DRIES VAN NOTEN

Born in Antwerp in 1958, Dries Van Noten is the third generation in a family of tailors.His intellectual aesthetic first took the international fashion scene by storm when he and other graduates of Antwerp’s Royal Academy - the Antwerp Six - rented a truck and set up shop at London Fashion Week in 1986 after gathering experience freelancing as a consultant designer and working as a commercial designer for other companies.