Celebrating a decade at the creative helm of Dior Homme on Saturday, designer Kris Van Assche held court with Christian Slater, Jamie Bell and Kata Mara at his catwalk collection that paid homage to the iconic Dior suit.
Here are some highlights of the spring-summer 2018 menswear collections at Paris Fashion Week.
DIOR HOMME
It was the suit, but not as we know it.
Retracing the origins of Dior Homme without a hint of nostalgia, 41-year-old Belgian designer Van Assche took the house’s bread-and-butter two-piece and deconstructed it to produce an edgy, celebratory show.
Tailored in black Ottoman, the new double-breasted blazer was cut with an exaggeratedly nipped waist in a retro style. Long sleeveless coats had surreally bulbous hips and tail coats were cut on the bias.
“I’ve been here for 10 years now and I wanted to play with the DNA of the brand — the black suit and the white shirt. How can we reinvent it?” Van Assche told The Associated Press.
In case guests momentarily forget what show they were attending, there were plenty of funky reminders: Silk scarves around the neck with the Dior Homme atelier address (3, Rue Marignan). Long angular-shouldered coats were also fastidiously patterned with micro text that repeated the house’s name.
Dior Homme defined the collection shown Saturday at Paris Fashion Week as a “fusion of sport and suit.”
Halfway through it was clear why, as the sartorial musings gave way to varsity styles such as silken American baseball jackets with Paris emblazoned on the front, and collegiate V-neck tank tops in flame red that ticked the box for the house’s younger clientele.
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DIOR HOMME FRONT ROW
Looking slick in a black Dior Homme suit without a tie, actor Jamie Bell arrived with his actress fiancee Kate Mara at the Grand Palais venue to a flurry of camera flashes.
Mara, who wore a white silk gown, joked that their highly-anticipated wedding would be taking place “today,” since they both looked the part.
“Today. We’re appropriately dressed. We’ll be walking down this aisle,” Mara told The Associated Press.
Although the 34-year-old actress would not disclose who would be designing her wedding dress, Bell was less coy.
“Well, I know who I’m wearing, Am I allowed to say this? Dior of course. They’ve always been good to me over the years. I’m going to wear a bow tie,” he said.
“And doesn’t he look handsome in Dior?” Mara said.
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