Junya Watanabe
experimental tailoring and collabs
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Similar price, better made
Quality
9/10
Price
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Design
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Reputation
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Dries Van Noten
Dries Van Noten at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$$+Designer labels average 8.5
Value
5.6Better value than 35% of labels
Typical US prices
knitwear $550-1915, tees $320-535, outerwear $1125-4150
Dries Van Noten is a Belgian contemporary designer label best known for prints, tailoring, and color — quality 8.5/10, balanced across the style spectra.
Designer · Contemporary · Polished · Modern · Prints · Tailoring · Distinctive · Cult Following
Scores
Design
9 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Style
Quality 8.5 — joint 2nd of 44 contemporary designer brands (average 6.9). Value 5.6 — joint 236th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Dries Van Noten official site (opens in a new tab), euronews.com (opens in a new tab), The Impression (opens in a new tab), Styleforum (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
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