After Chanel pulled in Martin Scorcese to direct its Chanel de Bleu campaign and Gucci got a hold of Frank Miller, it seems as though short films are the way to go for promoting scents this year. Dior Homme has also hopped on the wagon and brought on board Guy Ritchie for its Dior Homme cologne. Titled “Un Rendez Vous”, the surrealist short features Jude Law getting ready in a dimly lit hotel room, on his way to rendez vous with the lovely Michaela Kocianova. The short is shot in montages, and it carries a slight film noir edge, with the truth unveiling at the very end for the audience. Was it her? Or was it a ghost? Or a mere fragment of imagination resurrected from olfactory reminder? Take a look at the video after the jump to find out. via: juncture
Not just the prince of R&B at the moment and the man who stole hearts with “Confessions”, Usher knows that he will need smooth sneakers to go with those smooth glides across the stage, and for his debut performance on Australian television (on “Hey Hey It’s Saturday”), Usher picked out Rick Owen’s slightly gothic, slightly American Inner Zip High Top to go with his black-on-black outfit.
Kris Van Assche may champion less is more, but he does not skimp on sophistication just because things are kept clean with a cool minimalist attitude. The Artistic Director of Dior Homme has been winning the hearts and minds of sneaker purists over with uncluttered shapes and classic palettes. This season, one of the most popular hi-cut leather sneakers with interesting laced details (the sneakers has laces strapping through backwards, slightly reminiscent of an inverse chukkah boot) which was previously available on colette in a cream colorway is now back in black. Like its cream counterpart, the black version not only plays with straps, laces and eyelets, it also plays with contrasting texture by mixing leather with suede and what seems like ballistic nylon. The only pop of color comes from the heel panel that mixes khaki with white. The contrast draws an interesting vision where it seems as it the back of the sneakers has been cut out. The sneaker is available now on colette providing a great alternative for those who were loving the cream colorway but are afraid of maintenance.
Kris Van Assche (Artistic Director of Dior Homme) goes bare for the sneaker purists this season and takes a minimalist turn for footwear to balance out a collection of clean cut palettes with a spotlight on draping and flow. Staying effortlessly cool in tonal cream leather upper, the subtle shades allow the delicate cut and details of the sneakers such as the laced back and ankles stand out. A black leather stripe accent down the heel keeps the shoes visually streamlined and slim in true Kris Van Assche fashion. An interesting design detail to note is how the laced back represents the front of a chukka boot, once again attesting to Kris Van Assche’s attention to the small stuff. For the man who cares about details and aim for quiet sophistication, these kicks with a deconstructed twist are now available online via: colette and perfect for both that sleek black suit and weekend jeans.
After Kris Van Assche took the helm of Dior Homme, the label which had never been Christian Dior’s intention took on a new life and cut the line a little slack quite literally. Proportions sway relaxed and pants no longer wrap like bandages. A darkly romantic swish follows in with volume and the label’s signature dark palettes.
This season through a collection entitled “Coal”, Kris Van Assche brings us a different romanticized sentiment that translates a sense of solemn wanderlust, deeply redolent of a modern traveler transgressing through desolate lands of heavy industrialization. Models filed out around and wandered through a halo of walkway, surrounding semi-circle pits filled with coal and illuminated by lighting magician, Thierry Dreyfus’ lighting rigs. Cascading trenches breezed through in generous cuts, concealing while revealing an all-black ensemble topped off with sliver linings on tie stripes and shoulder seams. Cashmere, wool, and leather are crafted to languish with finely tailored trousers in pleated volumes or straight legs. While the overall presentation was swathed in a somber bleakness, the collection is nevertheless sleek, elegant with pitch perfect sophistication. Real, wearable and relating Kris Van Assche’s vision of the contemporary, intelligent men in a new world, Dior Homme continues to stand strong against all competition in 2010. via: A Blog Curated By Kris Van Assche
When Christian Dior started the French luxury couture house in 1946, his concept was simple and unrelated to menswear– he wanted to make clothes to embellish the female body. Thus, with a female-centric mission, Dior Homme didn’t appear until 2001 when Hedi Slimane was appointed Creative Director for the label and revolutionized the concept of menswear. Dior Homme started with a little rock and roll and slim-fitted androgynous silhouettes that were as popular with men as they were with women. When Hedi Slimane bowed out in 2007, Kris Van Assche inherited the Dior Homme throne and brought in his own aesthetics. Unlike Slimane’s fitted visions, Van Assche delivers a sense of Oriental deconstructionism with doses of casual, refined classic references that is an interesting twist off the Antwerp minimalism.
Under Van Assche’s creative guidance, Dior Homme’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection is a strong line-up of solid casuals adapted from classic menswear staples. The twist on the classic occurs in shapes and volume, as blazers lengthen, widen, and become more architectural yet wisps around the body, fluid to movement. Easy, breezy comes in both shape and material, as sheer seems to be a running concept that not only dominated the women’s runway but has made its way over for the lads. Thus, in terms of footwear, Van Assche keeps the kicks in line with the rest of the outfit and opts for luxury sneakers that are prevalent but difficult to nail these days. But, if anyone could get it right, there is no doubt Van Assche would hit the right spot as he had with his own Spring/Summer 2010 sneakers that take a major play on wrapped and overlapping bunched laces, and is slightly reminiscent of vintage bondage. Carrying the same design sentiment over to Dior Homme, Van Assche mixes the bundle of laces wrapping the ankle with Slimane’s touch of rock through a zipper running down the heel. The colors are kept neutral and simple as of the label’s Spring/Summer 2010 collection in tan, grey, black and white. Everything remains relatively under-embellished otherwise, and the Dior Homme logo is a small embossed body on the side panel. We do anticipate these to be worn with cropped or cuffed baggy cotton pants alongside airy linen shirts and blazers next season, to keep the casual a tad more interesting and edgier than, well, just casual. images via: Materialiste
Kris Van Assche had unmistakably integrated his distinct penchant for elegant urban into Dior Homme’s Fall/Winter 2009 season without compromising the label’s signature sleek, classy style. The Fall/Winter Collection, also known as “Angles”, had pulled together nicely into a season of well made and innovative tailored items.
This faded striped button down from the collection puts a fresh urban twist on a luxury label. The shirt features contrasting stripes on sleeves and chest, but all stripes fade into a crisp and clean white. Street met couture somewhere in the gradient fading; this shirt will not only carry well from the office to the happy hour, but also dazzle in both. This shirt along with other pieces from the “Angles” collection are now available through colette.
The new Dior Homme sneakers and accessories has hit the floors of the Dior Stores! This pair of all whites with a hint of black patent leather buckle is so hot, plan and simple. There is also another pair that’s white leather, suede, black patent and gum sole that’s very nice as well. Check out the rest of the accessories also.
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