Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten was founded in Antwerp in 1986 by the Belgian designer of the same name. Part of the group of designers known as the Antwerp Six, Van Noten developed a house distinguished by the relationships between color and fabric. His clothes suggested that an unexpected combination could become convincing through the confidence of the person wearing it.

Menswear gave that idea a particularly useful setting. A patterned shirt could sit beneath a tailored jacket, while embroidery or an unusual texture changed the character of a conventional coat. The wardrobe could accommodate ornament and everyday practicality, allowing a man to make an individual choice through a single garment or a complete outfit.

The house’s collections draw on a wide range of visual references, connecting decorative traditions with contemporary dressing. Their appeal often lies in a tension between materials, where a luxurious surface is set against something ordinary. Print is part of a larger conversation about how clothes relate to one another.

Puig became a majority shareholder in 2018. The founder presented his final collection in June 2024, and Julian Klausner, who had joined the house in 2018, was appointed creative director later that year. The Antwerp-based label continues through that new chapter, retaining a design vocabulary in which rich surfaces and unexpected color relationships are central to getting dressed.