Dior Homme Spring 2010 – Juan Manuel Arancibia by Karl Lagerfeld

Remember the time when Hedi Slimane and Dior Homme were inseparable. So much so that the former designer used the a very ‘Lagerfeld’ tactic of shooting his own campaigns, rather than enlisting someone else to send across the message that their latest collection was trying to achieve. Well, those years are apparently gone and for the past few season’s now, Karl Lagerfeld has assumed the role of the man notably responsible for his drastic (and for the better) weight loss.

Turning away from the high contrast shots that Slimane once made Dior Homme goers go wild and adding a bit more depth, along with a wider color spectrum, (even though the collection itself was largely based around neutrals), in a very basic set up, Lagerfled shoots Argentinian model Juan Manuel Arancibia (Bananas Models).

Selectively highlighting the newer and wider shapes brought about by the house’s current designer Kris Van Assche, rather than the many transparencies seen all thorough the collection back in in June, a minimalistic and less contrived approach is taken to the very light and easy-going collection. Over-all adding a new sense to the viewers eyes, instead of screaming, “your clearly looking at an ad campaign right now”.