#BAFTA Gala 2022

[elvisabutler]

i think there's still a few hours left for your gala, right?? 👁 if so, id like to request 💻 the angst prompt "no, im actually not ok," w austin.. maybe some h/c after the oscars? 🥺🙏

i don't know what i'm feeling

fandom: austin butler | elvis ( 2022 ) rating: g, t if you really squint. pairing: austin butler x gender neutral reader word count: 802 warnings: austin being sad post oscars. talk about the oscars. talk about the whale. author’s note: thank you anon and you were right i did have a few more hours when you sent this to me and was hoping someone would allow me the chance to do a hurt and comfort with this. full disclosure to everyone, i said it once before, if austin was going to lose to anyone, i did want it to be brendan because i was iffy on colin. however, i despise of the whale as a movie- and truly wish brendan had won for literally anything else. so do not take anything i have austin say as my own opinion on the movie itself. i hate it. this is for my 1k gala with the angst prompt of “no, i’m actually not ok.” and saints preserve me i'll live in my universe where i made this boy drunkenly say to his girl some nasty sexy things post oscar. also i'm not the biggest fan of this but i can't tell if that's purely because i'm in my own head about it or not. still hope you enjoy. also i didn't mess up my word count for the third time in all my gala pieces, what are you talking about.

It's an honor to be nominated. It's an honor to be put in the same league as actors who've been in the business for decades. It's an honor to be nominated along someone who's going to grow with him in their crafts. If he was going to lose to anyone everyone had said it was going to be him or Brendan and damn if he didn't think the man deserved it. The Whale was tough to watch but it was good- it was the sort of thing that earned an actor their Oscar. He shouldn't be- He shouldn't be feeling the way he does. Bill didn't get a single award all season and Colin went from a frontrunner with him to the afterthought along with Paul.

He can't even talk about this with Barry because it was always Ke's one to lose and he wasn't going to. Maybe Angela- but hadn't hers been wrapped in the grief from losing Chadwick. He still can't believe he heard Samuel L Jackson make a noise for him of all people behind him. He should be happy, this is the start of him finally making a difference. Making his fans proud and happy for him like Elvis. Making his mom proud that all her work wasn't for nothing. Making Lisa and Priscilla proud wasn't for nothing but why does he feel as if it was in this moment. Why is his brain just telling him this is how it starts? He'll have this whirlwind of three years and then three projects back to back to back only to have nothing afterward. Angela feels him tense a little- she must have because she looks at him and squeezes his hand once again before nodding over to you.

You- you can help ease his mind, once you're in the car he'll talk to you, whisper in your ear how this was not how he thought this night would go. His eyes meet yours and you smile gently before shrugging a little. He watches your lips mouth "love you" before he focuses on the last of the awards. It's a bit of organized chaos leaving the theater and it almost seems as if there's just an Elvis line of people walking around hand in hand like a bunch of kindergarteners before Austin and you finally get into a car and you squeeze his hand. "You okay?"

If it was anyone else, if it was Baz or Liv or Catherine or Kelvin or Luke- if it was anyone he'd lie. But you deserve the truth in a way that very few people do in this circumstance. "No, I'm actually not. I- I don't even know what I'm feeling. I'm mad but I shouldn't. I was nominated for an Oscar. I used to dream about this. I almost won an Oscar!"

"You have a Golden Globe! And a BAFTA!" You remind him, your voice matching his in volume before your hand moves to cup his cheek. There's a wet bit that you brush away with your thumb. "You're allowed to feel something, Austin. It doesn't make you a bad person or take away from Brendan's win because I know you, I know we're going to go the party and you're gonna see him and he's gonna give you a big dad hug and you're gonna gush. And you're gonna bounce up and down with Ke and make sure Baz doesn't drink too much because Catherine asked you too."

