Here are some pics from the recent Dior Homme Spring 2016 show that catch a glimpse of the accessories we can expect from Dior Homme in 6 months:
(first 5 photos from WWD, last photo from setuptheupset.com)
At the moment, there aren't close-up pictures so it's hard to tell the details of the accessories. Nothing is grabbing my attention, though. The camouflage leather bags look interesting, but camouflage is overdone in menswear so these are nothing new nor special.
After 7 years at Dior Homme, I'm still wondering if Kris Van Assche is the right fit for the brand. He has a nice clean aesthetic which is now a Dior Homme signature. But with him, there are a lot of hits and misses. There are some blazers in this collection with zippers all over the place that looks like he's trying too hard and missing the mark. A strategically-positioned zipper is always nice, but the ones in this collection look like they are sewn on haphazardly, as if Kris said "Oh let's add a zipper here...and here, too...and here...Oh! Let's add another one here, too!" The belts in this collection are nice, though. They are a clever blending of the CD initials into a buckle shape so that they don't look like they're showing logo at all, although they actually are. Very subtle.
I loved his previous collection with the opera-meets-streetwear aesthetic. The shoes from that collection are absolutely incredible, as are the clothes and the interesting ways that they are combined to create a look. But this collection is doing nothing for me.
(first 5 photos from WWD, last photo from setuptheupset.com)
At the moment, there aren't close-up pictures so it's hard to tell the details of the accessories. Nothing is grabbing my attention, though. The camouflage leather bags look interesting, but camouflage is overdone in menswear so these are nothing new nor special.
After 7 years at Dior Homme, I'm still wondering if Kris Van Assche is the right fit for the brand. He has a nice clean aesthetic which is now a Dior Homme signature. But with him, there are a lot of hits and misses. There are some blazers in this collection with zippers all over the place that looks like he's trying too hard and missing the mark. A strategically-positioned zipper is always nice, but the ones in this collection look like they are sewn on haphazardly, as if Kris said "Oh let's add a zipper here...and here, too...and here...Oh! Let's add another one here, too!" The belts in this collection are nice, though. They are a clever blending of the CD initials into a buckle shape so that they don't look like they're showing logo at all, although they actually are. Very subtle.
I loved his previous collection with the opera-meets-streetwear aesthetic. The shoes from that collection are absolutely incredible, as are the clothes and the interesting ways that they are combined to create a look. But this collection is doing nothing for me.
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