Editor
What a loss.
WWD’s exclusive on Dries Van Noten‘s announcement Tuesday that he’d be stepping down from the brand he founded 38 years ago hurt.
Particularly among fashion-world lifers who attended his shows and collected his pieces over the years, it felt like a death. But what it means for the industry also feels profound because Van Noten is one of the few designers to excite without runway gimmicks, limited-edition drops,…
