As one of several Kings and Queens of Prints, Belgian designer Dries Van Noten twice a year brings out a new collection of clothes, many of which bear his signature prints and patterns. Having always had a strong ethnic touch to his aesthetic, the Antwerp Six designer has of late developed his taste but still keeps the designs on the subtle and tasteful side of loud and brash. This newish direction was very visible in his latest S/S12 Paris catwalk show, where Van Noten – among other print themes – showed off a print series looking closer at the light patterns produced by a nighttime city.

Using the works of young photographer James Reeve, Van Noten was able to give his ‘Lightscape’ series a natural home on the catwalk. Clearly inspired by Reeve and pleased with the result, Van Noten has now taken the collaboration one step further by exhibiting all the individual pieces bearing ‘Lightscape’ photography at his worldwide stores, plus some of the actual shots Reeve took of nighttime London, Beirut, Marseilles and Las Vegas…



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