Born in Antwerp in 1958, Dries Van Noten is
the third generation in a family of tailors.
At the age of 18, Dries entered the fashion design course
of Antwerp’s Royal Academy.
Beginning in furniture design, Simons launched his own
menswear label in 1995. He was creative director at
Jil Sander, Christian, Dior and Calvin Klein

Dries opened a tiny eponymous boutique in
Antwerp’s gallery arcade only to move in 1989 to
‘Het Modepalais’ a five storey former department store in
the Nationalestraat which remains today.
The restoration of the period building retained many
of the original fixtures and fittings, including its name.

fashion designer
Born in Antwerp 1958