For sale here is a shirt from Belgian designer Dries Van Noten. Van Noten is one of the original Antwerp Six, a group of designers who graduated from Belgium’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts and were the first group to really put Belgian labels on the map. Some of the other Six include the likes of Ann Demeulemeester and Walter Van Beirendonck, so you can assume DVN is in good company. Each of the Antwerp Six had very different aesthetic sensibilities, but all had a very strong emphasis on quality and construction.
That’s what we’ve got here and what Van Noten specializes in more generally. Like Demeulemeester, his designs are typically quite mature and rarely outlandish. Everything is precisely thought out and execution is always excellent. DVN pieces come at a premium. They’re never cheap, but they’re always well made and often classic.
This is Van Noten’s take on the classic t-shirt. He elevates it with a unique combination of colors added to the design. The body of the shirt is orange, while the neckline, cuffs, sides and shoulder seams are all done in a blue cotton trim. It is worth noting that this blue cotton trim is sewn on, making for a more complicated and time consuming pattern. It is deceptively simple, with an execution quite a bit more complicated than a standard t-shirt.
Size is labeled a large and fits slim, more like a somewhat slim medium. I measure the chest at 19.5”, shoulders at 17”, and length at 27”. The shirt comes in lightly used, very good shape with no holes, tears or stains.
Shipping from Japan to anywhere will be $24.