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Shimmering fabrics and a sparkling legacy: Dries van Noten bids farewell

Swan song runway show for his eponymous label feels like a love letter to fashion from retiring designer

Thirty-eight years later, on Saturday night in Paris, van Noten penned his final fashion chapter with a swan song show for his eponymous label. His swan song catwalk, which lasted just over 12 minutes, was comprised of a river of silver leaf foil that softly fluttered as the 800-plus guests took their seats. Ida Petersson, co-founder of the Good Eggs Agency and a former buyer for luxury retailers including Browns Fashion and Net-a-Porter, says van Noten has a fanbase who “are almost fanatical about collecting pieces each season.

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