The laugh that bubbles up from him is wet sounding, covered in unshed tears as he sniffles. "Forgot how I'm gonna tell Luke about Polly making me do some moves for party tricks. And how Kelvin is going to remind me to-"

"Chill out?" You finish like that's actually what Austin was going to say before he shakes his head, allowing himself to just rest his head in your hand.

"Something like that. I just thought- I let my hopes get up." Austin whispers and you frown.

"No one blames you for that, you know. I don't. Tell you what. When we get to the party, how about we just sit in the car for a little bit until you calm down. And then when we get there, we just relax. Just for a little bit until you stop hurting so much. I'll shoo away the cameras with my charm." Austin raises an eyebrow knowing that isn't always how things go with you and him.

"Yeah? No fighting that'll get us both in trouble?"

"Pinky swear." You hold out your pinky as you move to kiss Austin. "Now, how about we focus on our plans for after tonight. I believe someone promised me a vacation?"

Austin's answer is a hum before he gives you another kiss. "How do you feel about the mountains?"

#austin butler #austin butler angst #austin butler x you #austin butler x reader #austin butler x y/n #austin butler fanfic #austin butler fluff #austin butler fanfiction #ally's 1k gala #ally writes

[the-empress-7]

choose 5 Evening Gowns that Catherine wore (2016-2022) #fashiongirl

Fashion Girl, I am going to pick this one as her ball gowns have been on my mind lately. Here are my Top 5 and this was hard as heck.

5. Jenny Packham, ARK Gala, 2011

4. Alexander McQueen The Sun Military Awards, 2011

3. Alexander McQueen, BAFTA, 2019

2. Jenny Packham, James Bond premiere, 2021

Phillipa Lepley, Bahamas, 2022

#HRH #The Duchess of Cambridge #fashion girl

[judi-daily]

Bafta, 2022 Gala Dinner Photographer: Joe Maher

#Judi Daily! #bafta #Judi Dench #Dame Judi Dench #Photographer: Joe Maher

[regardezmoica]

Empire of Light by Sam Mendes - American Express Gala - BFI London Film Festival 2022

The announcements keep coming in and we could not be more excited!

The European premiere of Empire of Light will be the American Express Gala at the 66th BFI London Film Festival, screening at the Southbank Centre in the Royal Festival Hall on Wednesday the 12th of October 2022.

Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema.

Its stellar cast is led by Academy Award winner and BFI Fellow Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Lost Daughter), BAFTA winner Micheal Ward (Blue Story, Top Boy), and Academy Award winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man).

“Empire of Light is a very personal movie for me, and I can’t wait to show it in my home town." Sam Mendes

#news #festival #sam mendes #empire of light #olivia colman #colin firth #micheal ward #film #cinema #LFF #bfi #bfi london film festival #american express #european premiere

[romanticatheartt]

is there a single photo of jonathan and simone together done specifically for s2 promo? and not the promo photos in costumes, in character, and i think even those are done individually and then just get photoshopped together, right? i can't remember or find a single photo that's not from an event (premiere, baftas, various interviews) but a photoshoot, of j&s together. considering they both had individual shoots for magazines, it doesn't make sense to use covid as an excuse since one more person would hardly matter. and i don't even mean some elaborate photoshoot with multiple looks and props and location etc etc, but just a normal photo of the two of them.

No they didn't... :)

And that's the problem isn't it? People keep saying it was pandemic but s1 dropped at the end of 2020... literally middle of a pandemic and I remember when I saw Rege and Phoebe photo-shoot the first thing I asked was is it not pandemic? But I guess pandemic is a real problem in march 2022 when it was over in most countries. And after s2 it was photo-shoot after photo-shoot that dropped from both Simone and Jonny. They were both invited to so many event but somehow never at the same place together lol. Met Gala was the first event that they were together, in one place, at the same time since s2 premiere and there's not one single photo of them lmao and I have no idea what's up with that help

#like... #I know they met!! #because they were both at the after party #but somehow not a single photo together? #um? #everything about this is just shady istg #it doesn't make sense #but ig it is what it is so... #so you understand why I'm so angry lol #simone ashley #jonathan bailey #bridgerton

