Dior Homme F/W 07.08 Paris

[Hello I Love You]

I was getting worried, but this collection is better than I expected. I love the cropped pants with the boots, and the sleeve length.

Also, two members of These New Puritans were cast in the show:

 

[JJohnson]

I'm not that impressed ..looks like Dior Homme is getting worse each season

lol

 

[JJohnson]

I think he's easily one of the best looking models Hedi has put on the catwalk. I'm really interested in what Acid's experience with the show has been like.

I agree!! ..I hope other designers realize black people are humans who wear clothing too...*cough* Prada *cough*

 

[JJohnson]

I think we can all agree that the choice of models has to reflect the aesthetics of the house. Dior Homme is about 'skinny, white boys' and they suit the clothes perfectly. Of course, this doesn't mean that a non-skinny boy, a black boy or even a manly man can't wear it, which is proven by Dior's costumers and celebrities.

What's particularly difficult about commenting on the black guy in this show is the fact that it enters the race area, which is always subject to misunderstandings. I don't think Slimane should have casted a black model simply because I don't think it suits Dior's aesthetics. I would, however, always expect to see black men in Armani's shows, for example, because it suits his aesthetics.

Whether or not Dior's black boy in question is handsome or not is a matter of taste. Generally, I expect to see more 'pretty boy' types in Dior's shows, which I don't believe this guy lives up to, black or white. Anyway, it's a brave move on Slimane's part consumer-wise, and who knows, Dior might increase their sales this way.

Disgusting....that's just like saying "I dont think he should work here because we're all white and he'll stand out because he's black...what the f*ck?!

 

[just_me]

^ I agree! Is like sh** that's giftwrapped!

 

[Zazie]

Cool stage, and nice b/w op-art stitching and prints. Good to see he got rid of the silly antics of the past two seasons.

 

[bedtimestorynyc]

nothing groundbreaking! typical Hedi. i see nothing new from the previews past few seasons, nothing new to the table.
while Jil Sander's Raf Simons keeps developing while staying in his own minimalist mode, Hedi just keeps "adding" more things to the same collection for the past 2-2.5 years (no matter even the season)!!!!!

 

[JJohnson]

Regarding the collection, I do like the double wrap belts! (Im a slave for accessories) I just bought me a DBL wrap belt by Raf Simons from yoox.com, but this version is very Dior Homme/rocker. It's a hard item to find...but I do remember Ann Demuelemeester making a badass version. I do like the boots too, but I doubt they're made in a size over 12 (I wear a 15) Hopefully, there will be detail shots of this collection.

 

[dizzytacks]

omg, i was so exited to see the black model in the show!it has rekindled my love for dior by hedi, when i was fist introduced to his brand i loved it and then i went through a stage of hatred for hedi necuase of hissimple "one track" mind and it is refreshing to see a designer that thinks beyond racial sterotypes when casting his show, this show has an element of punk skinhead reference and the casting creates this interesting dichotomy,he has reganined his throne in my books. It is interesting to see a designer that thinks beyond the color of ones skin. alber elbaz used to be a genius but when i watched an interview of his for his spring shw and he talked about the direction he was taking and how using a black fit model made the clothes seem "tribal" was an incredibly racist statement, and i havent been able to look at him the same since, the same with dries and his recent menswear show and how he used "black references" such as 80 black music and the style,and cast the show accordingly,it just seems exploitive and simple minded and he has lost his integrity abit, i am ranting a bit, i am taking a race and racism course in uni and i view the world abit differently now...and please excuse my spelling, i havent revised (or reread)

 

[BerlinRocks]

omg, a great collection since a lot time... because truly, i left Hedi doing his stuff two seasons after he left YSL... I think this one shows he has evolved... and i'm happy he finaly left the skinny jeans...
and I AM sooo HAPPY he's chosen a black guy!!!! c'mone "mon frère"!
the collection is very teddy boy, isn't it?
that's funny how people that loved hedi's marketing don't like this collection....

 

[Whimsicalist]

i can see is this
a jackets under coat

or
it is only leather jacket
-adjoning a bellow part of coat.

otherwise how this leather jackets are so narrow if there was a coat there will be not such look!

 

[Whimsicalist]

do you know more about These New Puritans

 

[buddleja]

some nice pieces, otherwise boring. I was hoping a lot more

 

[m_r]

Generally like the new direction (reminds me of the older collections (i. e. Winter 02/ 03)).
I do not like the hair and the shoes. Also not really a fan of the chosen models...

 

[johle]

Well, this season is still nice, still Hedi's style,for me, i expect it will be another evolution. Compare with the 0607AW, i love 0607AW more then this season, I feel that there's not much "Stand Out" pieces in this season, i will say it is fairly good on the whole.

 

[Honey~Blade]

~seriously they should also cast an asian dude as well, it's a big slice of their market represented if they did.

 

[JuiceMajor]

Am more excited for Lanvin then Dior now...but the cropped leather peacoat does sounds interesting.

 

[Karl.Popper]

Much, MUCH better than anything since ss 2005 - but that is more of an indicator of the depths to which Dior has plumbed in the interim than any achievement of real merit.

Slimane out, Taralis in, thank you.

 

[kus]

i have to go to grocery wine shop.

 

[belletrist]

Although I can understand some points of view (and although I am myself a skinny long blond haired white boy which likes skinny long blond haired white boys), isn't it unfair to say that if you are black you don't suit Dior's aesthetic? Come on, it's just clothes. I don't think saying that a person who is - let's say it - fat can't wear Dior Homme is fair, because I don't think so, but at least, there is a bit of sense on it, because the cloithes are meant to be slim (does that make sense?)?
But saying that if you're black you can't wear Dior Homme is just weird...weird and - sorry - kind of stupid, even if Slimane aesthetic is clearly in favor of the white boys named above...

Then, abvout me syaing that he's not handsome, it's a metter of taste, but I still think it, I don't like his hair, as well as I don't like the one whith his proeminent ears. Raf also have non-pro models, but i ALWAYS find them either beautiful, or at least interesting (his black model too of course)

Concerning the collection, I find it less evident then the past two Spring Summer ones. It's more relaxed. Not as consistant as his pre 2006 collections though. I also want to say that Dior decided to expand (see Galliano's shows) and I believe Hedi has to make less edgy pieces as well... I don't see anything I absolutely want to buy though... Oh, and the blazers are ridiculous...