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" The word 'fashion' I don't like because fashion is something that's over in six months. I'd like to find a word that's more timeless. "

Dries van Noten

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" 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. "

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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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" Change is not always bad. Change can be good. "

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" I have my own office, and I'm there during the evenings and weekends. But during the week, I'm sitting in the middle of my studio, talking with everybody, deciding together every detail, every pallette, every yarn, every colour. "

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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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" 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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" Coincidence is important, the convergence of different ideas. "

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" I prefer a scruffy atmosphere. "

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" We always say that fashion is a reflection of our times. "

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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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" 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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" I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of women. "

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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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" 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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" Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself... fashion is a way to communicate. "

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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 make clothes people can wear; I don't make art. "

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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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" My childhood was very, very, very, very traditional. "

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" For me, a show is an event - something we work toward that focuses an idea. "

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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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" 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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" I'm a fashion designer, not a shoe designer. I like to design clothes. "

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" Fashion shows are really my way of communication. "

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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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