Dior Men F/W 2020.21 by Steven Meisel

[Benn98]

Photographer: Steven Meisel
Stylist: Melanie Ward
Hair: Guido Palau
Makeup: Pat McGrath
Cast: Lucas El Bali, Ludwig Wilsdorff, Patrick Waldron, Thatcher Thornton, Malick Bodian, Otto Nahmmacher, Jecardi Sykes



WWD

 

[Nomar]

It looks like he's taken the MGC route of making depressing and boring campaigns. What a waste.

 

[fluxxx]

Looks like a dated D&G campaign circa mid 2000s

 

[RaisinBoy]

I loved this collection. High luxury, smart tailoring, beautiful color palette. So why is the campaign so dull and lifeless? Was there no art direction?

 

[aracic]

Season after season... what a waste of Steven Meisel.

 

[YohjiAddict]

Flatter than MGC campaigns and totally cheesy with that background. Happy that Melanie Ward is getting them big LVMH euros.

 

[eugenius]

Looks like a dated D&G campaign circa mid 2000s

I know exactly what you mean, and I can see it. There was one season in particular (2004, I’m almost certain) that did look super-slick, and I wish Meisel would’ve tapped into that visual prowess to create this image. But alias, here we are: a photogenic collection with a flat-as-flick ad campaign.

 

[Lola701]

All the Kim Jones campaigns with Meisel, even at Vuitton, have the same composition. While I get the sense of consistency, it’s not really inspiring or elevating.
The collection and the set had a very cinematic feel and this is very lookbook oriented.
It’s beautiful but not memorable.

 

[Conbothsides]

Jones' campaigns for Dior are always a turnoff for me. This one is so bland it makes me uncomfortable. And it's a far cry from the aforementioned D&G 2004 campaign I think...

blog.livedoor.jp/rememberemember/archives/27133840.html

 

[Yasouss]

These clothes looked sooo much better in motion on the runway, he's doing a disservice by such a flat image. What was even the direction given to the models? "Stand around, look bored"

 

[RMDV]

this looks like the front of a playbill for a broadway show lol terrible

 

[Scotty]

Jones' campaigns for Dior are always a turnoff for me. This one is so bland it makes me uncomfortable. And it's a far cry from the aforementioned D&G 2004 campaign I think...

blog.livedoor.jp/rememberemember/archives/27133840.html

There's something sexy about the D&G ones. This one's a flop.

 

[RedSmokeRise]

this looks like the front of a playbill for a broadway show lol terrible

crying at this read

 

[Urban Stylin]

The blue and grey is a nice combo but the content is very flat. Most likely the mood of the shoot.

 

[Kimihiro]

I loved the collection but this campaign just fall flat, like every campaign Kim did for Dior. I guess it goes in tandem with the blandness of MGC’s campaign… talk about unified branding.

 

[avonlea002]

Every time I see a new Dior men campaign I wonder how much influence Meisel has on its final look. Maybe I'm wrong, but I get the impression that we blame Kim Jones too much. With all of Steven'a great works in mind I find it hard to believe that his role comes down to just standing behind the camera and clicking the button.

 

[phungnam96]

Call me Meisel stan but I love it! Much better than the mess of last season.

 

[eugenius]

And it's a far cry from the aforementioned D&G 2004 campaign I think...

Yep, that's exactly the one I had in mind. There was this image, plus another one w/ the models in more casual fare, and if I remember correctly, all of them in head-to-toe black suits.

In those images from that season, my eyes really did have to travel. It all was just an all-around asethetically pleasing campaign.

This time, if I were to see the pictures in a glossy magazine, my eyes would just want to travel to the next page.

 

[Benn98]

UK GQ Digital Edition

 

[Benn98]

UK Esquire Digital Edition