I am merely an on again off again fan of Dries but what has
always spiked my interest is that this is a designer’s designer. He is not
about jumping on a trend or a moment in fashion; the man stays true to himself
and to his vision. Though not crazy about his casting, there is a treasure trove
of wearable salable and fashion worthy clothes and if you are a devout and
deeply loyal follower, you will be in hog heaven
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Two things that remain in my mind when I see Dries’
collections and they are that he is a tailor at heart and most of all he is
a fabric guy! The textures, the patterning, the colorations and the mix of the
collection is almost cultish in appeal . The palette has this earthy, desert, autumnal and
camouflage vibe which normally would visually offend me but not here. The palette
and many roomier silhouettes bring to mind a sort of 50s vibe … a sort of
Beaver and Wally Cleaver and maybe a Ricky and David Nelson which would also normally
turn me off.
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The collection needs to be dissected as it is amazing in the
amount of beautifully rendered jackets, coats, pants, shorts and blousons that there
are within this cavalcade of fashion according to DVN! Me, I’m loving that
cardigan blazer, the self-belted khaki pants, the square toed trainer and in general
the array of patterns, colorations and combinations. For me it is about the
components of the whole “picture” rather than the look in its entirety. I read one
review and the most they could muster up is all the trends that Dries hit in
the collection but alas as usual they miss the true beauty of this collection
and many more by never having any context and never seeing beyond what’s right
in front of them; after all if they did that it would intimate that they actually know something
of fashion’s history and something about the actual designer.
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