[fashioneditswebsite]

Dries Van Noten’s most memorable looks, as the Belgian fashion designer steps down

Many famous people, such as Florence Pugh, Cate Blanchett, and Margot Robbie, have worn Dries Van Noten's designs. After 38 years, Belgian designer Dries Van Noten is stepping down as creative director of his namesake fashion brand. "In the early '80s, as a young guy in Antwerp, my dream was to have a voice in fashion. Van Noten fulfilled his dream with the help of many supportive people. He now wants to focus on other things. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) He will step down at the end of June. His last collection will be menswear in spring/summer 2025, in Paris in June. His studio team will create the women's collection. They have been working closely together for years. I have complete confidence that they will do a great job." This doesn't mark the end of the Dries Van Noten fashion brand The House that Van Noten treasures so much will soon announce a new creative director, and he has stated that he will continue to stay involved in it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) Van Noten completed a fashion design course at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium in 1981. After opening his flagship store in Antwerp in 1989, he became a member of 'The Antwerp Six,' a group of Belgian creatives revolutionizing the fashion industry. The group included Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee. Five years later, he debuted his first collection. In 1991, he debuted at Paris Fashion Week with a menswear collection. Two years later, he launched womenswear and became a regular on the schedule. Fashion firm Puig acquired a majority share in the brand in 2018. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) Over the years, Van Noten has built up a reputation as a quietly experimental fashion designer. He blends the old with the new. He plays around with silhouette. This is mainly seen in the ballooning, oversized shapes of coats and sleeves. The design was showcased at his recent Paris Fashion Week show in February. Florals are a recurring theme in his clothes, and Van Noten says the flowers often inspire him in his garden. While Van Noten's work isn't a red carpet mainstay like some of the other major brands on the Paris Fashion Week calendar, celebrities make an impact when they choose to wear his designs. Florence Pugh was nominated for a BAFTA for her role as Amy March in Little Women back in 2020, and she brought a welcome splash of color to the red carpet in her pink and black Van Noten creation. A fuchsia dress-meets-cape was worn over a black mini dress, with the voluminous sleeves and bow detailing giving a subtle nod to Amy March's fashion. Pink and black were central to Van Noten's work in 2020, as Margot Robbie also wore that color combination to the London premiere of Birds Of Prey the same year. She paired her full black skirt with a feathered bralette, tapping into the trend for underwear as outerwear, and donned hot pink opera gloves. Cate Blanchett chose to wear Dries Van Noten to the Oscars in 2008 when she was pregnant with her third child, Ignatius. The midnight blue gown had an empire line for her bump and gold accents. Additionally, the sequinned flowers on the skirt were particularly eye-catching. Kirsten Dunst wore a floral Van Noten gown to the Baby2Baby Gala in Nov 2023. Noomi Rapace wore a navy and white floral print dress with statement red gloves at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022. The dress, created by Van Noten, featured dramatic oversized sleeves. Read the full article

[saintmeghanmarkle]

