“The collection, or rather the collections, are all about contrast: contrasts in the House of Dior in terms of ready-to-wear and haute couture. It's the difference between stage and backstage; Nureyev's life theatrically and in reality. Here is a meeting of the dancer's style with that of the Dior archive,” said Kim Jones.
Dior Men artistic director Kim Jones draws inspiration from the world of ballet and presents a haute couture collection directed by Baillie Walsh. The collection pays homage to Monsieur Dior's ballet connections. In contrast to ready-to-wear and haute couture, Jones fuses the ballerina's style with the Dior archive, featuring sartorial elements from Yves Saint Laurent.
The Maison's heritage is revisited in men's clothing, particularly Yves Saint Laurent's Dior tailoring, whose volumes, openings, pleats and necklines run throughout the collection. The iconic Bar jacket is paired with the double-breasted Oblique suit, according to the company's press release.
The soft palette of grays and beiges is enlivened by bursts of pink and blue. Nureyev's figure and a dancer's training inspired jumpsuits and zippered wool shorts worn with high socks and ribbed knits like a second skin. The couture silhouettes reflect his extravagant and extravagant stage presence, along with his private passion for vintage textiles.
It took ten skilled craftsmen three months to complete a silver Uchikake kimono with the prestigious Hikihaku. Archive embroideries also come to life, particularly in the Debussy dress, worn by Margot Fonteyn and reinvented in a men's version. Softly constructed utilitarian bags amplify Dior codes, including oversized macrocannage on the camera and fanny packs. Shoes echo dance slippers, and a twisted silk knit ballerina turban lends a stately masculine shape to hats to create fluid looks.
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