Dries van Noten

I prefer to see a good exhibit sponsored by a brand than a bad exhibit due to lack of funds.

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I prefer ugly things. I prefer things which are surprising.

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People get this very romantic vision of a fashion designer who in one night makes 25 sketches and in the morning throws them on the table and there are a lot of women in white aprons with the pins on the lapel and they start to grab the sketches and... It's not like that.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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