Dries Van Noten S/S 2019 Paris Fashion Week Women's

Models wear green floral dress, striped black and white dress, green top with feather, and white shirt and trousers

Dries Van Noten S/S 2019.

(Image credit: Jason Lloyd-Evans)

Mood board: On the fashion week merry go round, there’s always a fair dose of pastiche. A designer’s nostalgic take on a decade, their interpretation of a location, or their take on a renowned woman’s wardrobe. The direction of Dries Van Noten’s S/S 2019 was refreshingly simple. In his show notes he claimed to offer ‘a personal view of today’ and did so with a collection of terrific pieces that we’d want to wear well into the future. There were a sublime balance of workwear and haute couture references here, like white pocket detail pants paired with a yellow sequinned blouse, white shirts with beaded and feathered details and trench coats gently pulled together with mountaineering cords. Outerwear carried under the arm or tied around the waist, plus pillowy clutch bags in plastic paillettes, brought an added nonchalance to the designs.

Best in show: Amongst the beautiful photo prints and inky blocks of colour on show, a black double-breasted trouser suit with a subtle frond of feathers at the shoulder, was spectacular. Elsewhere sarong-like skirts came with a gauzy beaded layer of tiny flowers, while a mackintosh was layered with a flapper-like cape of bright blue beads.

Finishing touches: Feathered heels, sandals with mountaineering rope ankle straps and sequinned clutch bags, all the Dries Van Noten women needs for today, and tomorrow too. §

Models wear blue striped jackets with yellow and blue dress, blue floral dress and sheer top with grey bra and white skirt

Models wear blac dress, sheer top with bra and yellow skirt, striped black and white dress, striped black and white top with black dress, and yellow top with white jacket and trousers

Models wear orange and white dresses and black top with orange skirt

Models wear blue dress, orange top with blue skirt, white see through top with orange striped skirt, and white, black and purple dress

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