Dior Milestone: Kris Van Assche on the Influence of Christian Dior

PARIS — Christian Dior may have been a Savile Row faithful when it came to his own wardrobe, but his sole contribution to the men’s wear category came in the form of gift collections based around accessories such as letter openers, ties and cigar holders in hand-stitched Russian leather. Instead, the couturier was fond of using traditional masculine cloths like houndstooth, herringbone and Prince of Wales for his women’s collections. Christian Dior and muse Mitzah Bricard with a box set of men’s ties.  © Association Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris 2017. The house has since caught up on the dynamic segment. In a recent interview at the Dior Homme headquarters on Rue de Marignan, artistic director Kris Van Assche, who took over the creative reins from Hedi Slimane in 2007, argued that the lack of a historic men’s wear legacy “may be a handicap, but it’s also something that gives me a lot of freedom,” adding: “It makes me more interested in the way that [Dior] approached fashion and elegance as more like an abstract idea.” “I’ve always been fascinated about the person — the person who loved flowers, who loved art, who loved to enjoy life, basically, who didn’t look to be a revolutionary. He just

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