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The end of an era: Dries van Noten is stepping down as creative director at his
eponymous fashion house, and the search for his successor has already
begun. FashionUnited presents a little refresher when it comes to Van
Noten's career.
1958
Dries van Noten is born in Antwerp into a family of tailors.
1977
Van Noten attends the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp. Here, Van
Noten meets Walter van Beirendonck, Marina Yee, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk van
Saene and Ann Demeulemeester. These six will later become known as 'The
Antwerp Six'.
1981
Van Noten completes his fashion design studies at the Royal Academy of Fine
Arts in Antwerp.
1986
The designer debuts his first collection under his own name. The menswear
collection is sourced by department stores Barneys in New York and Whistles
in London.
1987
A year after founding his own fashion house and debuting menswear,
womenswear is also added to the range.
Dries van Noten SS24, ready-to-wear. Credits:
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1989
The fashion house opens its very first mono-brand shop in 1981. It does so
in 'Het Modepaleis', a historic building in Antwerp and a former department
store. The shop remains an important place for the fashion house to this
day. The brand has a total of five floors at its disposal.
1993
This is the year when Dries van Noten makes his debut at Paris Fashion
Week. Since his debut, the designer has shown a women's collection and a
men's collection twice a year in the French capital.
2004
One of Van Noten's most famous shows is his 50th show. The presentation is
given on a large table, set for 500 guests. Those who think this is a
pre-show dinner are wrong. In fact, the models step onto the tables.
Dries van Noten, FW19 menswear. Credits:
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2014
The designer will be honoured with an exhibition at the French museum Musée
Des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. The exhibition called 'Inspirations' zooms in
on the designer's inspiration. It is the first time in the French museum's
history that a Belgian designer has been in the spotlight.
2017
What is a great designer without a documentary of his own? In 2017, the documentary 'Dries' will be released.
Documentary filmmaker Reiner Holzemer follows the designer for a year,
giving insight into Van Noten's life and creative mind and heart.
2018
Spanish luxury conglomerate Puig takes a majority stake in fashion house
Dries van Noten. The designer retains a minority stake and remains creative
director and chairman of the board.
Perfumes by Dries Van Noten. Credits: Dries Van
Noten
2022
Under the wings of luxury group Puig, which has experience in the cosmetics
sector, the fashion house is stepping into beauty. The brand
will launch 10 gender fluid perfumes, 30 lipsticks in refillable sheaths
and another set of accessories.
2023
The fashion house will open a shop entirely dedicated to perfume, beauty
and accessories in Paris. This is the first time the fashion brand has done
so.
2024
Dries van Noten steps down from his own fashion house. A
successor to the iconic Belgian designer is still being sought. "I've been
preparing for this moment for a while and I feel it's time to leave room
for a new generation of talents to bring their vision to the brand," the
Belgian designer shares in a statement.
This article originally appeared on FashionUnited.NL.
Translation and edit by: Rachel Douglass.
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