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Paris Fashion Week SS27 · Runway show Womenswear

Dries Van Noten

By Julian Klausner. 61 looks, shown 30 September 2026 in Paris. Known this season for clashing / maximalist, brooch, sleeves pushed / rolled up.

Puig · luxury

61Looks
2.5%Of the week's looks
7th / 58Largest show
TanLead colour

The show

The collection, look by look

Womenswear Spring/Summer 2027 · SS27

Every look in runway order as a column of the colours measured from its garments. Hover or use the arrow keys to read each one; play to walk the show.

Look 1Look 61
TanBeigeGreyPinkBlackCharcoalIvoryCoral
Look 11

Look 1 of 61

Ochre trench coat over photographic-print slip dress with pink pumps

A classic trench turns collector's item over a slip dress printed with a monochrome hand and snakeskin collage. Mismatched beads and a bowling-style bag add an offbeat, thrifted charm to otherwise polished pieces.

Tan 48%Black 20%White 17%Chocolate brown 16%
Shape
straight · relaxed
Pieces
slip dress · trench coat
Fabric
cotton · silk
Details
piping · visible lining · photographic print
Styling
pumps · clashing · layered · open
Mood
nostalgic · playful

What set Dries Van Noten apart

Over-represented in this house's looks compared with the rest of the season.

Clashing / maximalist colour_storyBrooch jewellerySleeves pushed / rolled up stylingMaximalist styleClashing / mismatched stylingMidi skirt garment

The palette

Share of garment area across 61 looks, measured from the clothes (skin and set excluded).

Silhouettes

  • Straight / tubular57%
  • Oversized36%
  • Balloon / bubble18%
  • Draped16%
  • Boxy16%

Share of the 61 tagged looks.

What the collection was made of

Share of the 61 looks described by our AI tagger
  • Midi skirt41%
  • T-shirt25%
  • Shirt25%
  • Top (unspecified)23%
  • Skirt21%

Traditions in the collection

Cultural influences →

20 of Dries Van Noten's 191 looks draw on a specific dress or craft tradition, as read from the photographs. The house is based in Belgium.

  • Zardozi · India · South Asia8 looks

    Belgium → India

    “Raised gold metallic thread and coiled-wire embroidered appliqué motifs and bands on chest, waist, cuffs and hem, characteristic of zardozi goldwork.”

  • Tartan / kilt · Scotland · European folk & regional dress7 looks

    Belgium → Scotland

    “Knee-length dark tartan-check skirt with flat wrapped front panel and pressed pleats massed at the side, echoing kilt construction; embellished with scattered studs.”

  • Alpaca / andean knit · Andean · Latin America & Caribbean5 looks

    Belgium → Andean

    “Chullo-style knit cap with earflaps ending in long braided cord ties and a geometric diamond intarsia band, a recognisable Andean chullo construction.”

  • Chullo / andean knit hat · Andean · Latin America & Caribbean2 looks

    Belgium → Andean

    “Burgundy knit hat with small geometric diamond jacquard band and long hanging braided-cord earflap ties in blue patterned knit, characteristic of the Andean chullo construction.”

The character of the clothes

Dries Van Noten's clothes were lighter, more vivid, more textured and more daring than most of the season.

  • DarkerLighterlighter than 84% of collections
  • MutedVividmore vivid than 86% of collections
  • CoolerWarmer
  • SmoothTextured & printedmore textured than 80% of collections
  • CasualFormal
  • ClassicDaringmore daring than 75% of collections
  • ExperimentalWearable

Dries Van Noten against every other house measured so far

Also in Paris, Spring/Summer 2027

Paris field notes →

The fortnightly digest

Dries Van Noten, in context

Every house is measured against every other, across every fashion week. The fortnightly digest sends you what moved, and who moved it.