There’s a unique tide that has been surging up in the ocean of Luxury Men’s Wear variety. This past week Louis Vuitton left the industry startled with Pharrell Williams’s debut Collection and now Kim Jones under the House Of Dior has left the fashion buffs in marvel. Not just the garments but the presentation too was quite lofty. The models emerged from an elevated podium from underneath the runway leaving everyone in amazement.
Kim Jones and his 2024 Summer Men’s Wear Collection. Source: Barron’s
The display was a star-studded affair with some of the most alluring faces of the enterprise gracing the Dior carpet. The Fashion and Beauty ambassador of the Luxury house, Cha Eun Woo was surely the highlight of the carpet. Several known faces like Winnie Harlow, Thomas a Dohortey, Demie Moore and the Game of Throne fame, actress Gwendoline Christie sealed the front row seats.
Cha Eun Woo and Winnie Harlow at the Dior show in Paris. Source: Getty images.
Pharrell William at the Dior Show
The most Dapper yet intriguing presence of all was Pharrell Williams’s, the Creative Director of the Men’s Wear Category from the house of Louis Vuitton. Despite the rivalry, we loved to witness the designer arrive and admire the craft they both reside in. The debutant designer was clothed in one of his pieces from his 2024 Spring-Summer Men’s Wear collection that was displayed this past week in an orchestrated affair.
Pharrell Williams at the Dior Exhibition. Source: Swirlster
About the Dior Exhibit
The event unfurled with a model outfitted in a traditional tailored suit. The tweed that would monopolise emerges here on the loafers and as the heathered ground of a boldly-coloured Cannage motif sweater. A jacket shrugged over the shoulders and united with cropped trousers echoes how conventional masculine tailoring melded with both the House’s couture legacy and mid-century youth culture.
Ranging from classic monochromes and a subtle interplay of shades in textured tweeds to the unmissable shots of pungent fluorescent and electric colours, Dior didn’t disappoint as usual; rather it was an untouched and unique take on the customary apparel. There were three design classifications we could spot during the entire show.
The Dior 2024 Summer Men’s Wear Collection. Source: Dior’s Website
Dior Jewels
The glimmering jewelled treasures from the House’s heritage were one source of inspiration for Kim Jones for his new collection displayed on the fifth anniversary under the house. On the one hand, little metal rings studded pieces in an all-over plenitude with a tonally minimalistic effect. On the other, faceted central stones chimed by diamond-like crystals delivered an inescapably decorated glimmer of majesty. These jewel-like adornments carry their lineages from ‘Negus’, an archival dress by Monsieur Dior from 1948.
Pieces inspired by the Dior Jewels. Source: Dior’s Website
Ornated on a luminous coloured textile, the treasures certainly shone brighter in a space filled with notables. Luminous yet delightful to the vision, a wizardry Kim Jones successfully executed.
Pieces inspired by the Dior Jewels. Source: Dior’s Website
The Signature Print
Knitted through with distinct yarns, in bright or traditional lacquers, mottled jacquards, dapple knits or vivid Cannage motifs took the runway. The Cannage motifs took the centre of the exclusive exhibit. The signature composition peeked here and there in most of the pieces. The rehabilitation of the Signature motifs as the centre has the houses returning to their legacies. This year, Both LV and Dior have retained the lineage of the brands with giving the signature design the stage.
Signature Dior. Source: Dior’s Website.
A New take
The confines of the category have truly been set aside with pieces that range from a softly-tailored coat to a tank top and shorts. With animal prints and tank tops taking the runway, it surely is a new take in the category.
Source: Dior’s website
Some traditionally tailored suits also appeared on the runway with a proper and formal essence to them.
Traditional tailored suits. Source: Dior’s Website
Accompaniments
Coming to the accessories there were some new and interesting additions to the line. In his development of the newly-unveiled Dior Summer 2024 collection, new additions in Bags, Hats and loafers were seen.
Precisely the signature letter charms of this bag constructed in 1995, which encouraged a remarkable new metal logo glinting on the sporty piece was a highlight.
Source: Dior’s Website
Adorning the stark white exhibition expanse, colourful knit hats were designed for Kim Jones in a collusion between Stephen Jones Millinery and the artist Cecile Feilchenfeldt. With an aesthetic blending new surge beanies with the Phrygian form, the traditional cockade is substituted by specially made ronghua velvet flowers, a centuries-old savoir-faire with its roots in Tang dynasty China.
Souce: Dior’s Website
The line was a fascinating yet comforting take on the Men’s Wear Industry. Keeping the heritage intact and still implementing the youth of a modern man, Kim Jones surely aced this fusion.
