An hour following the 2022 winter menswear show, Dior menswear artistic director Kim Jones posted a set of pictures on ins: “This is a conversation with Christian Dior. On his birthday, from the first show 75 years ago. In the beginning, we revisited and reviewed the style code of the designer himself.”
Yes, the launch day of the 2022 winter menswear collection – January 21st, happens to be Mr. Christian Dior’s birthday.
“We studied the first few collections released by the brand, focusing on architecturally chiseled silhouettes, taking classic elements from them, and reinterpreting them in an almost intuitive way, presenting a contemporary fashion context. The toughness of the atmosphere.” Kim Jones admitted that the design theme of this time comes from the history of the brand.
It is not difficult to find from the signal sent by him that most of the inspiration for this menswear comes from Dior womenswear.
Created by Kim Jones, Winter 2022 is home to a group of beautiful teenagers, soft and elegant, tough and handsome.
The men’s clothing looks like the Dior Bar Jacket, which is retro with the New Look period, but also has a new era of modernity, as if the interaction across time and space.
The opening LOOK, with an unremarkable handsome and steady front, when the model turned around, the sexy slit on the back instantly caught everyone’s attention. Women’s dresses with backless designs are common, while men’s uniforms are sparse and rare.
The design techniques and decorative elements originally used for Dior’s high-definition women’s clothing were carried and improved to men’s clothing, and embroidery and beading were used to describe the beauty of men.
Kim Jones also claimed some of the inspirations from women’s clothing that everyone summarized on ins, which can be found on the show.
He integrates women’s clothing into men’s clothing without any disobedience, bringing a kind of romance and passion that is not vulgar at all, transforming into the gentle and suave dream man in our hearts.
This big show has invited Huang Xuan, Zhang Linghe and various fashion commentators in China to answer your questions in the form of live broadcast.
They were unanimously impressed by the three elements that appeared frequently on the show: cannage, leopard and lily of the valley. These are the classic elements loved by Mr. Christian Dior, and they have a new start under the pen of Kim Jones.
The cannage pattern of men’s winter 2022 breaks through the limitations of handbags and leather goods, and is frequently quilted on men’s outerwear, from long coats to cropped jackets, from leather to plush texture.
With a reference to the 1953 leopard print dress for women, leopard print was more masculine and tough when it appeared on menswear, and it was even transformed into a novel blue.
The lily-of-the-valley that runs through the audience flashes on the collar of the suit, the hem of the sweater, the tulle lining, and the stacked cuffs.
Each one features a vibrant archive of techniques and motifs for a refreshingly sophisticated look.
In the design of accessories, Kim Jones adheres to the concept of “fun and elegant”.
Throughout the show, Kim Jones only chose to use berets throughout. Using different materials and embellishments, the overall style has been improved, making it perfectly integrated into every ready-to-wear look.
The maker of this beret is Stephan Jones, who has served Dior for 25 years. At the end of the show, Kim Jones took him to the stage, which shows that they are looking forward to this beret becoming a new explosion~
Kim Jones’s “fun and elegant” accessory ideas are also reflected in the shoes.
He collaborated with German brand Birkenstock, embellishing this season’s lily of the valley and classic Dior greys on felt and suede.
The iconic Dior Oblique print is mixed with the Birkenstock bone pattern, and it is darkly decorated on the sole.
It seems to echo the new season of Dior by Birkenstock shoes, and even the saddle bag also uses the same color, the same decoration and the same material.
In addition to the revamped saddle, this season’s new Tote is just as impressive, available in sizes ranging from large to small.
Leather, old flowers, new prints, the new Tote’s styles and patterns are not bound, with “grey, white and brown” as the main color, which is both elegant and versatile.
The models who came with the bouquets were not holding butter paper or newspaper bouquets, but a new leather clutch bag~ How can it be so romantic and extravagant to pack a bouquet in a leather handbag!
It is worth mentioning that this season’s men’s jewelry has a matching formula: left ear stud + diamond Choker, which is really dangerous and sexy.
The 2022 winter menswear collection presents the history of Dior in all aspects, highlighting the innovation of Dior, and this dialogue between the modern and the past is also presented in the show layout.
Kim Jones moved the lavish Pont Alexandre III in Paris to the show, set up an enchanting view of the banks of the Seine in the shed, and punctuated the background music with Mr. Dior’s voice during a speech at the Sorbonne in the 1950s.
Models shuttled through it, as if talking regarding the changes of the past, and seemed to connect the past, present and future of the brand.
The Dior 2022 winter menswear show not only opened up new ideas for menswear to borrow from womenswear, but also a perfect visual feast. It even took us through the 75-year-old Dior time tunnel.
