Dior Haute Couture F/W 2008 shoes

Here is the question: after killing each other to get one of these unique, haute couture pieces of art, will women torture their own foots to achieve these looks?

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Dior Homme S/S 2009

Since Kriss Van Assche took over Hedi Slimane’s Dior Homme two seasons ago, the fashion world was waiting for the successor of Hedi’s heroin-chic, slim-silhouette pieces that rocked the world upside down. While everyone might agree that Kriss has a really big shoes to fill, the newest S/S 2009 proves that he might never reach that stage of development.

The moment Kriss Van Asshe stepped into Dior Homme’s creative directior, he was stuck in a dilemma: either to follow Hedi’s direction and become his shadow but maintain the house’s impressive income or to start everything from scratch and faces the fear of being replaced. Dior Homme S/S 2009, however, demonstrates that Kriss chose neither but a mix of these two visions. While this decision might be safe from Kriss’ own perspective, it shows that Dior Homme no longer stands for what it was known for during Hedi’s time: being an exclusive trend setter. For example, while the skinny jeans and trousers have been long made famous during Hedi’s reign, puffy jackets are what Raf Simons is known for. Even the most simple piece, the white dress shirt, is a toned down version of Dolce&Gabbana’s signature creation.

While Kriss still has sometimes to redeem himself, those who fired Hedi might soon regret their decisions . The fashionistas who come for Dior Homme crave for slim, almost couture-like pieces of art and those, sadly, are nowhere to be found in Kriss’s designs.

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Atelier Versace F/W2008

One thing is for sure, Versace is done with the tacky, over sexy and color crazy era. The Versace Atelier’s newest collection shows something that Gianni was long known for: the beauty of silhouette-ephasized-cut and the attention on details. Nearly 11 years after the death of her brother, Donatella has finally came up with something that was nearly as pecfect as Gianni’s original vision.

The Fall Winter Collection from Atelier Versace proves that, as the fashion world is always a round circle, the house of Versace has finally came back home.

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