Now that Prada’s chappal-gate is sliding out of conversations slowly, we’ve got other things to titter about. Notably—and happily—Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior men’s. Do we not love the guy who gave us the tomato clutch and pixel hoodies at Loewe? Isn’t the J.W. Anderson x Uniqlo collab our most favourite fashion collab ever? Yes, and yes.
In the middle of all the leg-baring (being polite here) that men’s shorts, of late, have been subjecting us to, Anderson’s Dior debut went the other direction. Amidst the wonderful embroidered vests and waistcoats, and ties on chambray shirts—very boy-playing-dress-up-with-grandpa’s-clothes—he gave us the most covet-worthy of shorts. Read 16 yards of fabric in a pair inspired by the Dior Delft dress, and another architectural pair inspired by La Cigale. Like something a skateboarder with a love for couture patternmaking would pick. Post-War excess, but make it 2025. I. Want. Everything. That, with Sabrina Carpenter’s Bar-suit-inspired look at the show, points to what’s on Anderson’s mood board for the women’s showcase that will follow later this year.
In other news, India’s very own Kartik Research, too, showcased in Paris. (In April, the designer spoke to The Nod about his first New York store.)
