Exploring Fashion’s Linear New Now
How three bold-faced designers—from Raf Simons to Virgil Abloh—are channeling the spirit of architecture and engineering.
When Kim Jones first took over Dior Men—formerly known as Dior Homme—in 2018, he made the wise decision to collaborate with those outside of his ready-to-wear discipline: in jewelry and in hardware. Yes, in all likelihood, Jones would manage both of these design fields easily, but, being as shrewd a marketer as he is a creative, he enlisted AMBUSH’s Yoon Ahn for the former and 1017 ALYX 9SM’s Matthew Williams for the latter.
There is an implied notion of soundness. Of place and purpose.
These designers do not sacrifice romance, or feelings of want and wonder, but their overarching presentation is based in logic.
Writer: Nick Remsen