Dior Men Pre-Fall 2023 Cairo

[disco54]

I just keep thinking if Karl had done Chanel in Egypt , I would be living for it !

 

[WAVES]

he did! he just didn’t go there haha!

The Chanel Metiers D’Art 2019 show at the Temple of Dendur in the Metropolitan Museum of Art was Egypt Civilisation inspired and it was gorgeous.

 

[LANZO_358]

If the industry is honest with itself then more people will agree that this collection did not warrant that trip, and all that QAV.
LVMH could've easily showed this in the Louvre's underground or make a call to Jacquemus' team to borrow "his" salt quarry for the same [insert adjective here] effect, and at 1/2 the budget.
Apart from the (countless) collabs, I'm still waiting for a trasnformational proposition from Jones.

 

[eugenius]

The Chanel Metiers D’Art 2019 show at the Temple of Dendur in the SACKLER Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art was Egypt Civilisation inspired and it was gorgeous.

Fixed.

 

[Scotty]

I'm not sure what any of these clothes have to do with Cairo or Egypt whatsoever.

Anyway though, I just saw a video basically saying that the Galliano Egyptian collection was offensive and that this is a nice homage to Africa! So I guess this is what people deserve.

 

[LadyJunon]

I'm not sure what any of these clothes have to do with Cairo or Egypt whatsoever.

Anyway though, I just saw a video basically saying that the Galliano Egyptian collection was offensive and that this is a nice homage to Africa! So I guess this is what people deserve.

Whenever anyone expressed their dislike for MGC's work in the comments of that video, he defended her with the arguments of mass appeal and female gaze. Meanwhile, in another video he made about Marni, he basically called Castiglioni's Marni a Prada rip-off and said that Francessco Risso was a better designer.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

What's going on with Kim?

He used to be such a promising designer.

Between this and Fendi he's quickly become one the cheesiest and most cringe-inducing.

 

[Deleted member 7575]

This collection is decent enough for a Lookbook not an entire show in a foreign country.

Again when you're doing a show, especially one that requires this many resources please put more effort present something other than just a parade of merchandise.

The cinematography is weak, YSL utilizes the dessert environment better. Too many wide shots, and not enough shots for the clothes.

The collection looks like a mixture of Virgil and KVA. The styling is weird, too much layering. Some of the outerwear could be executed better, they look like he just drapes a blanket on the models and calls it a day.

It used to be Karl and Nicolas know how to send out collections that utilize the best of destination shows. Now it's only Nicolas.

Maybe this is a good mentality preparation for another parade of mediocrity from Chanel in Senegal next Monday.

You say that as if the collection matters in staging these events.

The event is the event. They're an excuse to cause a ruckus and corral celebrities and inundate instagram with stories.

The secret to Dior's success is its huge marketing machine. The clothes are almost secondary.

It's a shame but it's the reality.

 

[LadyJunon]

I'm not sure what any of these clothes have to do with Cairo or Egypt whatsoever.

Anyway though, I just saw a video basically saying that the Galliano Egyptian collection was offensive and that this is a nice homage to Africa! So I guess this is what people deserve.

They literally made the video private!

 

[THD96]

What's going on with Kim?

He used to be such a promising designer.

Between this and Fendi he's quickly become one of the cheesiest and most cringe-inducing.

Kim's biggest mistake is thinking that he can handle Fendi, when in fact he has nothing to offer in terms of womenswear. We saw that the moment he works for two brands he became worse and worse.

You say that as if the collection matters in staging these events.

The event is the event. They're an excuse to cause a ruckus and corral celebrities and inundate instagram with stories.

The secret to Dior's success is its huge marketing machine. The clothes are almost secondary.

It's a shame but it's the reality.

Like I said above, Karl and Nicolas are the only one that really do justify for the destination show. The clothes always come first with them no matter where they go.
With Karl, the collection is always fun and frivolous for cruise, and technically daring for Métiers d'arts. And the after-show events are worth all the traveling.
Nicolas always immersed his clothes in the architectural locations that he chose.

Here, Kim just presented us with a basic merchandise collection with a background and that's it.
And for the pre-show events, he showed us even more merchandise with the streetwear Collab. Can you imagine traveling to a beautiful location for a Collab? Like chill, you already hit your KPIs.

 

[yslforever]

What's going on with Kim?

He used to be such a promising designer.

Between this and Fendi he's quickly become one the cheesiest and most cringe-inducing.

I think he has reached its principle of Peter with womenswear, I used to love him with his first collections at LV and despite the fact I hate logos and branded clothes I bought a lot.
Now the rumours say he's overwhelmed by the number of collections and capsules he's mandated to issue so he relies heavily on collabs... Basically the collabs are doing all the design work and his Dior studio adds the Dior elements (tailoring, colors, cannage, logos, monograms, accessories etc). And the end he just rubber-stamps the collections.

 

[Phuel]

Whenever anyone expressed their dislike for MGC's work in the comments of that video, he defended her with the arguments of mass appeal and female gaze. Meanwhile, in another video he made about Marni, he basically called Castiglioni's Marni a Prada rip-off and said that Francessco Risso was a better designer.

Whenever anyone defends mediocrity— fashion/music/film, with the sheep buzzword-of-the-day: female gaze, inclusivity/diversity/representation, empowerment— while attacks any criticism with: the patriarchy, toxic masculinity, colonialism, cultural appropriation etc etc, you know they have no individual will nor original thought of their own, and just mindlessly following the script, let alone understand and appreciate creative vision. Don’t waste your breathe with such types that will always place gender/race/identity and profit margins way above creativity/talent/skills (because they lack such hard-earned assets).

Kim was inoffensively decent at best. At least his Vuitton looked reliably luxurious: That was his strength. But now he’s fully embraced his mediocrity, stooped to the lowest of common denominator by pandering to the era of mediocrity and lowest of common denominators; hence why his Dior is, as the video’s title says, on the rise rise rise... When creative excellence in vision and presentation (even if that particular Galliano collection wasn’t his finest) is dismissed as offensive because of how specific its reference may be— and the lowest of outlet pandering to the masses that’s always been the domain of midrange department store is accepted as homage, then fashion is truly ruled by the bland sheep. Welcome to the age of mediocrity:shrugs:

 

[velvetandsilk]

Anyway though, I just saw a video basically saying that the Galliano Egyptian collection was offensive and that this is a nice homage to Africa! So I guess this is what people deserve.

I don't know what ethnic group would supposedly be offended by this Egyptian collection. In fact, the only modern ethnic group that can refer to ancient Egypt is the Copts, but they have created their own unique culture based on Christianity. Today they are discriminated against and persecuted by Egyptian governments. In nationality politics, Egypt refers to the heritage of the Pharaohs, but they know very well that they are not the rightful heirs. Who has the rights to the Pharaonic heritage is a very sensitive issue in contemporary Egyptian politics and the world of archaeology.
In the collection referring to the conquest of America, the plumes were in bad taste, because not everyone can wear them. If it wasn't there it wouldn't be controversial somehow.

 

[RaisinBoy]

The worst collection
The worst styling
Yes, we get it - you have the money to bring all the editors to Cairo and you secure a good review.