NguPaulina Szmydke
Wonke umntu ufumene i-backstage kumboniso wemixholo yomkhosi kaDries Van Noten, obekwe ngasemva kwemidlalo yeOpera Garnier, enemigangatho etyebileyo kunye nokubekwa kwengqokelela yezikrini ezisetiweyo ukusuka eluphahleni njengasemva. Iipropu zegolide zazisendlwini, zibonisa umlinganiswa wokuhombisa wengqokelela.
UVan Noten wakwenza kwacaca kwasekuqaleni ukuba imodeli yakhe entsha yomkhosi wawungekho kwimeko yokulwa, kodwa endaweni yoko uquka i-suave kunye ne-placid fellas, ngothando ebizwa ngokuba yi "peaceniks" ngumyili. Bamatsha ngeedyasi ezirhabaxa ezineepokotho ezinkulu kunye neepaki zomkhosi ezoyikisiweyo ezisikwe esinqeni, iindawo zabo ezisezantsi ziphinde zavela njengeebhulukhwe ezibhityileyo.
Iibhutsi zomkhosi? Khangela. Iiprinta zokufihla? Khangela. Kodwa hayi ngaphandle kwamava psychedelic à la Wes Wilson. Iimpawu zeasidi ezisetyenziswe nguVan Noten ekwindla zazijongeka zimbi kwibhatyi yasemkhosini yomgangatho ophezulu, ngelixa iibheji zegolide ezithungelwe kwii-teddies kunye neejezi zaziphila kubuchule baseBelgian bokuhombisa.
UVan Noten akashiyanga nto ukuze anxibelelane nolu hlobo lwamajoni angathathi ntweni. Iibhafa zevelvet ezityumkileyo kunye neesuti zepyjama zeboxy zijikelezwe kumboniso ophunyeziweyo.