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When writing about Dries Van Noten’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection back in 2014, Tim Blanks noted that, “It’s fashion’s job to remind us that beauty is a human need.” This is something I’ve thought about often in the years since that show, particularly in relation to Van Noten, who, perhaps more than any other designer working today, continues to remind us of this eternal truth. This season is no exception. Presented as part of Paris Men’s Fashion Week’s digital showcase, Van N...

Belgian designer Tom Van Der Borght is speaking to me from Berlin where, some 15 hours prior, he showed his Autumn/Winter 2021 menswear collection (“Seven Ways To Be TVDB / Act 3: A Hopeful Parade”) as part of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. “It’s always nice the morning after the show and you get reactions,” he chirrups down the phone. “It’s a moment I enjoy a lot actually.” The 42-year-old designer is right to feel upbeat. Mounted in an audience-free show space at the German capit...