Fashion / NewsHow Dries Van Noten SS15 made Paris lie down and sit stillThe most buzzed-about Fashion Week finale didn't even involve any walkingShareLink copied ✔️September 24, 2014FashionNewsText Zing Tsjeng Dries Van Noten SS15 What do you do when Fashion Week fever all gets a bit too much? If you're Dries Van Noten, you take it to the ground. In the most talked-about show finale this season, the designer simply made all his models recline on his runway – a lush tapestry that was carpeted to look like an overgrown, mossy forest floor. For some, Van Noten's simple but stunning finale referenced the pastoral paradise of Edward Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe. Others called it a "gilded Woodstock", with hippie nymphs bedding down into the ground amidst the sound of birdsong. But for many in the audience, it simply signalled a return to a pre-smartphone Eden; a call to forget the fashion circus and take a prelapsarian breather (and not even Kanye West's presence in the front row could distract from that). "In the flurry of fashion weeks we have seen a lot, snapped a lot but perhaps we haven't absorbed anything that has been profoundly significant," said Dazed writer Susie Bubble. "The beauty (of the show) was palpable and it struck you just as you thought fashion weeks have been on autopilot." "In turn van Noten was inviting us to lie down, stay still and take it all in. Something to bear in mind as the circus rolls on until next Wednesday." Stay tuned for our show report and backstage pictures. See all our latest features, interviews, and show reports from SS15, as it happens Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaManaging to (mostly) slip under the radar of Instagram’s notorious censorship rules, these are the flesh-baring accounts you need to followBeauty NothingMusicNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundPull&BearFashionSongs Worth Reading: Sophia Stel and PULL&BEAR find dark academia in ParisMusicOlivia Rodrigo: ‘A breakup can be an opportunity to redirect your life’Dazed LeagueThe heart and soul of LA’s exploding street soccer sceneLife & CultureIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?Life & CultureCan you actually live an analogue life in 2026?MusicWhy everyone hates the FIFA World Cup halftime showMusicDaughter From Hell: The 5 best tracks on Gracie Abrams’ new albumEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy