Muses Of Dior
August Man SG|Issue 187
The narrative of Dior's Summer 2023 collection stems from the fact that the designer of the eponymous label, Christian Dior, and the Bloomsbury Group artist, Duncan Grant, had similar lives
Amos Chin
Muses Of Dior

DIOR MEN Mottled blended wool natté peak lapel oblique bar jacket with stitched darts, cotton canvas wide-brim hat, cotton canvas cap with Dior embroidery, gold and silver-finish brass “Duncan Grant Dog” medallion earring with freshwater pearl pendant, and mini fishing case in CD diamond canvas OPPOSITE DIOR MEN Leather-neoprene glove with lily of the valley embroidery DIOR MEN Technical canvas long asymetric apron with patchwork effect mesh, flap pocket at front, buckled straps and bar button; blended cotton tank top knit with patchwork effect; wool striped herringbone twill bermudas with turned-down waistband with gros grain ribbons, and Christian Dior Couture woven label at back; 3D printed fedora hat with cannage motif and “Christian Dior Couture” logo on the side; cotton canvas cap with Dior embroidery; asymmetric pair of earrings with ceramic and gold-finish brass fishes and resin detail; and bangles in silver-finish brass with engraved cannage, and black-finish resin on brass with engraved Dior signature.

“THERE IS AN IDEA OF THE PASSAGE OF TIME, THE CHANGING WEATHER AND LIGHT OF THE SEASONS, AS WELL AS CONTINUITY, ARTISTIC COMMUNITIES AND THE LEGACY OF THE HOUSE OF DIOR,” KIM JONES ON THE PRESENTATION AT VAL-DE-GRÂCE DURING PARIS FASHION WEEK. “I LIKED THE IDEA OF IT [RUNWAY] BECOMING A PATH FROM GRANVILLE TO CHARLESTON, ALMOST LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO MEET EACH OTHER.”

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