Dior Homme F/W 06.07 Paris

[louis]

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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]

To those of you who're discontented with the collection, I understand what you're saying. But I think we have to look beyond all the tuxedos and try to judge the collection on the essentials.

There's a lot of evening/formal wear and obviously, nobody's going to go to work in a tux, but one could easily wear some of the essentials and still look casual.

Now take a closer look at these looks:

The trenchcoat is a classic and even though this one has been slimanified, it's in no way too formal.

With a less dressy jacket, this look is smart without being showy.

The double-breasted jacket is a winter essential next season and if you wear this blazer with jeans, it just looks nice and decadent and everyday-like.

Notice the new detail on the jeans. The jacket is amazing and very casual.

This fabric is different from any fabric Slimane has ever used for suits.

Now this look is brilliant and the cumberbund is definitely a must-have.

Picture these tails over black Slimane jeans. It fits the Victorian/Edwardian spirit that already dominates the other a/w06-07 collections and there's no question I'm getting it (and definitely in grey!).

I know he's made this jacket a thousand times but notice the cumberbund replace the formal trousers with jeans.

Same jeans here, notice the spats (again Victorian/Edwardian) and an immaculate tight 1930s cardigan with a proper amount of Slimane to it. I also love the little ribbon in the neck. Very Oscar Wilde.

Classic English morning suit trousers, which would look very nice with a more casual jacket as well.

And finally, one of the incredible tuxedos. I'm not too big on the huge trousers but I recognise the aesthetics.

You're more than welcome to disagree, I'd like to get some feedback.

 

[lordevan]

how much do you think they'll relax fit on the fw06 stuff for the retail version?

 

[PrinceOfCats]

This is the sex. They should have kept Slimane for Rive Gauche Homme all those years ago. At YSL, maybe all that rock crap would have been cut out and we could have got straight to the good stuff (this).

 

[tott]

^^^ That grey jacket trimmed/detailed with black is a bit Chanelesque, no? I like it...

 

[KKnardi]

i just feel that nothing is really unique in this collection, stuff that we all have seen somewhere else and that makes me unhappy.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

Those particular looks you posted are quite nice. This isn't a bad collection and is far superior than last season, but looking at Dior Homme in it's entirety this collection falls a bit short. While there are many impeccable pieces, there is nothing inherently special about them that Raf Simons hasn't already done several seasons ago. The long and narrow shouldered coats, the wide pants, the refreshing boyish yet mature tailoring...i've seen it all before. Many of the elements echo earlier collections such as Solitaire and Reflection, and they were done better then. Hedi didn't invent the cummerbund, nor was he the first to use cropped jackets (Simons beat him to this again). His uber-cropped jackets and boleros still smack of the gimmicky aftertaste they had last season. This was a good collection but I wouldn't call it strong. The pieces that did entail some tailoring ingenuity were cool, but do they even look that nice? I prefer what he did in A/W 04 and S/S 05 over this, and certainly collections like Solitare and Reflection still maintain their relevance. He needs to hire better assistants to design his collections.

 

[meowmix]

i'm a fan. i love it. but i'm a little biased.

 

[faust]

Those particular looks you posted are quite nice. This isn't a bad collection and is far superior than last season, but looking at Dior Homme in it's entirety this collection falls a bit short. While there are many impeccable pieces, there is nothing inherently special about them that Raf Simons hasn't already done several seasons ago. The long and narrow shouldered coats, the wide pants, the refreshing boyish yet mature tailoring...i've seen it all before. Many of the elements echo earlier collections such as Solitaire and Reflection, and they were done better then. Hedi didn't invent the cummerbund, nor was he the first to use cropped jackets (Simons beat him to this again). His uber-cropped jackets and boleros still smack of the gimmicky aftertaste they had last season. This was a good collection but I wouldn't call it strong. The pieces that did entail some tailoring ingenuity were cool, but do they even look that nice? I prefer what he did in A/W 04 and S/S 05 over this, and certainly collections like Solitare and Reflection still maintain their relevance. He needs to hire better assistants to design his collections.

very well put

 

[julien sorel]

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.

it would be cool if like josh groban latched onto this formal look,
and phil collins replaced mick j's seat at the shows,
and a whole school of 15 year old, rail-thin adult contemporary/bach slags surfaced.

haha I saw when the MM VJ interviewed Franz ferdinand.
but pretty much every sh*tty interview with ff mentiones hedi atleast 5 times.
more over, id argue hedi is biggest hipster-cum-rocker wannabe of all.
remember when he used to blast techno and play bacci balls with fisherspooner.

