"A magician of color."DRIES VAN NOTENThis season, tie-dye was the focus of this season's collection. Moreover, tie-dye was boldly scattered over legitimate tailoring. This was an attempt to break the polarization of men's fashion into "comfort" and "street," and was a model for expressing the playful spirit of adults.
Tie-dye is also available in a wide variety of other items. A tie-dye hooded coat in a different scale, a jersey top and pants, or a sweat top with quilt stitching, or a cotton shirt with tie-dye on the left chest only.
The tie-dye collection has a presence that makes you want to display it (for example, the tie-dye navy blends into the body of the shirt, leaving only the pink and white to emerge), but the true value of the tie-dye collection is realized when paired with a jacket or slacks you already own. The tie-dye collection is only truly appreciated when worn with a jacket or slacks you have on hand, giving shape to the world view Doris described in the jacket at the beginning of the show.
Photo_Hiroyuki Takashima
Text_Kei Takegawa