Dries van Noten Inspirations on exhibit in Antwerp
Inspiration Orientalsm; Art; Madame Jasmy Alvin, 1925, Kees van Dongen/Gladys, 1999, Jacky Nickerson. Dries van Noten
Inspiration Orientalsm, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Orientalsm; Montana for Gibo
Inspiration Nureyev; Wallpaper; reproduction of fabric design from manufacturer Prelle , 1924 by Maurice Dufrene for the house of Truchot.
Inspiration Mexico, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Spain. Painting by Picasso, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Butterflies, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Butterflies; Damien Hirst/dress; Schiapparelli S1937
Inspiration Graphic; on the left; Dresses; Balenciaga/Grés 1980/Cortina 1966. Art; Tauri-R, Victor Vasarely, 1966
Inspiration Graphic, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Gold, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Gold; dress 1952, Pierre Balmain
Inspiration Gold; Mugler; W1978/Piripiri, women’s coat, 1919, Greece.
Inspiration Gold, Dries van Noten
Dries van Noten
Installation; Moving Portraits by David Michalek
Inspiration Marble women; curtain i chains “Odalisque” by Philip Bradshaw
Inspiration Marble women; curtain i chains “Odalisque” by Philip Bradshaw
Inspiration Marble men, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Jimi Hendrix, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Grunge;Vase de Fleur by Ignace-Henri Fantin Latour, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Uniform; Rohtko
Inspiration The Piano
Inspiration The Piano; Collar by Worth, 1895
Inspiration The Piano: 1920s booties and a movieclip of Visconti’s “Le Guepard”
Inspiration A midsummer’s night dream, Dries van Noten
Inspiration A midsummer’s night dream, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Camouflage/Sport Couture
Inspiration Sport Couture, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Sport Couture; Afternoon dress, Vilmorin by Christian Dior/Nicla’s Iris, 1990, Cy Twombly
Inspiration Camouflage, Dries van Noten
Inspiration Camouflage
Inspiration Summer Flower
Inspiration Summer Flower; Nick Cave, 2008
Inspiration Summer Flower; Balenciaga/Patrick de Barentzen/Yves Saint Laurent W1980/
Inspiration Summer Flower, Dries van Noten
The other day we, Mimi Berlin, visited the exhibition “Inspirations” by Dries van Noten, in the couturier’s home town of Antwerp, Belgium.
What a great exibithion! And SO marvelously well designed!
Usually in fashion you have to make do with inspirational images on paper, but Dries van Noten shows us the real thing; On show, next to his designs, are Picasso, Damien Hirst, Balenciaga, Balmain, Worth, and many others …….all in the flesh!
Many inspirational movies and fashion shows are beautifully incorporated throughout the transformed fashion museum. Also the sense of smell is an important factor; a scent to accompany your vision can be smelled by touching different walls.
If you haven’t already; make sure you go and see the Inspirations of Dries van Noten. The exhibition was initiated and realized by Les Arts Décoratifs, Paris (01/03-02/11/14), we were told it’s a bit different and smaller in Antwerp. But the new version in Antwerp stays true to its original incarnation in Paris, highlighting the sources of Dries Van Noten’s inspiration by juxtaposing his creations with emblematic past and present works of art and fashion, again curated by Pamela Golbin (chief curator of 20th-century and contemporary fashion and textiles at Les Arts Décoratifs.) and adapted for the MoMu by Arter, the agency that designed the original exhibition for Les Arts Décoratifs.
Dries van Noten Inspirations, MoMu, February 13 – July 19, 2015.
Our must-see expert Rüpert von Rom posted earlier on “Inspiration” including a video of Dries van Noten talking about the exhibition. Continue reading →
