I can’t say
that Kim Jones rescued Dior since Kris Van Assche surely didn’t do a bad job
with Dior Homme but what I can categorically say is that Kim Jones breathed new
life into the brand.
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There is this
sort of chicness, slickness to the collection that shows off the brand far better
than Van Assche or Mamamiameatball in women’s. Yes, the logos are there but
they are far more discreet and far more tastefully integrated than slapping the
name on tee shirts or on just about anything and anywhere that can hold a signature. Jones is
certainly fluent in logo!
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The pale
color palette is so refreshingly spring and without question even just the tailored
pieces can justify calling the collection modern yet classic and not bending to
the so called trends we have seen for the past month or year for that matter.
Yes, there are the fashion pieces but the jackets and suitings are divinely appealing
as well as the trench and simple “motoring” coats. If there was a misstep it was the last
sequence of black ground pieces which seemed at odds with the rest of the
collection as well as looking far more H&M than the rest.
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I’m in love
with the single button double breasted and with the seersucker, even the
transparency, the shorts, the casting and the trainers can be over looked
because the clothes look beautiful not just in style but beautifully executed.
I was able to actually imagine real gown ups wearing these clothes albeit of
the more fashionable variety. Hell it’s a lot better than seeing street
fashion or the urban population/wannabe rappers as your pinpointed clients; nary
a sweat shirt in sight, a pair of track pants or oversized jacket, pant or
shirt. Instead fabrications that looked as thin as parchment and prints
including a toile de jouy. OH!! And fabulous Stephen Jones take on a baseball
cap!
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Kim Jones is
more than capable of delivering menswear for all ages... it was how he started
at Vuitton doing slick handsome sexy menswear... again albeit for the very
rich but they were beautiful. His skill
set is especially is shown off here as mentioned with his seamless integration
of house signatures and logos. It is so head and shoulders above his counterpart
in women’s as well as his colleague at Valentino. This is fashion.
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This is a fashion
lesson. This was a rare fashion moment when a new designer of a heritage brand
can justifiably take a bow at the end of the show.
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