Dries Van Noten’s impending retirement is just days away, and we’re taking a look back at the designer’s best moments. Today, Vogue’s resident street-style photographer Phil Oh, who’s been in the business since the early years of online street style, considered what exactly it is that has made Van Noten’s work such a key presence in his 500-plus galleries during fashion month. “Well, I think it’s the customers that make it so special.
Now and then there may be the occasional A-lister like A$AP Rocky, but oftentimes the people outside the DVN show are real customers of the brand. Oh’s list of his favourite people who wear Dries is long, including the designer’s go-to runway models Sara Blomqvist and Daiane Conterato, who used to leave the shows in full looks, Sarah Rutson and Bettina Oldenburg, but his favourite of all time is Hanne Gaby Odiele.