Exhibition, 12 Feb 2015 - 19 Jul 2015

Dries van Noten - Inspirations

MoMu - Musée de la mode d'Anvers, Antwerp, Belgium

For the first time in his career Dries Van Noten brought together his oeuvre in an exhibition.
The exhibition brought together all the artistic fields with an assemblage of historical, pictorial, ethnic, cinematic, musical and geographic references. While stressing the influences, the analogies and the contradictions in Dries Van Noten’s work, the exhibition combined fashion design with the world of decorative and fine arts, in order to illustrate the Belgian creator’s distinctive techniques and stylistic vocabulary. Dries Van Noten has selected anonymous 19th century pieces and works by emblematic couturiers such as Elsa Schiaparelli and Christian Dior, to evoke intimate subject matters such as youth, the archetype, ambiguity and passion, while highlighting his ‘signature’ themes.