Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh: As Jones Exits Dior Men, We Discover Him as Mentor to Abloh

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Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh: As Jones Exits Dior Men, We Discover Him as Mentor to Abloh

As Jones Exits Dior Men, We Discover Him as Mentor to Abloh

The clues were few that British designer Kim Jones was about to leave Christian Dior Mens, especially after delivering one of the most ‘stupendous’ shows of his career in his Fall 2025 presentation in Paris last on Friday last week.

Praise for Jones has been lavish from his peers, with widespread consensus that Kim Jones’ seven-years tenure at Dior Mens “accelerated the convergence of men’s fashion, art, and celebrity to warp speed.”

Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh

In writing this post, AOC was not aware of the very close relationship of Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh. We share a major taste of the duo together.

The future for Kim Jones will include his work with Charleston Trust, where the designer became a vice president in fall 2024.

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Robert Pattinson Fronts Dior Men Icons Capsule F/W2023 by Alasdair McLellan

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Robert Pattinson Fronts Dior Men Icons Capsule F/W2023 by Alasdair McLellan

The Dior Icons collection will launch on December 1 in Dior boutiques worldwide. The ad campaign features actor and Dior ambassador Robert Pattinson, who gained worldwide recognition for portraying Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series (2008–2012), grossing over $3.3 billion worldwide.

Alasdair McLellan [IG] photographs Pattinson. Ronnie Cooke Newhouse provides art direction, with styling by Ellie Grace Cumming.

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Dior Men's Summer 2023 Campaign Is a Rich Adventure for Garden Lovers

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Dior Men's Summer 2023 Campaign Is a Rich Adventure for Garden Lovers

Dior Men’s Kim Jones once again joined France and England in a celebration of flowers and gardening in his Summer 2023 campaign.

Jones united his beloved, Bloomsbury, free-spirit artists with their equally free-spirit lifestyles on the English side of the channel to Christian Dior’s seaside childhood home in Granville, Normandy.

In choosing the work and life of Duncan Grant, a British post-impressionist, Bloomsbury painter who shares a birthday with Christian Dior, the artistic synergy is further intertwined between England and France.

These campaign images by Rafael Pavarotti [IG] are like fine champagne. The talented photographer is at ease swinging from a highly-stylized, Erdem-inspired, vintage garden with dark undertones campaign to these images that are crisp and modern, imbued with a cleaner and lighter garden vibe.

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