This Dior Men resort is a sort of amuse-bouche for what’s to be served later this month at Kim Jones’s spring 2025 show in Paris. But rather than see it as an aesthetic preamble—Jones was not made available to explain the lineup or tease what he’s got in the oven for June 21—look at these items as the core ingredients in his menu. “Modern classics,” is how the collection was framed per the press release.
Jones has proven time and again that he is more than adept at making simply great menswear. Such is the case with this lineup, which without the bells and whistles of a runway spectacle or one of Jones’s usual artist collaborations, puts front and center the considered silhouette work he’s developed during his tenure at Dior. Daywear-heavy and with a more understated vibe than that of Jones’s runway shows, this collection sets forth what an everyday Dior Men wardrobe looks like today.
The headline here is that Jones, when need be, can go casual with the same ease with which he can reinterpret Monsieur Dior’s couture in menswear. The tailoring remains as meticulous as ever, but is here unlined to promote a sense of ease with blazers often paired with supple light gray sweatpants cut amply and with the same break as Jones’s dressier wool trousers. Denim shirting and chore jackets and jeans are faced with classic British tartans, also used on light bombers and accessories. The Dior oblique pattern is applied in neon orange and yellow to a gray background on a pair of eclectic trousers, which are as flavorful as the collection gets, dressed down by a gray quarter zip sweater in a plush waffle knit.
But even Jones’s modern classics are not as straightforward as one would think. A trench here doubles as a jacket and a sleeveless long line vest, while most coats and casual jackets are reversible to provide versatility. If the past few seasons were about merging tech pragmatism with a sense of old world couture-level elegance, this lineup is about imbuing it all with the ease of an everyday wardrobe.
