Up, close and personal when visiting the new Dior Men's Fall
Winter collection, designed by Kim Jones last january during Paris
Fashionweek. Just two models, showing some of the new outfits and two
black dark rooms; one screening the show on the wall presenting the
garments and one room with accessoiries. In a statement Creative Director
Kim Jones said:
“The cycle of a fashion house is about regeneration and rejuvenation,
just like the cycle of fashion itself. There is always something of
the past in the present and future and Dior is no different.
In this collection, we wanted to look at the regeneration of the house
after the death of Mister Dior, and its rejuvenation with Yves Saint
Laurent – his chosen heir – drawing a parallel in literature, through
imagery and themes in the wasteland. It’s where an old world meets a
new one, in change and in flux.”
The homage to the late Yves Saint Laurent and his time at Dior was mostly inspired by Laurent's 1958 Spring/Summer collection. Jones mixes modern silhouttes and his background in streetwear, with traditional masculine and feminine tailoring. Giving the garments a new perspective, all within his and the Dior house sense of comfort and aesthetic. The collection has a kind of nonchalance yet you can tell the crafmanship, complexity and precision of the designs. This softness doesn't undermine the refreshed wool suiting and traditional tailoring the house is known for.
The Saint Laurent inspiration was clear in the use of silk fabrics, loose cuts, wide shorts combined with boots and big coats for the easy style. New footwear and boots were revealed, including some 3d printed ones. Mostly rough combat boots with a logo that tends to be smaller then the past few years. Finished off with a classic Dior saddle bag or small evenlops (triplet} bags, coming in bright colors as well as in beige and white. We saw an effortlless collection mixing the heritage of the house with utilitarian outerwear, extending Dior's motifs on being more contemporary. Our absolute favourites were the white knit and creamy blazers embroided with pearly flowers. Another outstanding design were the white leather gloves with imprinted logo, in times where gender gets more fluide we could easily see ourselves wearing this collection.
(Presentation pictures by Brenda Runway pictures by Getty Images)
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