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 was often circumspect.
More Quotes by Dries van Noten
I think in the same way when I'm cooking, when I'm gardening, when I'm choosing fabrics. It's a way of living.
Change is not always bad. Change can be good.
I collect objects I fall in love with more than antiques per se. Value is not a criteria that attracts me to something.
When I have to do something fast, I wear the most unflattering rubber pants over my pants and a big easy sweater. I can get on my knees in the garden in whatever condition, and when I'm done, I can take it off, get in the car, and drive to the office. It's the most practical thing.
I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.
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.