Dior Homme Fall/Winter 2010 men's

Overview: The brand most associated with the super slimfit from the 00's is now offering more drapy alternatives. I guess the winds of change are blowing.
Rating: *** (out of ****)


Highlights: Draping cloaks
 

 
Lowlights: Ankle length coats
 
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Dior Homme Spring/summer 2010

I haven't been terribly impressed with Dior Homme under Kris Van Assche.
I didn't particularly care for the latest fashion show either. Can somebody tell me why there's so much black in a spring/summer collection anyways? There were a lot of loose fitting, sheer and slightly over-sized garments. I've assembled my favorite pieces below. I also found the show t be quite similar to Kris Van Assche's own eponymous label.

From the Kriss Von Assche.

All images from style.com, Marcio Madeira

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Dries Van Noten, Fall 2009 Men's

If your name is "Dries Van Noten", you are way more likely to end up as fashion designer than you are to, say, be selling insurance in New Jersey. I thought this collection was pretty cool and stood out from many of the other shows in Paris this season. The cuts were unique and interesting without being too avant-garde.

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Fall 2009 Men's Dior Homme

Kris Van Assche took over from iconic Hedi Slimane a couple years ago as the lead designer for Dior Homme. He's also has an eponymous label.

It looks as if KVA got his colour palette this season from a North York Yeshiva. Ok, to be fair, there were flamboyant displays of grey. All kidding aside, there were some interesting angular cuts (which seems to be trendy these days e.g. Prada and Raf Simons). I'd be curious to get up close to those clunky shoes to see if that white strip is actually stitching.

I always liked the men's change room at the NYC midtown Dior boutique. It's got this dizzying black and white fun-house pattern.

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