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(These designers were all graduates of the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts who first received acclaim when they came together to show their collections in London in 1986). Whilst the work of his contemporaries and indeed Belgian fashion in general, is often seen as dark and experimental, Van Noten’s work stands apart with its use of colours, embroideries, prints and wearable shapes. His designs are known for their layered combinations of mismatched prints and unusual colourways. Dries van Noten’s business is an unusual model within the fashion world as the company is entirely self-financed and does not use advertising, his success is due to the strength of his unique design aesthetic which has garnered a strong following\r\n\r\nAs part of his research for his Autumn/Winter 2012 collection, Van Noten came to the V&A to look at Chinese, Japanese and Korean textiles and garments held in the Asia department. Motifs and details of the textiles were then incorporated into his new collection, reworked as prints in different scales with abstracted settings and placements. Presented in Paris fashion week in February 2012, the accompanying show notes referred to the designer’s research at the V&A. Fashion journalist Tim Blanks commented on the collection, ‘Dries has a habit of pulling off such special effects, where an enormous amount of research yields a result that appears gracefully effortless’ .\r\n","physicalDescription":"Cream silk dress printed with a Chinese dragon robe design worn over black cotton trousers.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Dries Van Noten","id":"A38173"},"association":{"text":"designer","id":"x36960"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"},{"text":"cotton (textile)","id":"AAT14067"}],"techniques":[{"text":"printing","id":"AAT53319"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"printed silk, cotton","categories":[{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"},{"text":"Clothing","id":"THES48975"},{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2015HN9514","2015HN9515","2015HN9516"],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"010","id":"THES307918"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"010","id":"THES307918"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Dress","id":"x47499"}],[{"text":"Trousers","id":"AAT209935"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Antwerp","id":"x28724"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"2012","earliest":"2012-01-01","latest":"2012-12-31"},"association":{"text":"designed","id":"x29338"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Dries Van Noten","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Width","value":"16","unit":"cm","qualifier":"dress, shoulder to shoulder","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"98","unit":"cm","qualifier":"Dress, shoulder to hem","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"41","unit":"cm","qualifier":"waist of trousers","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Length","value":"101","unit":"cm","qualifier":"length of trousers waist to hem","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Ensemble, cream silk dress with dragon robe print and black cotton trousers, Dries Van Noten , look 25, A/W 2012","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.67:1-2014","T.67:2-2014"],"accessionNumberNum":"67","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":2014,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2023NP1679"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-10","recordCreationDate":"2014-01-10","availableToBook":false}}