The Way Around It

If the New Look for women in the 1950s was heralded by cinched waists and exaggerated shoulders, artistic director Kim Jones makes feminine intricacies as the New Look for men today.

- Manfred Lu

Whatever the chosen medium, designers commonly seek inspiration from other universes to craft new ideas. Rarely would they ever look at their own, unless one is Dior Men’s artistic director Kim Jones who, unlike his peers in the industry, has spent the last five years telling stories that have the entirety of the houses’ history entwined throughout.