Dior Homme F/W 06.07 Paris

[Lena]

It's definitely better then S/S 06, but that does not say much. It's way too formal for my taste - there is no EDGE, and edge is what attracted me to DH.

absolutely better than ss06
and i dont mind 'formal' not a bit, i mean this is Dior, it is not Diesel

 

[fashionken]

By the way...

Question for everybody: How many items have you bought from the s/s collection yet? And which? And do you plan to buy more? And what?

I was close to buying the short rebel jeans but I thought I'd only wear them this summer and never again so I didn't. Did, however, buy the checkered t-shirt and the husar jacket and I think I'm going to buy the braces if they're not sold out already.

Bought the original Underground version of the pointy two-tone shoes instead of Slimane's copies.

 

[faust]

absolutely better than ss06
and i dont mind 'formal' not a bit, i mean this is Dior, it is not Diesel

It should not be, but it is no longer the classic Dior either. I mean that's why they hired Hedi in the first place, to give the company young EDGE while keeping it luxe (neither happened in the last two seasons). Even look at Solitaire pictures one page back - it is formal, but it has EDGE. That's my point .

 

[Zazie]

I'm sure the "short jacket with tight shirt, satin ribbon, tight jeans, satin cumberbund and patent-leather shoes"-look will take off.

Just imagine how happy Karl must be...

Happy Karl...that's got to be the kiss of death for Dior Homme hipness...

 

[Lena]

faust, i can see EDGE at this DH collection.. maybe its a different kind of EDGE we are thinking about

 

[Zazie]

absolutely better than ss06
and i dont mind 'formal' not a bit, i mean this is Dior, it is not Diesel

I like formal too, well, especially at this price, but this crosses the line to the point of fetish/fantasy and...dare I say it...camp.

*Ducks* the flying profiteroles...(it's Dior after all).

 

[Lena]

^ totally my point zazie

 

[fashionken]

These photos are from the front row at the show yesterday:

Source: GettyImages.com

 

[Zazie]

Heh...the tux squad. Karl needs to go on another crash diet if he wants to get into the corsets and boleros.....

 

[fashionken]

Yeah, he was probably in utter despair when he woke up this morning...

 

[beetlejuice]

I'd really like close ups to pics 0613sr, 0810lh, 1288nz, 1241ax, 1102tb,1077ys, 0393vu, 0268ce, 0257hk, 0197ib and that's all.
Yes I DO know I'm very pretentious, so FORGIVE ME.......

(to other photos I don't have close-ups)

source: wgsn.com



PS. People please don't ask me to send photos in original size - the whole collection is almost 400MB and there is NO WAY I'm gonna send it by email!

 

[fashionken]

Wouldn't dream of it. You've made us all very happy today!

 

[lemeray]

Haha yes he seems he has gone a bit off his diet....

I don't think Kate ended up coming, obviously.

 

[dhclam]

It's the best in seasons!

Fadetoblack, I seem to agree with what you saying. Face it, Hedi Slimane has become a celebrity designer if there ever was one. You've got to hand it to LVMH, their branding strategy was perfect! Through Dior Homme, they've managed to tap into the once untouched market niche of rich indie kids who wish to mimic their rock-idols; hell, with Dior, they sold them a whole branded lifestyle no less just clothing.

Now you've got hipster-cum-rocker wannabes lined up around the corner just to get a piece of the Dior Homme action... that is, in order to dress like their favorite indie rock bands (and not only rockers mind you, you've got members of the Black Eyed Peas to Justin Timberlake dressed in Slimane's garments, quite an eclectic mix I'd say). I mean, just a couple months ago, you hear this joke of a VJ on Much Music endorsing Dior Homme on national television in his interview with Franz Ferdinand; you see kids everywhere who have never even heard of collections like "solitaire" or "reflection" totally buying into what menswear magazines dub "the hottest menswear label out there", the list goes on...

Hedi Slimane has certainly come a long way from the iconic collections that first established DH's identity (Solitaire, Red, Luster...). Which is why i absolutely welcome what looks to be a solid collection that seems to recall the better days of Dior IMO. Though not exactly up to par with the classics, I certainly prefer what I see in the pictures Winston and others posted as opposed to the lacking collections as of late.

Though then again, this may simply be the case of lowered expectations on our part. Since having seen the recent lackluster collections that have left many of Hedi's loyal fans shaking their heads, we'd now be impressed with anything that even remotely reminds us of the Dior Homme aesthetic we once knew and loved.

I've been disappointed for seasons with DH, and even told their PR directly how DH turned into styling instead of designing. However, this is as you said a "remotely reminds us of DH aesthetic we once knew & loved" (a la Solitaire)collection & I love it. I don't see wearability & sizing problems at all, & I see nothing Viktor & Rolf in this show. I have been longing to sth exactly like this collection, instead of some leather bomber or baseball jkts, which I could find exactly the same without the DH label and cheaper. As a luxurious brand & Hedi as a designer, it was deceiving, disgraceful, lack of sincerity & pretentious when I read about his interview in the UK Vogue, describing himself a designer cum artist cum photographer cum whatever he claimed himself was, I was disappointed and IMO, he kinda lost track, and self-claim "artist" in a self-concious way has never been chic, and as a french he should know better. That was the moment when I thought about giving up DH completely. But, I am really happy to see a disirable DH collection again. It's not about the designer, it's about the clothes, the cutting, the fit, the charm, the chicness that I can find from no other brand but DH.

 

[fashionken]

That's sort of the best GettyImages.com could contribute with.
I can't spot Suzy Menkes, Hilary Alexander or what's-his-name who fathered Kate Moss' daughter. Odd.
Furthermore, we're missing some of the usual suspects: Dita von Teese and Marilyn Manson, Mick Jagger, Elton John and David Furnish and Linda Evangelista. Wonder where they are? Hmm... I guess Mick is rehearsing for the Super Bowl on Sunday, I just read Manson's in Berlin these days (don't know about the wife) and Elton and David are probably on their fifth honeymoon with Liz Hurley. Linda has no excuse, though.

 

[andrew]

The collection just looks like malnourished Gucci to me. *shrug*

 

[RobbertJan]

i like this collection, it's not brilliant and i agree with someone saying it's like a mix of previous collections, but a lot of the pieces look good and a lot better then last collection. only think i really hate about this are the flares on some trousers:S but in my opinion it's hedi a step closer to returning to form completely!

 

[louis]

absolutely better than ss06
and i dont mind 'formal' not a bit, i mean this is Dior, it is not Diesel

AGREE

 

[julien sorel]

should be a fun campaigne -- that fur coat will be tough to draw.

 

[KKnardi]

i hate to say it, but most of this DH clothes are boring.
but i love the skinny boys; i'm raving about this...i'm sorry