PARIS, June 24 (Reuters) – Dior transported its audience to a seaside garden between Normandy and Sussex on Friday to present its latest men’s collection, aristo-chic with a utilitarian twist.
A-list celebrities including supermodel Naomi Campbell, Hollywood couple Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel, former soccer star David Beckham, and rival designers Olivier Rousteing of Balmain and Matthew Williams of Givenchy sat on real grass, along with the rest of the guests. surrounded by wild flowers.
Dior menswear artistic director Kim Jones set up the catwalk in a makeshift space in central Paris for the show during Men’s Fashion Week. The catwalk was transformed into a lawn of purple, orange and pink flowers, with a painted panorama of blue sky and a life-size reproduction of Christian Dior’s pink house in Normandy.
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She was standing in front of a reproduction of a country house once frequented by the Bloomsbury Group, an early 20th-century British collective of writers, intellectuals and artists that Jones often cites as an influence.
A model presents a creation by designer Kim Jones as part of his Spring/Summer 2023 menswear collection for Dior Homme during Men’s Fashion Week in Paris, France, June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
The first model opened the show with a monochromatic look that paired a beige suit with a very sporty backpack, illustrating Jones’ style of blending smart tailoring with streetwear.
Others followed with unstructured pale blue garden wear, as well as double-breasted jackets paired with pleated shorts or baggy pants.
Bloomsbury painter Duncan Grant’s artwork was reproduced on knitted sweaters and technical fabrics.
More for style than sun protection, some models walked the runway wearing cannage hats, an openwork grid pattern favored by Christian Dior that was also found on long padded coats in blue and khaki green.
This season’s menswear calendar includes top fashion houses including Givenchy, Rick Owens and Kenzo. Louis Vuitton will take the stage on Thursday, Hermès will do so on Saturday and Celine closes the week with the final show on Sunday. read more
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Reporting by Laetitia Vola, Editing by Rosalba O’Brien
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