Dior Homme S/S 09

[beberthur]

It probably won't have much followers here, but anyways...

Taken from TFS, more here

[inaya]

Absolutely horrible.

[multicolor]

gawd..

can this thread be deleted also?

[Guest suckdick]

ugh.........

[kobezzz]

horrible....

shoes looks like rick owens

[Gaz-Strange]

I'm speechless... Seriously i cant say a flipping thing about this collection.. i thought he could only get better after his first two collections.. well suppose i was wrong, DH's definitely dead right I'm off to get sick.. all the best lads!

[alexryb]

WHY?!

I just don't understand a majority of the collections this year. They're all so bland & lack any passion whatsoever. Dior Homme is no different.. I hope LVMH ends up giving KVA the boot after this shit.

[beberthur]

fuck that "Oh, it's KVA,DH is dead" thing. Dior Homme "died" after 2005, when Slimane really got stuck in his rock n roll/razorlight shit. The only good collection Hedi did for Dior after SS05 was his last one (FW 08), because he brought new elements to the silhouettes, and stopped most of his annoyingly obvious rock gimmicks.

Anyway, to the average high-fashion consumer, Dior Homme had become a premium denim brand long before Slimane quit.

[alexryb]

Hedi's Dior shows were about more than just the clothes..

even when some of his collections lagged, he still was expressing more

than most of the shitty designers over there. I agree, though, that the rock influence

got a bit tiring -- but he finished fantastically w/ that F/W08 collection.

[beberthur]

he finished fantastically w/ that F/W08 collection.

we agree on that point but FW08 was a farewell collection, so it re-hashed ideas from his previous years at Dior (armwarmers, waxed jeans...).

Anyways, I don't think SS09 is bad at all. Forget Slimane and it's a youthful, wearable collection, with interesting details (the laser cut jackets, for example).

The only things I really don't get are those sunglasses. Look like Ksubi.

[BostonWardrobe]

KVA still isnt impressing me. even his own line was a dissapointment.

[Charlie Delta]

^No, this is bad!

Let me tell you why:

illfitting, poorly styled and rushed changes (that perforated shirt makes a twist, look where it's centre hits the trousers), half of the pants look too small, all the sunglasses sit too high, awfully cut shirts, what is up with those ties, boxing shoes!(???), someone sprayed glue on two of the poor guys and made them run into Ali Baba's treasure cave, there is a neon pink poor fitting windbreaker thrown in the mix aswell somewhere, all of these models are kind of "wanna be dior boys", and it goes on and on.

I just looked through the whole collection, and it's plain bad, it's like it's designed by some Italian guy living in LA.

All it is good for is emphasizing how good Hedi Slimane was!

[Lab]

^No, this is bad!

Let me tell you why:

illfitting, poorly styled and rushed changes (that perforated shirt makes a twist, look where it's centre hits the trousers), half of the pants look too small, all the sunglasses sit too high, awfully cut shirts, what is up with those ties, boxing shoes!(???), someone sprayed glue on two of the poor guys and made them run into Ali Baba's treasure cave, there is a neon pink poor fitting windbreaker thrown in the mix aswell somewhere, all of these models are kind of "wanna be dior boys", and it goes on and on.

I just looked through the whole collection, and it's plain bad, it's like it's designed by some Italian guy living in LA.

All it is good for is emphasizing how good Hedi Slimane was!

Agreed.

This is terrible. I wanted to stop scrolling after the gold pants.

[shinobi2000]

You know what? I actually like the stuff for his own line. This on the other hand is an enigma. It's not exactly comical, just plain bad. Almost like he's trying to please someone, I don't see any of his own style in this.

[geekbonchic]

What's with the neckties? Same length? That's bullshit. Call it avant-garde or whatever you want, I call it sloppy.

[Guest brian]

I just don't understand a majority of the collections this year. They're all so bland & lack any passion whatsoever.

i completely agree. fashion (for the most part) has no pulse. it's completely flatlining. nothing but mundane, boring, crap. most of the collections this season (and last) had me in a coma.

[savage science fiction]

R.i.p.......

[bozze]

nuff said?

[beberthur]

Okay, Hedi Slimane did great shows, and with Van Assche, it's quite hard to tell if a collection is good or bad from a runway, because the styling suck and the models are unadapted to the clothes.

This is stupid, but considering the two previous collections looked much better in stores than on a catwalk, I think this one will do the same.

Oh and, if Dior sneakers suck, it's a good thing.

[savage science fiction]

Okay, Hedi Slimane did great shows, and with Van Assche, it's quite hard to tell if a collection is good or bad from a runway, because the styling suck and the models are unadapted to the clothes.

This is stupid, but considering the two previous collections looked much better in stores than on a catwalk, I think this one will do the same.

Oh and, if Dior sneakers suck, it's a good thing.

I agree, i think the models played a huge part in past dior shows and KVA's casting has a lot to do with how awkward this looks. Hate aside , looking at the full show on tfs there were one or 2 looks working

[jo2e6y]

nuff said?

guy in the back with the white shirt and silver tie is from dior store ny

[bozze]

guy in the back with the white shirt and silver tie is from dior store ny

and they're all wtf and disappointed with the Kris crap. Kanye seems to like it tho

[calvin1663]

^because kanye's too busy hatin on bonnaroo to know that hedi left, he doesn't know the difference

[calvin1663]

PS, i looooove the new dh murse

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[Guest brian]

PS, i looooove the new dh murse

it's ok but i'd still take the deville any day over this

[dathugzz]

ok well i think he tries to much to keep what dior homme was when hedi was there i dont think he can be another hedi slimane KVA should try to be KVA and not a hedi clone

[Jotsko]

Uhh....

I'm not sure if Assche trying to make a progressive line out of DH, but this is definately not some sort of pickup from Hedi.

Raunchy streetwear... "okay", nothing that keeps me interested.

innovation? please?

P.S.

I doubt Kanye has any unsubtleties about a different designer. It's still a schmancy label, and it's still pricey. And hey, even though it's a step in a cruder direction, it's still fits Kanye's general outlook for shimmery glam.

[Scais]

any info on the lumiere du nord sneakers?

[djrajio]

DIOR SUCKS MAJOR HAIRY SWEATY ASIAN BALLS

On their way to the gardens of the Paris Observatory, where Kris Van Assche presented his latest Dior Homme collection, guests passed antique telescopes and old photos of the moon, reminders that man's reach has exceeded his grasp from the moment he first stood upright. So perhaps it was appropriate that the show itself offered another such reminder. The soundtrack provided by Justice had a stop-start quality that could have been interpreted as a metaphor for larger issues—like the way that Van Assche's creativity ebbs and flows in such a random manner. You can sense the ideas trying to get out, but something happens between brain and hand.

So the attempt to give the lean silhouette a little volume interest by inflating the backs of jackets went awry because the results were so leaden. (The multi-pleats of a cobalt blue jacket looked like the curtain covering the screen at the old Rialto.) The cutouts in a white cotton shirt and a black leather jacket might have been construed as a new lace if they weren't so simplistic. And the Zsa Zsa zing of the giant stones that studded gold sequined jeans was simply a bling too far. The overwhelming impression was that Van Assche was simply trying too hard. Even the glasses the models wore were overwrought. The solution is obvious: Take a deep breath and relax.

— Tim Blanks

[beacons_home]

Here you go KVA. Did you use this for those gold jeans?