long used the power of its cool factor to ride through its financial turmoil. But following a 72 percent spike in rent for its Madison Avenue flagship, cool may not be enough.

Retail

What Pushed Barneys to the Edge?

Once the first word on fashion, the Manhattan-based department store chain has long used the power of its cool factor to ride through its financial turmoil. But following a 72 percent spike in rent for its Madison Avenue flagship, cool may not be enough.


News & Analysis

Koché Wins ANDAM Grand Prize

Christelle Kocher, founder of the haute streetwear label, will receive a grant of €250,000 and mentorship from OTB boss Renzo Rosso.

News & Analysis

Koché Wins ANDAM Grand Prize

Christelle Kocher, founder of the haute streetwear label, will receive a grant of €250,000 and mentorship from OTB boss Renzo Rosso.


News & Analysis

A New Generation of Americans in Paris

Emily Bode, Sander Lak and Spencer Phipps are among the handful of American designers showing in Paris this month. One way or another, they arrive on the Paris catwalk garlanded with expectation, Tim Blanks writes.

News & Analysis

A New Generation of Americans in Paris

Emily Bode, Sander Lak and Spencer Phipps are among the handful of American designers showing in Paris this month. One way or another, they arrive on the Paris catwalk garlanded with expectation, Tim Blanks writes.


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The people shaping the global fashion industry, curated by the editors of The Business of Fashion, based on nominations and on-the-ground intelligence from around the world.

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