When has Meghan's manifesting worked (and FAILED) post-Megxit? by u/Boomer00002

When has Meghan's manifesting worked (and FAILED) post-Megxit? With all of the latest "will she or won't she be the face of Dior" PR, most are quick to realize the recent press coverage looks to be more of Meghan's manifesting. But after the victory laps following Megxit / book deal / Netflix / Spotify - what would you consider M & H's successes and failures when it comes to her "manifesting"? In no particular order, here are mine.​Successes / Hits -purchased awards for press (NAACP, People's Choice, Gracie, Ripple of Hope, etc.)Meghan "winning" vs. Mail on SundayOprahH landed Better Up and Aspen Institute C-suite gigsmaking the stage at Vax Livea new baby daughter cast member in the familyTime 100brought inverted-nipple cups into pubic consciousness (Intrepid Gala)both became "best selling authors" (on paper and in PR, before figure adjustments)landing talent like Mariah Carey on Archetypes podcastmaking a clip for Elton John that aired on the big screen at his tourphotographed at Ellen's partynew face made it on the Lakers big screenphotographed near Cameron Diaz at sushi place​Failures / Misses -no Oscar / Emmy / Grammy / Tony / BAFTA / Golden Globe red carpets or award presentationsNo Vanity Fair, Beyoncé, or Elton John post-partiesno Met Galano Fashion Weekdiscovery that M's big NYT mythcarriage feature was copied straight from Stefanie Tongbeing stripped of privileges one year post-Megxitno "UN = global domination" reaction after a mostly empty-room speechnew seating assignments (and no balcony) for Royal eventsno one showed up for a slice of Lil's 1st birthday lemon & elderflower cakeno 2022 'Worldwide Domination Tour' because HMTQ ruined it by passing awayno 2023 'Year of Reconciliation'Netflix dropping "Pearl" (and possibly them 🍋 entirely)no SNL for Harry, no Jimmy Fallon for Meghanstill no half-in / half-out Royal option on the tableFrogmore evictionno co-Coronation for Arch's 4th birthdayno "catastrophic" car chaseThe Carlyle refused to take their GrouponHarry and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad cross-examinationsSpotify firing / Bill Simmons takedown​And these are just off the top of my head... I know I have to be missing more glaringly obvious events and spectacular fails! Care to add on? post link: https://ift.tt/x9TecBz author: Boomer00002 submitted: June 19, 2023 at 05:19PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit

#SaintMeghanMarkle #harry and meghan #meghan markle #prince harry #sussexes #markled #archewell #megxit #duke and duchess of sussex #duchess of sussex #duke of sussex #harry and meghan smollett #walmart wallis #harkles #megain #spare by prince harry #Boomer00002

[whileiamdying]

Juliette Binoche, la persecución de la credibilidad

La actriz francesa, además del galardón que reconoce su trayectoria, es el rostro oficial de esta edición del Festival de Cine de San Sebastián y participa en dos de las películas programadas, una de ellas, 'Le lycéen', opta a la Concha de Oro.

La actriz, en la alfombra roja del año pasado. / ARIZMENDI

TERESA FLAÑO San Sebastián Jueves, 15 septiembre 2022, 15:52

La sombra de Juliette Binoche va a ser muy alargada en este Zinemaldia 2022 donde tiene un papel muy protagonista. El domingo recibirá el Premio Donostia en una gala tras la que se proyectará 'Avec amour et acharnement', de Claire Denis, pero su presencia va más allá porque es la imagen del certamen. Una fotografía en blanco y negro de su rostro, tomada por Brigitte Lacombe, ilustra el cartel oficial. Además, participa en una de las películas de la Sección Oficial 'Le lycéen', de Christophe Honoré. Ha visitado con asiduidad el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián, la última vez para acompañar a 'La verdad', de Hirokazu Koreeda.

Juliette Binoche es uno de los nombres que primero llegan a la mente cuando se habla del cine francés y sus intérpretes. La mejor prueba de que es un icono galo está en que se le conoce como 'la Binoche', al igual que sucede con 'la Deneuve' (Catherine) o 'la Huppert' (Isabelle), actrices con las que a partir de ahora aparecerá en la lista de premios Donostia, galardón que se unirá al Oscar que recibió por 'El paciente inglés' (1996), papel por el que también recibió un Bafta y el Oso de plata en la Berlinale y que le valió el reconocimiento internacional. También ganó un César y un León veneciano como mejor actriz por 'Tres colores: Azul' (1993), y una palma en el Festival de Cannes por 'Copia certificada' (2010).

