Kris Van Assche reconstructs the tailored suit at Dior Homme.
On Saturday, Belgian designer Kris Van Assche celebrates a decade at the helm of Dior Homme with his Spring Summer 2018 collection that paid tribute to the iconic tailored suit.
“Tailoring will never be over,” said the creative director. “But I’ve been here for 10 years and it made me think about the DNA of the brand, the black suit and the white shirt.”
Van Assche redefined the meaning of the Dior suit for the newer generation, as he sends out extreme tailored black suit jacket paired with fluid pants and sneakers or tiny shorts. He played with the brand’s aesthetic by designing a modern gilet narrowed to waistcoat proportions, paired with wide-legged trousers then cut above the knees.
The creative designer continued the “fusion of sport and suit” with varsity inspired bomber jacket and vividly coloured shirts printed with art works of street scenes by Francois Bard- a renowned French painter that emphasised the urban spirit throughout the entire series.
