Dior Men Men's Show: Kim Jones is shaping a new look for him

If Christian Dior and Kim Jones were sitting in the same plane before a certain time and space, I wanted to know what they were talking about. Art may be a good topic, Mr. Dior: Former avant-garde gallery owner, Jones: obsessed art collector. Will Dior sell a painting to Jones?

Art has always been one of the clues to attract Jones to Dior. This is also the key word for each of his press conferences, and the artists he has chosen to work with have left an incredible mark on the brand.

This time the collaborator was Raymond Pettibon, whose career began in the Southern California punk circle in the early 1980s. The conference ended with a shirt jacket embroidered with a piece of Pettibon called "Reinventing the Renaissance", which took 15 people to complete in 1600 hours, from the artist's 2017 New Museum in New York. Retrospective of (New Museum).

These numbers are not reminiscent of the numbers that Haute Couture has thrown at you when it comes to party dresses. Dior is the most famous fashion brand in Paris. Jones turned Dior's reputation into his own. The most striking expression of his collection is the draping, which covers the fabric directly on the body, emotionally wraps the cut jacket, and then randomly scatters it to the side under the effect of the belt. (Jones's friend Takahashi Shield also launched a similar work in his Undercover conference for a few days.)

Of course, there is more to be mentioned. It is said that a Dior haute couture jacket is so beautiful that it can be worn in reverse. And the shirts shown this time can do just that. He also emphasized his use of animal prints and rich, soft tones, which is the heritage of Mr. Dior's essence.

Jones's exquisite Dior menswear debut is replaced by a more sturdy military uniform. The trousers are tied in ankle boots with leather gloves on the arms and the front and back trunks are protected by fillers. Pettibon's art has a strong political color, so Jones decided to work with him in a particularly timely manner, and social turmoil has recently become an overwhelming media topic. An impressive opening styling with a beaded bead, a pair of fierce eyes with feather patterns, said: "I painted them with their own light and eyelashes." And this statement It also shaped himself, and his childhood in Africa shaped his animal activism.

One of Jones's hallmarks is his ability to combine the past and the future, craftsmanship as the cornerstone, and a touch of technology with gold plating. Jones staged his fashion show on a 72-meter-long conveyor belt, and the models moved from point A to point B like a statue. This is his innovation based on the previous Paris and Tokyo conferences. The two exhibitions were held around KAWS and Kongshanji sculptures. This motionless effect is creepy, especially considering that Honey Dijon's show music has the urge to get up and dance. But it underscores the fact that Kim Jones is shaping the new Dior man, and he is still thinking about who this is.