All my collections are very personal. It's also because I'm so involved in making the collections. Dries van Noten More Quotes by Dries van Noten More Quotes From Dries van Noten I have a responsibility to the people who work for me, the manufacturers I work with. There is no point to clothes that don't sell. Dries van Noten meresponsibilityworkpeople When I get very stressed, I make jam. I like things that produce a quick result, because fashion has such a long lead time. With jam, you start, and two-three hours later, you have 36 little pots, all full. Dries van Noten youfashiontimelong Fashion shows are really my way of communication. Dries van Noten fashioncommunicationshowsway Clothes is just something you put on to cover yourself... fashion is a way to communicate. Dries van Noten yourselfyouclothesfashion I have nothing against glamorous dressing. Dries van Noten dressingagainstnothingglamorous 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. Dries van Noten i-amwalkcitynew My childhood was very, very, very, very traditional. Dries van Noten verytraditionalchildhood I love the journeys of research and discovery their development takes me on. I see prints as less 'decorative' than many might, and more fundamental to a garment's core. Dries van Noten seemeresearchlove I'm really hands-on. My team brings in elements, but, every season, it's kind of a personal struggle to find the balance and to see how far I want to push the elements. Dries van Noten pushbalanceteamstruggle I don't design for myself. I design something keeping in mind that it has to please a lot of women. Dries van Noten myselfwomendesignmind 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. Dries van Noten endyoumusictelevision I like it when you have something happening by coincidence. Just something in a book is enough. But I prefer a fragment of an image so you are far more free to bring in elements of your own. Dries van Noten yourfreeyoubook
