I remember the first piece of Dries Van Noten I ever purchased.
It was for my honeymoon in the south of France, and I bought it at Barneys.
A black and white embroidered Dries top, I wore to the first restaurant I went to post-Covid lockdown.
Photographed by Craig McDean,Vogue,March 2016
I then wore the same dress for theMet Gala in 2022.
Im a tall girl, I hate a waistline.
His clothes are super chic without trying too hard.
Dries Van Noten, spring 2005 ready-to-wear
He has the most incredible sense of color of almost any designer in the world, in my opinion.
The Master as my good friend designer Victor Glemaud and I refer to him.
But itsnot just the clothes, Dries resonates with me as a person.
Dries Van Noten, spring 2003 ready-to-wear
To me, that was so typical of him.
Hes not a designer who sought the limelight.
Hes always struck me as someone who loves making clothes.
Dries Van Noten, fall 2010 ready-to-wear
No other designer is telling you that.
Hes always been that designer.
Thats not whats been important to him.
Dries Van Noten, spring 2020 ready-to-wear
He said another thing that stuck with me at the same dinner.
He told me that he purposely didnt keep an apartment in Antwerp.
And clearly thats part of his decision now.
Smith in Dries Van Noten, with her husband Patrick Robinson, at the 2022 Met Gala
And his gardens were infamous here atVogue.
My biggest fashion regret of all time is not attending the Dries Van Noten50th show anniversary.
I could not believe I missed it and honestly I dont think I missed another Dries Van Noten show.
Smith in Dries Van Noten, with her husband Patrick Robinson, at the 2022 Met Gala
