Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten

Dries Van Noten

Against an opulent salon in Paris’ storied Hotel de Ville (the city hall),  Dries Van Noten showed a collection that married seemingly contradicting ideas: unfussy function and glamour, trendy military dressing and classic sportswear. It was polished and yet, a little messy and unaffected. Easy sweatshirts came paired with full, polished graphic printed skirts, while army green trousers were dressed up with impeccably tailored jackets and fur scarves.

This is the collection for today’s working girls who are in search of career-boosting day wear that doesn’t read old, sacrifice fashion or appear to be trying too hard. It’s a problem that many of my law school and business school graduate girlfriends have been talking about as they try to rethink their wardrobes to match their bigger jobs and evolving lifestyles. (So Amy, Tola, Panya, and Rosa take note. Ha.)

The other beautiful thing about Dries’ clothes was that the ideas he showed can easily be interpreted with the pieces in your existing wardrobe. Just because you don’t have the budget to spring for a Van Noten piece doesn’t mean you can’t work the look.

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Agreed with uncouth! With all the faux fur options out there, there is no reason to wear the real thing!

By Tina

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They look properly arranged to me. They look beautiful.

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By allenmax

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