Otra lista, la de los directores para los que ha trabajado, es asimismo de relumbrón. Jean-Luc Godard -fallecido este martes-, Louis Malle, Krzysztof Kielowski, Patrice Leconte, Lasse Hallström, Michael Haneke o Abbas Kiarostami son algunos de los reputados realizadores que han contado con esta actriz que se permitió el lujo de rechazar las propuestas de Steven Spielberg para aparecer en la tercera entrega de Indiana Jones -entonces estaba inmersa en el rodaje de 'Los amantes del Pont-Neuf'-, 'La lista de Schindler' -estaba embarazada- y 'Parque Jurásico' -porque ya se había comprometido para protagonizar 'Azul'-.

Lo cierto es que no para de trabajar. Ella misma afirma que está «más solicitada que nunca». Junto a las dos películas que se van a poder ver en el Festival de Cine de San Sebastián, también ha protagonizado recientemente 'Paradise Highway', donde da vida a una dura camionera en un thriller sobre la esclavitud infantil y acaba de rodar una serie para Apple TV, 'The New Look', que se estrenará el año que viene y en la que encarna a Coco Chanel. También se puede ver en las plataformas de streaming, uno de sus últimos trabajos, presentado el año pasado en el Festival, 'En un muelle de Normandía' (Emmanuel Carrère).

Experiencias

Esta parisina, nacida en 1964, considera que la credibilidad de las personajes que interpreta ha sido la mejor herramienta para llegar hasta este punto de su carrera. Para ello, ahonda en su interior buscando sentimientos similares a los del personaje. Siempre persiguiendo la verosimilitud, ha intentado sentir experiencias parecidas a las de sus protagonistas. Así vivió durante unos días en la calle antes de rodar en 1991 'Los amantes del Pont-Neuf' o ingresó en un psiquiátrico para preparar 'Camille Claude' (2013) o, más gratificante, aprendió confitería de cara a su papel en 'Chocolat' (2000).

Tras dar sus primeros pasos en el teatro y formarse como actriz en el Conservatorio Nacional de Arte Dramático, su primera aparición en la gran pantalla fue con 'Liberty belle' (1982) de Pascal Kané. Enseguida fue reclamada por los directores franceses más relevantes de la década de los 80 como André Téchiné ('Rendez-vous') o Godard ('Yo te saludo, María').

Binoche ha participado en grandes superproducciones de acción como 'Godzilla' (2014) y hace diez años trabajó en 'Cosmópilis' junto al otro Premio Donostia de este año, David Cronenberg. Son frecuentes sus incursiones con el cineasta Olivier Assayas, que la ha dirigido en 'Las horas del verano' (2008), 'Viaje a Sils Maria' (2014) y 'Dobles vidas, 2018'.

En 'Avec amour et acharnement', filme por el que Claire Denis recibió el Oso de plata a la Mejor dirección en Berlín y que se proyectará tras la gala del Premio Donostia, la actriz se adentra en el mundo de los sentimientos dando vida a una mujer, aparentemente perfecta junto a su marido interpretado por Vicent Lindon, que ve cómo su matrimonio se tambalea cuando reaparece en su vida un antiguo novio.

#juliette binoche #Premio Donostia #Jean-Luc Godard #Louis Malle #Krzysztof Kielowski #Patrice Leconte #Lasse Hallström #Michael Haneke #Abbas Kiarostami

[insanityclause]

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 11: Tom Hiddleston attends the British Academy Film Awards 2022 Gala Dinner at The Londoner Hotel on March 11, 2022 in London, England. (Photos by Joe Maher/Dave J Hogan/David M. Bennet/Mike Marsland Getty Images)

#Tom Hiddleston #BAFTA Gala 2022

[uhlikzsuzsanna]

Tom Hiddleston attends the British Academy Film Awards 2022 Gala Dinner at The Londoner Hotel on March 11, 2022 in London, England.

