DRIES VAN NOTEN F/W 2012

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a few select details:

[aussy]

thanks! was trying to find pics before
completely ignoring most of it there are a handful of pieces/ideas that excite me
the mesh/chain sweater, the turtleneck cape combo, the black ended shirt to pants transition, the peel away tie cover/placket and asymmetrically layered coat lapels
I think a lot of members here would appreciate them taken out of the context of the rest of the driesy collection

[CHRIS]

i don't think he's ever disappointed me. probably my favorite fall show (EDIT: so far); like something a kind, but elegantly sleazy uncle* would wear after a shroom bender on some parisian hilltop

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i want those crazy sea star pants. and that bouclé m65 is gorgeous!

[kunk75]

he bores the life out of me. at least rick horrified me

[darkbydesign]

Yeah, I like the use of color and prints, but it's about 99.9% too close of a shade of gray to "Custo Barcelona" for me to appreciate the collection as a whole.

That pink stripped cable knit sweater is pretty cool though.

[Faust]

I think it's absolutely beautiful, especially the tailoring.

[genevieveryoko]

i always like to see what dries is up to. the more i look at it, the more i feel it's just incredible, so elegant. i particularly love the velvet. i'm not too crazy about the prints though, and haven't been actually for at least a few seasons.

[kuugaia]

Not really liking most of it, especially the print. There's no doubt that the tailoring is immaculate with some great/sharp silhouettes, but not really feeling anything else. This and the other double lapel jackets was sick:

[Czx]

I love it. The silhouette is great and it's so elegant and sharp. Great tailoring. The prints are definitely not for me but I really appreciate them by themselves. I actually think they are quite gorgeous. And personally, I hardly can say anything bad about the runway styling, apart from the prints I wouldn't mind walking out just like that.

[birdytg]

Definitively like much more Dries's women work!
I agree tailoring is fine. Meanwhile something never really worked for men with Dries (IMO)...This is the kind of collection you see..you like it or not ...and then you forget it...