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Apparel: Night Riding
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Dior Homme Designer Hedi Slimane
Salvatore Sampino
11/01/2006
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Photography by Cordero Studios/corderostudios.com
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Dior Homme, the revolutionary menswear division of the Christian Dior
house, has been under the artistic direction of designer Hedi Slimane since
2000. Having studied the classics, political science and art history at the
Ecole du Louvre in Paris, Slimane has succeeded in establishing a separate,
demonstrative identity for the Dior men’s collection as a brand that
now commands immediate international recognition on its own.
 Hedi Slimane brings the colors of the night to Dior Homme with this collection. (Click image to enlarge)
Slimane’s
inspiration has proven to be as eclectic as his subjects and passions. From
the exploration of the male sensi-bility to the crackling night scenes of
London and Berlin to different styles of rock music, his slim, sharp styling
has caught the attention of David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Beck and Peter Doherty. He
approached the Fall 2006 collection as a symphonic orchestration of the colors
of the night: black, white, splashes of gray and a touch of red. Slimane’s
classic looks include a black leather motorcycle jacket over a geometric
variation of a tuxedo shirt, jeans with rough, contrasting waistbands, studded
belts and neo-1970s buckled boots. The eyewear collection, produced and
distributed by Safilo, translates faithfully as a series of close, true
wraparounds and modified aviators with flash-coated lenses and seductive
gradient tints.
A photographer, furniture designer, and the recipient of
numerous accolades, including International Designer of the Year from the
Council of Fashion Designers of America, Slimane also directs the men’s
fragrance division of the company as well as the design and architecture of
the Dior Homme boutiques. Various intercontinental locations now include Paris,
Milan, Tokyo, Shanghai and Moscow, as well as New York, Las Vegas and Beverly
Hills in the United States. The collections are also featured in select
specialty retail stores of Neiman Marcus, Barney’s, Harrod’s, El Corte Ingles
and Les Galeries Lafayette.
www.diorhomme.com | 310.247.8003
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