Dior Homme
Dior Men is the menswear division of Christian Dior SA, the French clothing retailer. Dior Men has been under the creative direction of Kim Jones since spring/summer 2019. It had been directed by Hedi Slimane since the fall/winter 2001-02 season. Under Hedi Slimane's direction, Dior Men has introduced a characteristic slim silhouette which has since taken off within the fashion industry. The early collections delved into the exploration of the male sex. The look darkened during the Luster period which was inspired by the electroscene of Berlin. Since 2004 A/W, Dior Men has delved into exploring the different styles of Rock and Roll. The logo currently used by Dior Men is a bee, usually in the bottom right-hand side of knitwear and the top right side in polo shirts.
Since 2007 and the departure of Hedi Slimane, Kris Van Assche implements a more formal and minimal style. Over the seasons, he softens the black stiff silhouette which had become too cliché and opt for models who add an athletic look to the spindly Dior Men silhouette.
This new look is characterized by attention to details and color palette of shades of black, gray, blue or brown.
During the 1980s and 1990s Dior's menswear line was called Dior Monsieur.
In late 2007 Dior Men began producing a six-piece men's skin care range, with Hedi Slimane designing the packaging. The skin care range is available for sale in France and department stores in many other countries.
Since March 2018, the Dior menswear line is called Dior Men instead of Dior Homme. The change was under the influence of creative director Kim Jones.
Collections
Season | Title | Runway Music Artist |
Autumn/Winter 2001 | "Solitaire" | Benjamin Diamond |
Spring/Summer 2002 | "Boys Don't Cry"/"RED" | Nicholas |
Autumn/Winter 2002 | "Reflexion" | Readymade FC |
Spring/Summer 2003 | "Follow Me" | Readymade FC |
Autumn/Winter 2003 | "Luster" | Bosco |
Spring/Summer 2004 | "Strip" | DSL |
Autumn/Winter 2004 | "Victim of the Crime" | Phoenix |
Spring/Summer 2005 | Beck | |
Autumn/Winter 2005 | "In The Morning" | Razorlight |
Spring/Summer 2006 | "The World Was A Mess, But His Hair Was Perfect" | The Rakes |
Autumn/Winter 2006 | "These Grey Days" | Eight Legs |
Spring/Summer 2007 | "We Look Good Together" | Littl'ans |
Autumn/Winter 2007 | "Navigate" | These New Puritans |
Fall/Winter 2008 | "Lumiere Du Nord" | Wim Mertens |
Spring/Summer 2009 | "Planisphere" | Justice |
Fall/Winter 2009 | "Angles" | Malcolm McLaren |
Spring/Summer 2010 | "Cold Love" | Ghinzu |
Fall/Winter 2010 | "Coal" | The Sisters of Mercy feat Ofra Haza |
Spring/Summer 2011 | "Lessness" | Shigeru Umebayashi |
Fall/Winter 2011 | "Enfold/Unfold" | Grauzone |
Spring/Summer 2012 | "Less And More" | Gater |
Fall/Winter 2012 | "A Soldier on My Own" | Woodkid |
Spring/Summer 2013 | "Light" | Koudlam |
Fall/Winter 2013 | Anne Clark | |
Spring/Summer 2014 | Pet Shop Boys |