Dries

The designer Dries van Noten is one of his generation's great innovators. With his beautiful and style-conscious creations, the Belgian fashion designer has since the 1980s established himself as a unique creative force, and at the same time he has managed to avoid compromising his own vision. For the first time, van Noten has allowed a filmmaker to follow him both at work and privately, and 'Dries' follows him during an entire year – at work on four collections, from the studio to the catwalk during the Paris Fashion week. An inspiring film about an educated and amiable man, who behind his elegant and modest exterior is responsible for some of the most artistically innovative creations of the past 25 years. With his penchant for rich and tightly woven textiles, embroidery and prints, van Noten has always had a creative approach to the possibilities that new technologies have opened up to him in the meantime. And maybe that's why Dries van Noten seems more modern than ever before.