Etienne Russo has produced so many fashion shows that he has no idea exactly what number. He says: “It must be maybe 1,200 or 1,300. I used to count them, but then it became too many to count.” One number he does know for certain is how many collections he’s produced for Dries Van Noten: 129.
Spring 2000 Menswear This was the Clockwork Orange theme collection. It was one of my favorites. I think this was when Dries started to introduce skirts over jeans or pants. The looks here were quite something, with the baseball bats and the darkened eyes—it was aggressive. It was at Fronton Trinquet, and the original plan was for it to be outside in this sports area. But because of the rain we had to move inside into the basement. And sometimes weird things happen.