generally about patterns

We've already got to know that you can't go wrong mixing the colours which according to The Good Book are not the perfect match (read here). Now we're about to start thinking that you can't go wrong combining such patterns as well. Who is responsible for this crusade against The Good Book? Taking a look at two last Dries Van Noten's collections will give you the answer.
What is important concerning "the patterns case", there is still room for going wrong anyway so maybe throwing The Good Book away is not so wise thing to do. Like always in such cases it's all about the feeling. And the strength of Van Noten's collection comes exactly from there. You look at the mixes (in which the quality of every single pattern is exquisite by the way) and think: hey, it works, it really works, despite all expectations. But this is Van Noten - one of the best patterns' producers and combiners nowadays (as I said before).
Anyway, I think that for those (including me) who cannot afford these clothes and can only admire them at the photos and maybe in some videos, this collection provides a kind of encourage to try to change something in our styles by mixing different patterns and not being so worried about going wrong - I think it's always worth risking, because the final effect might happen to be breathtaking - just like in these pictures:













And MIND the shoe again:



Photos come from style.com where you can find much more about the collection.