POP impulse

From childhood, Christian Dior was fascinated by all forms of art and creation, and notably architecture, his original passion. Once grown and settled in Paris, he and a business partner opened one gallery, and then another, and found a chosen family among the most eminent figures of the day – painters, musicians, poets, filmmakers and choreographers among them. Loyal and fruitful friendships blossomed with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and René Gruau, and of course Christian Bérard, a lifelong companion and one of the most dazzling and inspiring talents of the time. The couturier linked fashion to his enduring love of the arts, infusing his designs with the magic of creative worlds that constantly nurtured and transported his imagination, as he confided with sincerity in his autobiography, Dior by Dior².

That unique heritage finds a thrilling echo in the shows and personal life of Kim Jones, an aesthete and an ardent collector himself. This season, in collaboration with the multidisciplinary artist KAWS, he unveils the Dior and KAWS capsule, a symbiosis of two singular visions. Imbued with a joyful energy, the pieces combine iconic Dior codes with the streetwise universe of the New York-based artist to the delight of all generations.

Blending fantasy and eternal modernity, the House’s symbols are metamorphosed through prisms of the unexpected and irreverence, an audacity cherished by both the Artistic Director and KAWS, whose impertinent advertising posters sealed his reputation. In that spirit, a Pop serpent retraces the contours of the Dior signature, slithering among the four letters of its emblematic name. This beguiling drawing adorns Bermuda shorts in cotton faille, quilted shirts embellished with graphic cannage, enveloping knits magnified by the Dior Oblique motif, bags from the Rider 2.0 line, small leather goods and the B33 sneakers. The hypnotic fairy tale continues as an enchanting reptile cunningly curls into the initials “CD”.

A fabulous hybridization that elevates jackets and sports suits, as well as the B57s. Elegant and innovative, utilitarian and extraordinary, these looks are punctuated by the B35 NXXT sneakers, a style defined by assertive volume and bright colours, available in yellow and in neon red. Ultra-desirable dynamic silhouettes are complemented by irresistible and refined jewellery, such as necklaces, bracelets and brooches, worked in brass. A dreamlike, reinterpreted alchemy between Dior and art.