For Dior Men Fall 22, there was only one source of inspiration from which to draw in the eyes of Creative Director, Kim Jones: the founder himself, Monsieur Christian Dior. Much like Maria Grazia Chiuri at the Dior Women’s Fall show, the original head of the Maison provided ample references of the past which Jones reimagined anew.
DIOR MEN jacket, shirt and hat.
Left: DIOR MEN jacket, top, shirt and pants. Right: DIOR MEN top, hat and earring.
Left: DIOR MEN jacket, jumper, shirt, pants and hat. Right: DIOR MEN top, hat and bag.
Coloured in Jones’ signature “Dior Grey,” signature pieces of the couturier were given a contemporary spin, including the Bar Jacket – a piece embedded into historical DNA of the house – wrap coat and the cannage employed. Each Dior icon was envisioned by Jones into a piece that could resonate with the modern male customer, its accessories of tote bags and berets blending heritage with the contemporary.
“I wanted to look at the archive, at the purity of the beginnings of the house, at its original impulse,” said Jones of the collection. “We looked at the initial collections and focused on the architecture, taking these elements and transforming them almost instinctively in a masculine way for today.”
Left: DIOR MEN jumper, shirt, pants, hat and bag. Right: DIOR MEN jacket, shirt, pants, shoes and hat.
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In the ‘Wonder’ issue, we see Sam Armstrong model and photograph the Dior Men Fall 22 collection through the streets of Paris. Images immerse us in the City of Lights through the lens of Dior Men, accompanied by quintessential parisian motifs: baguettes, the tiled floors of a bistro, street signs only the French can make look interesting.
Left: DIOR MEN cape, jumper and shirt. Right: DIOR MEN coat, pants and bag.
Experience the Wonder issue of RUSSH in its entirety this September, available on newsstands from September 1 and through our shop.
