Dries Van Noten and Bergdorf Goodman Debut Dries to America’s Fashion Elite

“We think of color,” said Linda Fargo, introducing Dries, a new documentary by Reiner Holzemer that explores the life and work of Dries Van Noten, the Belgian fashion designer and most prominent member of the Antwerp Six. Fargo, the senior vice president of fashion at Bergdorf Goodman—which presented the film’s American debut at the Whitby Hotel on Tuesday night—also cited Van Noten’s creation of “a fashion vernacular that did not exist before,” something she noted was a measure of true contribution not just to the industry but to the art form.