Dior Men's winter 2024-2025 collection draws inspiration from ballet
25 Jan 24 2 min read
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- Dior Men's artistic director Kim Jones draws inspiration from the ballet world, unveiling a couture collection directed by Baillie Walsh.
- The collection pays homage to Monsieur Dior's ballet connections.
- Contrasting ready-to-wear and haute couture, Jones merges the dancer's style with Dior's archive, featuring Yves Saint Laurent's tailoring elements.
“The collection, or rather collections are about contrast: the contrasts in the House of Dior in terms of ready-to-wear and haute couture. It’s the difference between onstage and backstage; the life of Nureyev theatrically and in reality. Here it is a meeting of the dancer’s style with that of the Dior archive,” Kim Jones said.
The Maison’s heritage is revisited in the men’s wardrobe, notably the Dior tailoring by Yves Saint Laurent, whose volumes, vents, pleats and necklines run throughout the collection. The iconic Bar jacket is united with the Oblique suit, featuring a double-breasted wrap, as per the company press release.
The soft palette of grays and beiges is enlivened with bursts of pink and blue. The figure of Nureyev and a dancer training inspired zipped wool jumpsuits and shorts worn with high socks and second-skin ribbed knits. The couture silhouettes reflect his extravagant and flamboyant stage presence, along with his private passion for antique textiles.
A silver Uchikake kimono with prestigious Hikihaku took ten skilled artisans three months to complete. Archive embroideries also come alive, in particular on the Debussy dress, worn by Margot Fonteyn and reinvented in a masculine iteration. Softly constructed utilitarian bags amplify Dior codes, including oversized macrocannage on camera and bum bags. Shoes echo dancing slippers, and a twisted silk jersey dancer’s turban brings majestic masculine form to headwear to create flowing looks.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RR)
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