Photo by Dave J Hogan//Getty Images

#2

#Tom Hiddleston #British Academy Film Awards #BAFTA #BAFTA 2022 Gala Dinner

[jamesginortonblog]

James Norton with Taron Egerton and Gala Gordon at the Universal Pictures and Focus Features pre-Bafta party, and with Callum Turner at the Charles Finch and Chanel party, London, 12 March 2022

#James Norton #Taron Egerton #Gala Gordon #Callum Turner #pre BAFTA 2022 #events

[vbecker10]

BAFTA Gala Dinner (March 11, 2022)

#tom hiddleston #hiddlestoners #tom hiddleston photoshoot #twhiddles #twhiddleston #hiddlesarmy #hiddlesverse #tom hiddleston bafta #bafta tom

[accras]

Lashana Lynch at the BAFTA 2022 Gala Dinner

#lashana lynch #nomi #007 #still star crossed #maria rambeau #marvel #still star crossed cast #no time to die

[justzawe]

Zawe and Tom Timeline

Preface: This should not be confused with when they first met. This is just when things seemingly started for them. Zawe said her and Tom sat next to each other at a play once, years prior. Both Tom and Zawe said they’ve seen each other at random events in London over the years. So they did not just meet in 2018.

2018

October 2nd - Zawe and Tom are both in Intelligence Squared’s Dickens vs. Tolstoy event.

October 10th - Zawe and Tom do a scene from Betrayal for a Harold Pinter birthday gala, and attend the after party.

October 11th - Zawe posts a Polaroid of her and Tom from the night before, on her instagram.

2019

February 12th - All About Eve premiere: video of Zawe waiting for Tom, paparazzi caption saying they left together in the same car

February 21st - they go see a Pinter play together

February 23rd - visit the White Cube art gallery

March 14th - dancing at the Betrayal premiere party in London

April 3rd - being cute at the Character Breakdown launch

April 7th - 2019 Olivier awards

May 23rd - Zawe is on the Talk Art podcast and makes some interesting remarks @ 27 and 34 minutes in

August 8th - Seated together at the Sea Wall/A Life, plus red carpet interaction

August 12th - leaving together after dinner with Charlie Cox

August 26 - US Open day 1 w/ Eddie Arnold

September 1st - US Open day 2

September 6th - The Sun releases an article saying they’ve been dating since February

September 22nd - Arriving to the theatre together with Bobby

October 13th - Zawe doesn’t deny dating rumors in Telegraph interview

October 15 &17 - Tom attends Zawe’s play preview and premiere

November 18th - Subway picture from the day of Zawe’s play preview

December 5th - Being cute at Tom’s Sardi’s event

2020

January 8th - Went to see Cyrano together

January 9th & 10th - Flew to Atlanta, paparazzi Atlanta Filming tweets about it the next day

January 18th - Spotted having dinner at The Optimist in Atlanta

February 3rd to 7th - Zawe goes to NYC and leaves in time for Tom’s birthday(feb 8th)

February 14th - Zawe’s Valentine’s Day post

March 5th - Zawe moves from Margate to Tom’s London place

April or May - Zawe’s quarantine photo shoot from Tom’s hotel suite in Atlanta

June 14th - Spotted together at Piedmont park in Atlanta

July 4th - Tom and Zawe take Bobby to the vet in Atlanta

July 26th - Zawe posts video from Tom’s Atlanta hotel suite

September 29th - Fan meets Zawe and Bobby at London park

November 7th - Fan meets Tom and Zawe in Atlanta hotel lobby, confirms they live together

November 17th - Zawe does a stream from Tom’s Atlanta hotel suite

November 22nd - Diana Hiddleston (Tom’s mom) is thanked for getting Tom and Zawe to join the NYT Christmas auction

2021

June 8th - Zawe does livestream from Tom’s London place

August - Fan sighting/meeting in the south of England

September 2nd - Spotted having dinner at Soutine in London

September 13th - Papped on vacation in Ibiza, Spain, first sighting of Zawe’s engagement ring

September 26th - Attended the 2021 Tony awards together

November 6th - Spotted at the closing night of Anything Goes

November 13th - Spotted walking Bobby in London

December 7th - Attended the People’s Choice Awards 

December 8th - Attended UNICEF's Blue Moon Gala 

December 11th - Attended Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club

December 15th - Belfast screening

December 16th - Tom mentions “we” more than once during Happy, Sad, Confused livestream

December 18th - Spotted shopping and walking in Regents Park

December 31st - Spotted buying wine at a Waitrose in Hampshire

2022

March 13 - Attended the BAFTAs and walked the red carpet together as a couple

March 17 - various news outlets report Tom and Zawe are engaged

May 11 - Tom confirms their engagement on The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show

Special thanks to @insanityclause @zawe-at-night @missmaji @the-real-zhora-salome and @unreal-entity for all your help!

