Just a week ago, Kim Jones marched out onto an ice rink-size runway in Paris, taking a bow at the conclusion of his latest show as the men’s creative director at Dior. That show would be his last. On Friday, Mr. Jones, a British fashion designer who has held that role since 2018, announced he was leaving the brand.
Kim Jones has officially stepped down from his role as the artistic director of Dior Men. Marking an end of an era at Dior, the house announced that after helming the menswear line since 2018, the British designer was the most recent Fall 2025 collection.
Kim Jones is stepping down as creative director of Dior Homme after a seven-year tenure, the house confirmed.
After a critically and commercially successful tenure, Jones is stepping away from Dior Men after seven years at the house
And he was matter-of-fact as ever as he walked through the collection, a radical break from his recent explorations of casual, streetwear-curious splendor. “I've just done really pure Dior,” he remarked, a center of relative calm in the bustling studio.
In Paris last week, Dior men's creative director Kim Jones presented an emotional and meticulous collection. Closing the show was an ornate ballet-slipper pink coat, embroidered with silver swallows and roses, the model blindfolded, gliding towards the light of the cameras.
Fashion designer Kim Jones is leaving luxury group LVMH's Dior Homme brand, the label said on Friday, capping a seven-year tenure in the latest of a series of high profile designer reshuffles as the industry faces its slowest growth in years.
His last show for the house was followed not only by rave reviews but also a knighthood: the British designer was awarded France’s highest distinction, the chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.
Kim Jones is leaving Dior Homme. The 51-year-old designer is stepping down as artistic director - a position he has held since 2018 - and hailed his time with the French fashion house a "true honour".
The British designer had been creative director at the brand since 2018 and landed a knighthood after his final show in Paris last week. Here's what members think will come next.
Christian Dior Couture has announced that Kim Jones is stepping down from his role as Artistic Director of Dior Homme after seven years.