Famous for rich brocaded silks figured with traditional flora and fauna iconography, East Asia has a long textile history which has inspired exotic fashion prints since the 1800s. For AW12 Dries Van Noten raided the archives of London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, photographing their collection of kimonos and dragon robes. The photographs were then reworked… Read more »
“Vision Quest” is a print-powered editorial for the March 2012 US edition of Vogue, shot by Peter Lindbergh. And, of course, we love it!
It’s always exciting to see designers putting digital printing to the test! Dries van Noten took it up a notch for his spring/summer 2012 collection incorporating custom prints of 18th century landscape etchings, Redouté’s rose botanicals, jungle scapes, butterfly wings and macro flowers, alongside the work of contemporary photographer James Reeve. Van Noten commissioned the… Read more »