#zawe ashton #hiddleston #timeline #hash wednesday #hash #a Vivi production 🎀

[missmaji]

Braydon Bent interviews Tom Hiddleston at the BAFTA Gala on March 11, 2022.

#tom hiddleston #bafta #bafta gala #braydon bent

[fashioneditswebsite]

Dries Van Noten’s most memorable looks, as the Belgian fashion designer steps down

Many famous people, such as Florence Pugh, Cate Blanchett, and Margot Robbie, have worn Dries Van Noten's designs. After 38 years, Belgian designer Dries Van Noten is stepping down as creative director of his namesake fashion brand. "In the early '80s, as a young guy in Antwerp, my dream was to have a voice in fashion. Van Noten fulfilled his dream with the help of many supportive people. He now wants to focus on other things. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) He will step down at the end of June. His last collection will be menswear in spring/summer 2025, in Paris in June. His studio team will create the women's collection. They have been working closely together for years. I have complete confidence that they will do a great job." This doesn't mark the end of the Dries Van Noten fashion brand The House that Van Noten treasures so much will soon announce a new creative director, and he has stated that he will continue to stay involved in it. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) Van Noten completed a fashion design course at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium in 1981. After opening his flagship store in Antwerp in 1989, he became a member of 'The Antwerp Six,' a group of Belgian creatives revolutionizing the fashion industry. The group included Walter Van Beirendonck, Ann Demeulemeester, Dirk Van Saene, Dirk Bikkembergs, and Marina Yee. Five years later, he debuted his first collection. In 1991, he debuted at Paris Fashion Week with a menswear collection. Two years later, he launched womenswear and became a regular on the schedule. Fashion firm Puig acquired a majority share in the brand in 2018. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dries Van Noten (@driesvannoten) Over the years, Van Noten has built up a reputation as a quietly experimental fashion designer. He blends the old with the new. He plays around with silhouette. This is mainly seen in the ballooning, oversized shapes of coats and sleeves. The design was showcased at his recent Paris Fashion Week show in February. Florals are a recurring theme in his clothes, and Van Noten says the flowers often inspire him in his garden. While Van Noten's work isn't a red carpet mainstay like some of the other major brands on the Paris Fashion Week calendar, celebrities make an impact when they choose to wear his designs. Florence Pugh was nominated for a BAFTA for her role as Amy March in Little Women back in 2020, and she brought a welcome splash of color to the red carpet in her pink and black Van Noten creation. A fuchsia dress-meets-cape was worn over a black mini dress, with the voluminous sleeves and bow detailing giving a subtle nod to Amy March's fashion. Pink and black were central to Van Noten's work in 2020, as Margot Robbie also wore that color combination to the London premiere of Birds Of Prey the same year. She paired her full black skirt with a feathered bralette, tapping into the trend for underwear as outerwear, and donned hot pink opera gloves. Cate Blanchett chose to wear Dries Van Noten to the Oscars in 2008 when she was pregnant with her third child, Ignatius. The midnight blue gown had an empire line for her bump and gold accents. Additionally, the sequinned flowers on the skirt were particularly eye-catching. Kirsten Dunst wore a floral Van Noten gown to the Baby2Baby Gala in Nov 2023. Noomi Rapace wore a navy and white floral print dress with statement red gloves at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2022. The dress, created by Van Noten, featured dramatic oversized sleeves. Read the full article