For Fall/Winter 2025-26, Dior under the creative direction of Mr.Kim Jones invited us into a sparse setting, simple and elegant made up of tiled concrete floors and white walls, a world away from the L’École Militaire just outside built under Louis XV by the architect Ange-Jacques Gabriel. Models strolled down a lit stairway, where front-rowers like Dior’s ambassador Quim Gutiérrez, Robert Pattinson, DJ Snake, among others, could get an almost aerial view of the collection before the clothes disappeared beneath the runway. The immediate advantage of the minimalist backdrop was that everyone’s attention was fixed on the clothing.
Kim Jones paid homage to Christian Dior’s Fall/Winter 1954 collection, H Line, which sought to give the appearance of a longer form, and served as the model for this season. Invoking that couture collection right away, Jones used sculptural shapes and exaggerated dimensions. Furthermore, this season abandoned any casualness in favor of discreet bows, blouses, and exposed collarbones while the palette was far more subdued and stark in terms of color alone compared to previous seasons, with the exception of a striking splash of baby pink and a few brown pieces.
Cream cardigans and tailcoats were designed to draw attention to the waist, and black suit pants were available in both tight and roomy styles. Key takeaways included monochrome and minimalism, but they were merely preparing the audience for the finale, which was the show-stopper: a knee-length baby pink kimono adorned with elaborate floral diamond patterning was fastened at the waist with a gigantic bow, of course. Looks like for fall, boys do bows better!
The offering is relaxed yet polished. It includes rugby shirts, lightweight shell jackets, and everyday T-shirts that speak to the brand’s modern-prep influences.
James Edward photographed by Jess Segal and styled by Heloise Chauvenhei, with creative direction by Charlotte Carter, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
PUMA’s Talon sneaker, first launched in 2004, is a relic from a specific time. It’s a shoe pulled from the archive, but its new collaboration with NO/FAITH Studios is about more than just nostalgia.
Turn the page. Breathe deep. Your pupils are already dilating. The high is coming.
Issue 26 brings together two electrifying covers that take the dopamine dive from Sadiq Desh captured by Cris Cerdeira to multidisciplinary visual artist and photographer Tomás Pintos’ cover story, Besos hasta agotar stock (Kisses Until Sold Out), developed from the live performance creating a space where glamour
meets exhaustion.
