Dries Van Noten Spring/Summer 2010 - L O V E ! ! !

Dries Van Noten Paris Fashion Week Day 5: Spring/Summer 2010

As promised, I just had to devote a post to Dries Van Noten's breathtaking SS'10 collection. Having taken a slight detour from his trademark ethnic prints in his last two collections, Dries returned full-force with his renowned artful use of ethnic prints with Japanese kimono fabrics, Indian saris, Chinese embroideries, royal Java batiks (you can tell they’re royal by their large-scale patterns), and ikats from Uzbekistan...As a textiles lover I was in absolute heaven (note to self: dig up any batik prints I can find in my parents' closets...actually, I have already been using my mom's Malaysia batik skirt for several years).

Dries Van Noten shows he can mix prints and proportions like no other, incorporating “occidental elements and Parisian chic, and in the end to forget it all and make a nice outfit. That’s what it’s all about, no?” (his word one day before the show). In addition to his feast-for-the-eyes designs, the accessories were jaw-droppingly beautiful: incredible necklaces of rich-looking pearl chokers dangling geometric pendants set with large semiprecious stones and crystal, printed & sparkly clutches, gorgeous bracelets tied with large silk ribbons and the shoes: spectator pumps (in particular, I have my eye on the crochet pump version, and will definitely not say no to a nude patent pair).

Apologies for the picture overload, but I just had to include close-ups so you could all see the amazing accessories, embellishments, prints and textures...

L O V E LOVE

all photos via style.com