Dries Van Noten brands fashion industry ‘brittle’
Dries Van Noten has branded the fashion industry “brittle” and “not in the best condition”. The Belgian-born menswear design icon, 66, marked his retirement from the business by waving goodbye at the closing of his last-ever runway show at this year’s Paris Fashion Week, where he presented his final and 150th collection to mark him stepping down from his role as boss of his eponymous brand after 38 years. He said when asked by GQ if he was jaded about the business: “It’s not fashion which is brittle, it’s fashion business that is. “And I think for me that those are two different things. “Fashi...