There are certain things in life that require a little bit of digesting before you can fully grasp the beauty of them. Among those things, for me, was Dries Van Noten’s fall/winter 09 collection which twisted classic basics in a refreshing, perverse manner.

The cliche “a roller coaster ride” is all too true when it comes to describing Dries’ collection for fall/winter 09. Fractures, Francis Bacon, and War World II were all synthesized into Dries’ equation; Dries’ iconology revolves around the concept of culling together the world’s finest fabrics and sculpting them into effortless forms. This season was a prime example. There were clothes for every client of every appetite. There were 80’s and war era references. There were fuzzy sweaters and sequined skirts. For those reasons I found it incredibly difficult to condense this collection into only three looks for your pleasing, which is why I’ve chosen six different mini-stories within the collection.

All in all, this was by far my favorite collection for fall/winter 09. It played with ideas of morphing proportions, using off colors, and mixing unconventional textures; all of which are fixtures within my own style.

Photos courtesy of Marcio Maderi