 

[MattS]

When I was 18, pale and skinny, I threw together the most extravagant looks at Wasteland, Canal Jean and The Garment District, and I looked good in all of it. I couldn't find any "designer" who could ever satisfy my lust for extraordinary clothes more than the mountains of fashion history.

To me, when someone is 18, one honestly doesn't need Dior, and people will still be beating down the door begging for dates. My saved pocket money went to travel in far flung places.

I don't think Dior would help an 18 year-old get a date, but that's not why I'd wear it though, I wear it because I enjoy wearing it myself, not for anyone else.
I still have money for other things, as long as you only buy a few Dior things. It's not just the clothe though, I enjoy the whole buying experience, it's so stress free buying from high fashion boutiques compared to anywhere else, which is good for me cause I get stressed easily hehe

In regard to this collection, I actually really like it, particularly looking at individual pieces. Love the jeans and cardigan especially, and the jacket with the white details.
For someone my age it'll be difficult to wear some of the more formal stuff, obviously because of price, but also becuase I tend to hang around in dingy clubs on the weekend and spill alcohol everywhere hehe

 

[nqth]

I think the pics posted above don't really show anything new. Oh maybe the flares. He has done that. Only the hair is more perfect:-P

But I think the message is clear. Dress up:-), here to the extreme. It's very nice, really, to see men and particulary young men dressed in blk smoking.

 

[seeing_double]

how much do you think they'll relax fit on the fw06 stuff for the retail version?

The fit usually isn't relaxed in stores either, you are just presented with larger sizes.

 

[mkd1187]

NYU?

I'm diagonally across from you B)

 

[mkd1187]

Its all better than S/S 06, but nothing really stands out to me except for the grey blazer with the tail, and I like the shoes. The boleros are not nice, and the black pants with the blue denim waist are sooo D&G

 

[disstop]

To those of you who're discontented with the collection, I understand what you're saying. But I think we have to look beyond all the tuxedos and try to judge the collection on the essentials.

There's a lot of evening/formal wear and obviously, nobody's going to go to work in a tux, but one could easily wear some of the essentials and still look casual.

You're more than welcome to disagree, I'd like to get some feedback.

Fashionken, agree with you there're many appealing, wearable pieces in this collection; and it's a handsome collection. It's not inspiring, but do any of us expect anything brilliant from Hedi Slimane after Luster/Strip?

 

[fashionken]

He can never top Luster. I still buy Luster items and I still want the Napoleon jacket.

 

[JuiceMajor]

Toppled at your own game huh?? Anyway still no comment from Suzy yet!!

 

[Honey~Blade]

I'm so glad DH has dropped much of the horrible musical influences. I'm also excited to note the return to more classic timeless pieces with a twist as opposed to "high-end" street wear stuff. I don't see any boring printed tee's either which is a huge relief but perhaps there will be something similar when the collection hits the stores?

Anyhow...

But I have to agree with faust, there's no EDGE in this. While there are some nice pieces, if you just strip off the Dior logo then alot of the appeal of this collection would've gone with it. To me, this is more YSL than DH but ofcoz there's nothing wrong with that considering it's where Hedi started. Maybe I just feel this needs to be more aggressive somewhere, not overly just a tad. I can't put my finger on it just yet...

If Hedi was going back to the early days of DH, I don't see how he couldn't have done something that's on par or even kinda close to Solitaire and Reflection. Dior has all the resources and arsenal. Maybe he isn't as talented without his former assistants?

 

[Lena]

fashionken, please send me a PM with the credits of the above photos posted or expect to get edited, sorry ...

please people kindly CREDIT your reposts, i hate deleting your pics...