'Just too much': Designer Dries Van Noten on why he is retiring from fashion

In an exclusive interview, Dries Van Noten reveals why he is retiring, his fears and why fashion is “an addiction”. Photo: The New York Times

On a recent afternoon, designer Dries Van Noten sat in the sprawling old warehouse that houses his Antwerp headquarters, with its bare concrete walls, vintage oak cupboards and views over the city’s harbour.

He was altering a jacket for his coming menswear show: a nip here, a seam moved there.