O thou Romantic come lounge and converse. Can one even be Orwellian or Camusian these days? Stand on the corner next to the cafe in Paris. Smoke a skinny cig and watch the brutes fight after a rowdy night out? Where most other houses decided to split the difference on male duality, Anderson decided to use it as an arc.
The design language of formal wear going all the way to lounge wear. The inspiration is the 18th and 19th Century. The house of Dior implores all Romantics to retreat to the mansions and palaces. To read the poetry in order to find revolution in it.
The aristocrat is given the freedom to mold formality to his will. He ought to signal that deep down, he doesn’t care about convention. He is by definition comfortable anywhere. His attire is a state of mind. It’s a bold choice that makes you feel something whilst simultaneously holding the tension of the zeitgeist. Come join us in the library, we shalt recite poetry and whisper of a new order. The Romantics shalt scheme of a new tomorrow, doing so formally yet comfortably.
Mirella Malaguti