Last night, as the Spring 2025 season of Menswear Paris Fashion Week begins to draw to a close, the fashion pack flocked together to bare witness to the highly-anticipated final collection of Dries Van Noten.
Back in March, the celebrated and revered Belgian designer made the shock announcement he was to step down as creative director from the fashion brand he built up from scratch. For almost 40 years, Van Noten has dedicated himself to his vision and decided to bow out with a bang and a showcase full of emotions, as he hands over the resigns to his creative team. Alain Gossuin opened up the show, who also walked Dries Van Noten’s debut showcase in 1991. Van Noten favorites Karen Elson and Debra Shaw were also present for the momentous, celebratory and bittersweet occasion, who hit the silver foil leaf runway in designs which ultimately served as a fitting tribute to the DNA of the designer’s attitude of dressing in a “relaxed yet elegant way”. Dries, we salute you.
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“Thank you so much Dries. You will forever be loved and missed, truly one of a kind legend.” [Magic Spells]
“The first expensive jacket i bought was yours, Dries. I cherish how it made me feel for years. You taught me what chic was. Definitely buying something from this collection. You often take it for granted that these wonderful people take the time out of their lives to make yours better.” [alwaysademo]
“Dries infused joy and life in his clothes. Fashion is less colorful without him.” [Alquimista]
“Beautiful grown up clothes on a beautiful grown up cast. Loved seeing his old favourites return to the runway. Really love the silver foil runway call back to the gold from 2006.” [Ives927]
“A great man of design, will miss Dries very much.” [jeremydante]
“A beautiful swan song. I like it doesn’t feel like the a greatest hits collection but rather a continuous chapter of his fashion journey.” [THD96]
“Perfection, top to bottom. What a spectacular swan song. I love that he goes out on an extremely high note and now he can enjoy the retirement he deserves. The casting is so perfect.” [TaylorBinque]
“A beautiful farewell, and what a wonderful casting. I collected many pieces of his shows over the years, wearing Dries to multiple key moments in my life both public and private. He truly approached menswear like no other.” [Thefrenchy]
“Legendary cast and a bittersweet goodbye to a living legend. Dries Van Noten stayed true to himself till the end. Chapeau.” [FashionFanatico]
See all the looks from the Dries Van Noten Menswear Spring 2025 collection and join the conversation, here.
