Three days before the Spring / Summer 2018 Dior Homme show was held on June 23, in workshops, Kim Jones carefully and meticulously re-examined her first designs as artistic director. Men's fashion. "We have to make 49 sets, not 48. We can not leave even numbers," he told his design team.
No one understands the meaning behind insistence on the odd number 49, but superstition to some degree before great occasions is necessary and easy to understand, especially with the first BST of the person standing. The beginning of the male outfit of a fashion fad. Not only Kim Jones, Christian Dior was such a superstitious person.
Kim Jones prepares his first BST at Dior Homme. Picture: Sophie Carre
Christian Dior established his own brand in 1946, but he could only accompany it for 11 years. When he died, these legacies and design philosophy met with great successors, who later succeeded and succeeded in making a strong influence in the history of the fashion world. Gender is Maria Grazia Chiuri (female fashion) and Kris Van Assche (men's fashion).
Maria Grazia Chiuri is hailed as Dior's perfect successor. Her designs are considered the poetry of the most accurate representation of the short but powerful legacy of the founder. As for Kris Van Assche, during his 11 years with Dior Homme, Jones' predecessor was very successful with his design influences from Dior's personal style and floral motifs from his home country of Granville. of the founder to create the market, the spirit of the fashion house.
As head of the men's line at Louis Vuitton with its athletic and streetwear designs, Kim Jones has consistently and consciously maintained a nine-year run here. Having to integrate with a gentle, non-sexual Dior is probably a new and somewhat alienated way for him, but this challenge is what many people yearn to see: a soft Kim Jones more at Dior and a fashionable Dior, how dynamic under the helm of Kim Jones. With all this in mind, it's easy to see how a talented Kim Jones of Louis Vuitton is thrilled to see the first BST debut at the new home.
The shirt is embroidered with elaborate feathers. Picture: Sophie Carre
Dior's typical bees are redesigned in a fun, youthful and "street" style under the hands of Kaws. Picture: Sophie Carre
Shirts are meticulous feathers. Picture: Sophie Carre
The shoulder detail is embroidered. Picture: Sophie Carre
Close-up of embroidery details. Picture: Sophie Carre
Picture: Sophie Carre
The combination of high-end streetwear and strong haute couture was never an easy game, but it became a major trend for the Millennials and Z generations. The trend of high street fashion gradually dominated and became a familiar image throughout the catwalks in recent years. Out of the trend, Kim Jones' genius also has his own way of bringing street elements to the show at Dior, as he did in Louis Vuitton.
Call for the participation of Brian Donnelly, an unfamiliar street artist, sneakerhead and streetwear as he is behind the notorious Kaws brand, to create a huge flower statue in the center. of the catwalks this year. Brian, Kim and the team took up to 4 days to make this statue made from roses and 10 meters high.
Picture: Imaxtree
Picture: Imaxtree
"If the new element, it is the image of youth and energy resonate with the old familiar. I want to re-brand. " He shared. Working with words, Kim Jones uses a variety of complex and sophisticated craft techniques on the first BST. "We want to have high couture in BST because this is a fashion couture and of course I have to show the difference with when in Louis Vuitton.
On the stage of spring-summer 2019, the smooth design, elegant with gentle elements, comfortable turn appear, reflecting the high quality of summer Dior. It is also the "proper style" of Kim Jones that we know from the days held at Louis Vuitton.
In honor of his deceased Danish mother, Jones invited the Queen from Nikcolai - the seventh successor of the Danish throne - to open the show in a spacious and comfortable suit in two white tones, blue background Comfortable, but the BST's design still retains its sturdy shape in the required positions. "We kept the shear shape and sharpness at the shoulders. Because customers like this detail, we have to respect that, "Kim Jones explains.
The combination of the haute couture and the trendy fashion of streetwear is soon on display after the opening. The model emblazoned with high-end shirt designs elaborately crafted by Dior's most adventurous craftsmanship and paired with sports shoes decorated with the Oblique Dior logo of the 60s. The colors on the first BST are also the concept of an ongoing conversation between tailor-made fashion, haute couture fashion and streetwear fashion.
Tại Dior – tòa pháo đài vững chắc và bảo thủ nhất của thời trang Paris, Kim Jones phải mang một thử thách lớn lao khi phải tạo nên sự hài hòa giữa yếu tố cổ điển bảo thủ của nhà mốt với những tinh thần cảm hứng mới mẻ từ thế hệ thời trang trẻ. Điều đó đã được thể hiện tuyệt vời qua BST đầu tiên của ông tại Dior Hommes, sự dịu dàng và trang nhã cao cấp của BST chính là ấn tượng về một Dior trong suy nghĩ của Kim Jones và cũng chinh là các yếu tố ông sẽ kế thừa và phát triển. Bên cạnh đó, các chi tiết năng động và trẻ trung được ông gửi gắm vào BST chính là động thái đầu tiên để “tái định hình” nhà mốt đi theo theo hướng vận động chung của thời trang cao cấp.
Những gì diễn ra vào hôm thứ Bảy (23/6) vừa qua là dấu ấn mới mẻ đáng nhớ của Kim Jones trên một con tàu mới mang tên Dior.
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