November 8, 2004: Dries Van Noten Hosts a Dinner Party to Remember

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"Dinner Theater" appeared in WWD on Nov. 8, 2004.Fairchild Fashion Media

Take a trip through time with the WWD archives, a treasure trove of the most fascinating moments in fashion, beauty, culture and beyond. 

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Fashion has the ability to inform, reshape and, perhaps most importantly, inspire. In the spirit of keeping inspiration alive, here is a nostalgic look back at the archives from On This Day in fashion history.

On This Day is a recurring column in WWD that spotlights fashion moments of the past from the WWD Archives.

  • November 8, 2004 – Dries Van Noten Hosts a Dinner Party to Remember

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    In one of Dries Van Noten’s most memorable moments, the designer went big for his 50th show — a lavish sit-down dinner for 500 guests with a long table that doubled as the runway, as seen in WWD on Nov. 8, 2004.

  • November 6, 1990 – WWD Tells Baby-doll Dresses to ‘Grow Up’

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    The onslaught of ’60s-inspired baby-doll dresses that teetered down New York’s runways was just enough to make WWD have a slight temper tantrum, as seen on Nov. 6, 1990.

  • November 4, 1999 – Can Tom Ford ‘Put the Jive Back’ in Saint Laurent?

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    The industry was abuzz debating what Tom Ford should or shouldn’t do as potential creative director of Yves Saint Laurent with Gucci’s acquisition of YSL looming, as seen in WWD on Nov. 4, 1999.