Dudes and their Diors
- Thread starter averagejoe
- Start date
TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others
Oh my! This is not the desired response to wearing a Dior Homme product. But I guess people who don't know the actual designer brands as much will have that response. I can see people responding the same way to Viktor & Rolf, and also Givenchy to some extent. For several years, Givenchy used to give out big tote bags as gifts with purchase, and they had a visible Givenchy logo on them. For many people, Givenchy is probably just a fragrance brand.
In Asia, a franchisee used to produced handbags under Givenchy name. Price range was about Braun Buffel/ Guess. The designs were horrid! With Asian expansion in recent years, people were initially confused of the 'price hike' and luxe sweater with a dog face selling for hundreds of dollar. LOL
I'm glad that Bernard Arnault decided to buy back the old license agreements that labels like Dior and Givenchy had with low-end manufacturers. Before Dior Homme was born, there were Christian Dior men's belts and dress shirts at the local department store for around $40-$70 CDN. Now you can't even get a Dior Homme belt or shirt for anything below $500.
If he didn't buy the licenses back, then these brands would end up being like Pierre Cardin, which is now associated with mass-market underwear in Canada. There was a time when companies made loads of cash by selling licenses to smaller manufacturers and receiving loyalties, but those that did paid the long term price of diluting the exclusivity of their brand as well as their identity.
And of course it takes a genius designer like Ricardo Tisci to make the once-diluted brand very desirable and popular again.
Omg I think I actually am following this conversation that I barely know anything about... You mean like Guy Laroche and Paco Rabonne, and long time ago, Balenciaga? Wasn't YSL in the mix too?
You're right! I forgot about those brands. Yes, YSL to some extent as well. I haven't seen a Balenciaga one but I bet they were made lower end at some time too with licenses.
Hedi Slimane changed the brand to Saint Laurent Paris, and this allows it to distance itself even further away from any past license agreements.
I believe the workwear and suiting range for men were called Christian Dior Monsieur and it was quite popular at start until it was made available in every dept store in each corner of the world. Arnault scrapped the whole thing once he took over Dior.
Yes Balenciaga is also in the mix! Price range is also about Guess bags. In fact it is still available in dept store in Southeast Asia with the likes of Pierre Cardin and Pierre Balmain. Pinault is not as aggressive as Arnault I guess.
Yes Balenciaga is also in the mix! Price range is also about Guess bags. In fact it is still available in dept store in Southeast Asia with the likes of Pierre Cardin and Pierre Balmain. Pinault is not as aggressive as Arnault I guess.
Wow Balenciaga has been very successful at reeling in their licenses! I didn't know this about them at all. The price of Guess bags? Wow.
It's been a while since I got something from Dior, because I find it hard to keep up with their price increases. However, there has been one thing on my wish list since 2011, and I finally got it. I'm really excited to share with you...
Attachments
...my new Dior VIII watch. After years of coveting the watch, I finally got it. And I LOVE it! It is hard to take my eyes off the watch. The way the polished ceramic pyramids make light appear to dance on its surface is breathtaking! I've wanted a nice ceramic watch for years, and it was between Rado, Chanel, and Dior. Both Rado and Chanel have nice offerings (and I have a new-found love for all things Chanel) but the Dior VIII takes the super-glossy finish of the ceramic to new heights.
The watch almost looks like it doesn't have a crystal because there has a very nice invisible anti-reflective coating on it, so it's as if it's just the dial with no crystal. This allows the black lacquered dial to really shine.
The case back is where the hidden luxury is; a black lacquered oscillating weight behind a sapphire crystal that has metalized circles bearing the signature of the Dior VIII. Classy and elegant.
The watch almost looks like it doesn't have a crystal because there has a very nice invisible anti-reflective coating on it, so it's as if it's just the dial with no crystal. This allows the black lacquered dial to really shine.
The case back is where the hidden luxury is; a black lacquered oscillating weight behind a sapphire crystal that has metalized circles bearing the signature of the Dior VIII. Classy and elegant.
Attachments
...my new Dior VIII watch. After years of coveting the watch, I finally got it. And I LOVE it! It is hard to take my eyes off the watch. The way the polished ceramic pyramids make light appear to dance on its surface is breathtaking! I've wanted a nice ceramic watch for years, and it was between Rado, Chanel, and Dior. Both Rado and Chanel have nice offerings (and I have a new-found love for all things Chanel) but the Dior VIII takes the super-glossy finish of the ceramic to new heights.
The watch almost looks like it doesn't have a crystal because there has a very nice invisible anti-reflective coating on it, so it's as if it's just the dial with no crystal. This allows the black lacquered dial to really shine.
The case back is where the hidden luxury is; a black lacquered oscillating weight behind a sapphire crystal that has metalized circles bearing the signature of the Dior VIII. Classy and elegant.
O. M. G.
That's all I have to say.
Congrats so well deserved!! Enjoy and wear it well!!!
Aww thanks! I saw your new Givenchy watch in the Givenchy forum. Congrats on that as well!
Haha thanks! I love it. Although The Seventeen and the VIII are on completely different levels hehe.
...my new Dior VIII watch. After years of coveting the watch, I finally got it. And I LOVE it! It is hard to take my eyes off the watch. The way the polished ceramic pyramids make light appear to dance on its surface is breathtaking! I've wanted a nice ceramic watch for years, and it was between Rado, Chanel, and Dior. Both Rado and Chanel have nice offerings (and I have a new-found love for all things Chanel) but the Dior VIII takes the super-glossy finish of the ceramic to new heights.
The watch almost looks like it doesn't have a crystal because there has a very nice invisible anti-reflective coating on it, so it's as if it's just the dial with no crystal. This allows the black lacquered dial to really shine.
The case back is where the hidden luxury is; a black lacquered oscillating weight behind a sapphire crystal that has metalized circles bearing the signature of the Dior VIII. Classy and elegant.
Absolutely beautiful!!!! Congrats!!! Definitely a stunner piece
