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[Arturo21]

Yes, Dior Homme has to had have some Michael Jackson influence - a lot of his pieces are incredible, and some are incredibly Dior Homme (or Vice Versa). I remember a concert picture where he was wearing an incredible glittery, fitted, mini collar, bright orange shirt with a skinny black tie.

I also love how he uses metal knee pads in his concerts and so on, lots of military details. I remember that my best friend always asked for Michael Jacksons black diamond jacket, but was always disappointed christmas when he didn't get it. I always lusted after the red thriller jacket

I think I remember Michael Jackson hired a designer called Hussein..something, I'm sure it's not Chalayan

I'd like to find out who it was.

 

[Diorman]

Has anyone seen these gloves in person?...if so could you give me your thoughts. I myself didn't even know they were made.

ebay

Yes - Great gloves - very eyecatching. Pretty rare though - I have only ever seen one pair, in the Pineal eye (London). Unfortunately not my size!

 

[EdK]

bleh that leather ribbon isnt even a part of the glove, its just a hectic decoration that you have to tie on every time you wear the gloves. without the ribbon, its just a plain leather glove.

 

[Diorman]

Look spectacular though when on and unlike any other type of glove generally seen on the street.

IN any case fashion is all about taking a standard classic item and adding frills - The bow shirts are shirts with a strip of material around the neck, the trainers are German army with a black instead of white strip etc etc What items do you like EdK?

 

[tricotineacetat]

I am working with high fashion retail as well as some people may already know, but I would be bored to work in a monobrand store, if I'd do such a job for longer than a couple of seasons, my view of aesthetics would be sort of tunneled because you are surrounded by only one singular aesthetic, it's also the customer that scares me, the people that end up buying just because a certain garment has the Dior or what-so-ever labeltag sewn, some of them don't even notice a falsely-inserted shoulderpad, and I have seen many in their own store this S/S 2006 season...

Also, a lot of people visiting Paris' Avenue Montaigne store dress up head to toe in Dior and it's not anymore just the Japanese, I find it rather uninteresting to look at, really.

 

[The Leviathan]

agreed.

 

[issa]

...some of them don't even notice a falsely-inserted shoulderpad, and I have seen many in their own store this S/S 2006 season...

Also, a lot of people visiting Paris' Avenue Montaigne store dress up head to toe in Dior and it's not anymore just the Japanese, I find it rather uninteresting to look at, really.

oh....after i saw your post, i turned my head to my tux's shoulder!!! please don't tell me it's wrong

luckily, i dun have spare money to buy shoes and hats, lol~~ shoulder to ankle only~

 

[tricotineacetat]

oh....after i saw your post, i turned my head to my tux's shoulder!!! please don't tell me it's wrong

luckily, i dun have spare money to buy shoes and hats, lol~~ shoulder to ankle only~

don't worry, if there would be something wrong with it, creases would be poking out of the armhole, underneath the shoulderpads. not because it is too small cut but because somebody might have sewn in too much fabric or because the shoulderpads themselves were unprecisely cut... I cannot explain it better, but usually this is something that you will see on first sight... I was really shocked though when a friend of mine who is working in one of Dior's Paris retail branches admitted to me that NOBODY ever noticed or complained about this problem... and because of this season's lighter summer suiting materials, this can turn out really obviously visible.

 

[faust]

I am working with high fashion retail as well as some people may already know, but I would be bored to work in a monobrand store, if I'd do such a job for longer than a couple of seasons, my view of aesthetics would be sort of tunneled because you are surrounded by only one singular aesthetic, it's also the customer that scares me, the people that end up buying just because a certain garment has the Dior or what-so-ever labeltag sewn, some of them don't even notice a falsely-inserted shoulderpad, and I have seen many in their own store this S/S 2006 season...

Also, a lot of people visiting Paris' Avenue Montaigne store dress up head to toe in Dior and it's not anymore just the Japanese, I find it rather uninteresting to look at, really.

I agree - I always thought that if I were to work in retail, I would want to work in an indie multi-brand store. On the upside, I like having boutiques because they tend to buy more and they especially excel in the accessories area. The late Helmut Lang boutique (RIP) in NYC was a prime example of that - I went there mostly for accessories.

 

[fashion_boi_01]

I like DH clothes/shoes/accessories but the cologne kills me. I was at Sephora and smelled Eau De Sauvage.. man that is gross. Smells like soap.

 

[tricotineacetat]

I agree - I always thought that if I were to work in retail, I would want to work in an indie multi-brand store. On the upside, I like having boutiques because they tend to buy more and they especially excel in the accessories area. The late Helmut Lang boutique (RIP) in NYC was a prime example of that - I went there mostly for accessories.

Helmut's was one of the best and most straight-forward shoes and accessories collections I know, and his shops were always very unpretentious places to be in, unlike the heavily "designed" Dior Homme shops, especially the recent music picks disturb me a lot, who on earth wants to shop with such a loud backdrop of indie-rock music?

 

[drexl]

I like DH clothes/shoes/accessories but the cologne kills me. I was at Sephora and smelled Eau De Sauvage.. man that is gross. Smells like soap.

Eau Sauvage is not a Dior Homme cologne, it's one of the first colognes from Christian Dior for men (introduced in the 60's/70's I think?). The only fragrances from Dior Homme are the Eau Noire/Bois D'argent/Cologne Blanche trio and the recent Dior Homme.

 

[fashion_boi_01]

Eau Sauvage is not a Dior Homme cologne, it's one of the first colognes from Christian Dior for men (introduced in the 60's/70's I think?). The only fragrances from Dior Homme are the Eau Noire/Bois D'argent/Cologne Blanche trio and the recent Dior Homme.

Ohh I see.. my bad. I didn't see any of the four colognes you mentioned.

 

[EdK]

some pics from luomo vogue sorry it didnt come out that well

 

[MUXU]

^thanks for the pics =)

any idea how much the cropped blazer cost?

fashion_boi - i have a question about your sig...is it really?

 

[Matthew]

The cropped blazer cost approx. $2200

I got it 3 days ago in bev. hills. Maybe I'll post a pic later. It's my favorite piece from SS06. It also has much smaller armholes than any other of the SS06 pieces (including the Sgt. Pepper jacket, which was huge, even in a size 46). I assume the black version of the same piece (the cropped jacket) is cut similarly? I'm thinking about picking it up as well.

 

[Guessgirl96]

I love that blazer. I wanted to get it but the smallest size it came in was 44.

 

[JJohnson]

Wow thats a nice jacket

 

[fashion_boi_01]

^thanks for the pics =)

any idea how much the cropped blazer cost?

fashion_boi - i have a question about your sig...is it really?

hehe.. yep.. Guess you haven't read the New Yorker interview with Hedi:
http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/060320fa_fact

 

[doo888]

don't worry, if there would be something wrong with it, creases would be poking out of the armhole, underneath the shoulderpads. not because it is too small cut but because somebody might have sewn in too much fabric or because the shoulderpads themselves were unprecisely cut... I cannot explain it better, but usually this is something that you will see on first sight... I was really shocked though when a friend of mine who is working in one of Dior's Paris retail branches admitted to me that NOBODY ever noticed or complained about this problem... and because of this season's lighter summer suiting materials, this can turn out really obviously visible.

It's shocking that an incorrectly shoulderpadded jacket would even pass QC and even make it to the salesfloor?! Especially so when tailoring is Dior Homme's prestige!

One negative experience i did have was with a blazer which experienced slight internal puckering from the canvas after drycleaning as the floating canvas hadn't been shrunk properly before it was stitched into the blazer..