“my Interest In Ancient Egypt Is About The Stars And The Sky. It’s That Fascination With The Ancient World And The Parallels With What We Look At Today; What We Inherited From Them And What We Are Still Learning From The Past. It Links To Christian Dior In That Sense And By Way Of His Fascination With Symbols And Superstitions That Recur Throughout His Life And Work, One Of Which Is The Star. In Both The Collection And The Show There Is An Idea Of ‘guided By The Stars’ And What That Can Entail In Many Ways. It’s About How The Past Shapes The Future Or An Idea Of The Future From The Past.” Kim Jones.
An Autumn Evening In Giza, At The Setting Of The Sun Behind The Great Pyramid... As The Light Changes, Silhouettes Emerge From The Desert, In Motion, Reflecting The Colours Of The Sky, The Landscape And The Passage Of Time. As Night Falls The Stars Reveal Themselves; An Influence On Ancient And Modern Civilizations Alike. After All, The Star Was And Is Part Of Dior Lore –for Both The Man And The Brand. It Was Mr Dior’s Tripping Over His ‘lucky Star’ – A Literal Object Found On The Rue Du Faubourg Saint-honoré – That Convinced Him His Destiny Was To Start His Own Haute Couture House, A House Frequently Guided By His Belief In Astrology. His Debut Collection, With Its ‘new Look’, Revolutionized Fashion; We Are Here Today, In Its 75th Anniversary Year, To Celebrate That Event. It Is A Culmination Of This Year’s Shows That Began At Dawn In Winter On The Pont Alexandre Iii, Travelled Via Granville And Charleston During A Balmy Summer’s Day, To Be In Egypt This Evening At The Great Pyramid, Where An Idea Of The Future From The Past Emerges. Here, Kim Jones, The Artistic Director Of Dior Men, Presents His Autumn Collection, Part Of The Continuum Of Past, Present And Future At Dior – With Very Much The Future In Mind.
