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" Picasso took scraps of wallpaper, and instead of using paint and a brush, he used all the existing elements which he made his artwork with. "
Dries van Noten
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" I'm a fashion designer, not a shoe designer. I like to design clothes. "
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" We always say that fashion is a reflection of our times. "
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" For me, a show is an event - something we work toward that focuses an idea. "
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" Sometimes, to stimulate your imagination you have to be careful you don't have too much information. You can Google something, and it's in your face, pow! You don't have time to dream any more about it. "
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" To create a collection, you need a narrative - an explanation to tell the team. "
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" In the design process, there's a need to be culturally comprehensive. "
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" When we were studying at the Royal Antwerp Academy, we were taught to seek inspiration from everyone, everything and everywhere. My parents and grandparents were also a great inspiration for me a very young age. "
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" For me, it's really like, okay, if you go far with the unexpected materials and unexpected proportions or volumes, then keep the colors quite simple and straightforward for men. "
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" 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. "
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" Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas. "
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" The garden is my second profession. It's 22 hectares, which is a big garden. I really need it, going from the flower garden, the shrubs and the trees, the vegetable garden, all these things. "
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" I like to choose my own way forward. I really do want to create something that I personally like a lot. "
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" For breakfast, I usually have a slice of bread with some homemade jam made from fruit from the garden; the type of jam depends on what particular fruit is being harvested. I learned how to make it from my mother. "
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" I collect objects I fall in love with more than antiques per se. Value is not a criteria that attracts me to something. "
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" I prefer to see a good exhibit sponsored by a brand than a bad exhibit due to lack of funds. "
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Lack
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" My office looks very empty compared with my house. The house is completely crammed full with things that Patrick and I love. It's very eclectic. There are things that have no value but which we like. We have a lot of Belgian painters; we have international painters. We have nice things; we have ugly things. I don't want that things are predictable. "
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" In the 1980s, I was quite well known for my knitwear, and a lot of inspiration came from carpets, where I found ways to use structures and colors and depth of colors. "
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" I was a kid at the end of the 1960s and in the early 1970s, so a lot of things changed. You had pop music coming up, with David Bowie, you had new television programmes and all these things. I was fascinated. "
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Early
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" Fashion shows are really my way of communication. "
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Fashion
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" I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art. "
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" I have nothing against glamorous dressing. "
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" For me, restrictions are not always negative. Restrictions can push creativity. I like restrictions. "
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" 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. "
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" I started the company in 1986, but we didn't have the money to do a show until '92. "
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" One of the big luxuries of being in Antwerp is that I can easily walk in the city. In Paris and New York, I am more recognized. "
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" I try to be as independent as possible. "
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" I'm part of the fashion system, but I don't want to follow all the rules. I don't want to be contrarian - I just want to do my own things, which are most honest and correct to do. "
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" 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. "
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