#dior fw 2023

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Apo's escalator shot in Paris for L'Officiel Hommes (Thailand)

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Dior f/w 2023 couture Creative Director Maria Grazia Chiuri Models Maryel Uchida & Fashion Editor/Stylist Elin Svahn Makeup Artist Peter Philips  Hair Stylist Guido Palau Casting Directors Michelle lee & Ed Kim Photographer Daniele Oberrauch Newest Cool

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Who Wore What Jewels Weekly

We are rounding up the best jewels of the week. From Rihanna wearing over $2 million in jewels at Cinemacon to Doja Cat dripping in diamonds at Time magazine’s 100 Gala to Bernadette Peters’ costume jewelry replica brooch of Verdura’s iconic Ribbon Heart pin. Scroll down to see who wore what jewels and vote on your favorite! Enjoy! WHO: Angela Bassett WHERE: 2023 Time 100 Gala WHAT JEWELS:…

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🧵 again I agree with basically everything needle said about the Dior FW 23 collection, especially with how it jumped between high fashion and an almost working class aesthetic. That's why I called it originally an extremely Balmoral show, not only did it have a ton of highlands influences, it also felt like the ultra-wealthy play-acting at working class.

I prefer my high fashion to know what it is and where it stands.

Needle's comment about how commercialized fashion is nowadays feels like my perfect segue.

The creation of the luxury conglomerates has destroyed the high houses. I said it. LVMH is the one that seems to be talked about most in BTS adjacent spaces, but I guess this is mostly because of the LV brand deal (AND LV IS NOT THE SAME AS LVMH GOD IF I SEE ONE MORE TAKE THATS LIKE OH ITS OK HES AT CELINE THATS STILL A LVMH BRAND IM GOING TO SCREAM- ahem.)

But LVMH is not the only conglomerate. Kering is another big one. But this drive to have the houses as corporations with stocks and returns and eternal growth mean a significant stagnation in their actual creative direction. They want to sell what /sells/. You (BMT) touched on this in one of the posts, but I think it should be made clear that brands like Dior, despite being an old House with extremely revered bones, makes the vast majority of its money on things like makeup and small accessories. The marketing that they do using Idols or literally anyone is to entice people to buy the small luxury products, instead of the big ones. A $3k bag is a big ask for most people, a $50 lipstick feels like an easier pill to swallow. I can't believe how many people I've seen buying Dior after Jimin's brand announcement, explicitly for him.

But do I think that means that fashion is stagnant? This is such an interesting question to me because fashion is literally just the things that people put on their backs. I can talk forever about the high French houses or whatever, but the reality is that the world has changed. Fashion as both an art and a means of self-expression has never, EVER, been so accessible.

What I think actually happened is that the big houses (mostly these are euro houses, especially French, some Italian, a handful of British and American) have become over-commercialized. The immediate drive towards streetwear in 2015-2020 also didn't help (see: especially the absolute horror that has become the Balenciaga name). I also see a lot of weird takes about Couture as a concept, as if clothing can't be art for the sake of being art if I see one more twitter post about "I would never wear that" over some person walking a runway in a guo pei dress that weighs a thousand pounds, I'm gonna lose it.

But I also think that today, in early 2023, there are so many people designing and making clothes and putting their art out into the world. PFW just isn't the place to see that, mostly. I think if any of your readers are interested in fashion beyond the traditional houses, it's always good to check out the other major city's fashion weeks. And if PFW is what interests them- look at the brands that are maybe unfamiliar. That is where the art still lives, sorta.

I had no idea about Dior and making money mostly from small luxury goods. That's new to me. Given how it's in the lower price range, I saw it more as an entry which then leads the consumer (one who is just starting to get accustomed) to buying other, more expensive stuff. There's definitely a focus on that on social media and now with Jimin's Dior deal, a day doesn't go by in which I don't see clips on tiktok with Dior hauls and Jimin photo cards.

I actually thought about the hyper focus on streetwear for the previous ask about commercialization. I remember the time when it wasn't that big or at least it was somehow separate. Now it's sort of like a blend and trully the only thing that reaches out to the big internet audience with their IG accounts and how easy it is for anyone to curate their own fashion self. I also have issues with the sort of comments about Couture because they are unnecessary if one would have the courtesy to actually understand what it means. No one expects it to be street style and yet, they use that as a filter.

I think that, especially in this fandom space in the last few weeks and days, the interest and curiosity spiked, for better or worse. So, in the context of that, your advice is most welcome for anyone who wants to explore more.

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Christian Dior Men by Kim Jones FW 2022/2023

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Apo made three separate videos for Vogue Thailand, GQ Thailand, and Elle Men Thailand talking about his Paris trip and the Dior Women's RTW FW 2023 show. They're pretty much all the same so I am only posting the Vogue Th one. Please give them a like/comment if you have IG/Twt!

Hello Vogue, I'm Apo Nattawin, I'm going to see Dior's show in Paris krub, collection Ready-to-Wear Women's Autmun/Winter 2023-2024 krub, Let's see how elegant the show will be. Fly with Po to Paris na krub.

Translated by MileApo SP

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(credit for the idea! confirmed by closet wizard to be the same pants)