It’s official. After weeks of hypothesis, it’s been confirmed that Kim Jones is leaving Dior menswear after seven years.
I’ve actually preferred most of what Kim has executed at LVMH (aside from Fendi – sorry!) and have routinely posted his Dior menswear exhibits right here as he’s been an early adopter of utilizing historically ‘female’ tropes in his collections, like sure couture strategies, styling tips (brooches!), to not point out repopularising the ladies’s Nineties saddlebag for males.
His affect on modern style and popular culture from a wider perspective is indeniable. From artwork collabs (I’m nonetheless not over the Raymond Pettibon knits, beneath) to high-low style (Dior x Nike) and the general celebrification of style, he’s actually earned his latest Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur. His AW25 assortment simply proven in Paris was very good and traditional Kim for Dior.
Beneath: Dior males winter 2020 x 2
Beneath: Dior mens AW19-20 Raymond Pettibon element
Beneath: Dior Mens Resort 2022
Together with the ‘Kim Jones is leaving Dior’ hearsay, we’ve additionally had the ‘Maria Grazia Chiuri is leaving too’ narrative from insiders. This fuelled by additional rumours that Jonathan Anderson is slated to exit Loewe to take over from each.
Dra-ma!
TBH, I don’t love all the general public hearsay discourse. (Sure, I get the irony.) I at all times really feel it should add to the stress of designers attempting to provide current collections to know that the entire world is aware of they’re making use of for a job. Does this not jeopardise their efficiency?! I assume you want balls of metal for this job. Kim Jones is rumoured to be going to Burberry subsequent. I’d fairly get pleasure from that, however I additionally like the thought of him and Jonathan taking a pleasant, lengthy vacation. They each appear to be they might do with one.
To Maria G-C. I’d agree that her work at Dior has change into considerably repetitive. Some would possibly name it constant, and the consistency of these bestsellers served up each which approach – e book totes, brand slingbacks – is what has stored tills ringing fairly properly over the previous few years. Dior’s revenues have almost quadrupled underneath Chiuri, from €2.7 billion in 2018 to greater than €9 billion in 2023.
Personally, I’ve loved the ‘garconne’ moments essentially the most, I’ll by no means become bored with boyish Bar jackets, socks and sandals and traditional outerwear …
Beneath: Dior AW17 couture
Beneath: Dior pre-fall 24
Beneath: Dior AW23
WORDS: Disneyrollergirl / Navaz Batliwalla
IMAGES: Dior mens AW19-20; Dior males winter 2020 x 2; Dior mens AW19-20 Raymond Pettibon element; Dior Mens Resort 2022; Dior AW17 couture; Dior pre-fall 24; Dior AW23
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