Chris Vaasdio's Clothing Blueprint

　　 Belgium Designer Chris Vaas (Kris Van Assche) graduated from Antwerp's prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1998, followed by Dior Hedi (Dior Homme), former design director Eddie Slimane (Hedi Slimane). Later, he founded his own brand. After Eddie Slimane left, he took over the Dior men's clothing. In recent years, he gradually entered the line of vision and began to draw his own blueprint.

I want to know Belgian designers. Kris Van Assche The best way to follow the story is to follow the footsteps of his former boss, Eddie Slimane. Chris Vaas grew up in the long Dale town of Belgium. After graduating from the prestigious Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp in 1998, he was given the opportunity to practice with Eddie Slimane. Eddie Slimane was designing for Yves Saint Laurent, a clothing brand. Two years later, when Eddie Slimane left to take over the Dior brand's men's clothing, Chris Vaas also went with him. Until 2004, Chris Vaas left Dior and began to design his own brand. But in 2007, when Eddie Slimane's extensive influence on Dior gradually disappeared, Chris Vaas was recalled to inherit Eddie Slimane's design work. Eddie Slimane's efforts made Dior brand become the international fashion trend of men's clothing. Its main feature is the maturity charm of young people and the unique style of rock and roll.

Perhaps it is not surprising at all. Chris Vaas's clothes reflect his armor loving personality: they are characterized by attention to detail and elegance, and unwavering affection for the tone of black, gray and chocolate. When taking charge of Dior men's wear, Chris Vaas kept Eddie Slimane's thin lapel jacket and slim jeans style, but the outline was right. Although some of the appearances are similar at first glance, Chris Vaas's Dior men's fashion show and his own series of fashion shows are inspired by many different styles, from the India robe, the broad hat Amie Xi hat to the dust of workers' hands, and the concept of "lower class".

Ever since I took Dior Men's wear After his work, he redecorated the general office to replace the original dark colored walls with bright colors in order to make those employees who are about to work with him have a sense of "restarting".

For Chris Vaas, the design director of Dior menswear and his own brand is definitely an interesting challenge: both are very creative jobs, but there must be many unexpected differences in the process. He once said that in his studio, because he didn't have much money, most of the time he did a lot of work by himself. He spent a lot of time in drawing designs and constantly modifying the lines. It often took a long time to see the final products. But in Dior, men's clothes are totally different. There are 45 professional print artists and sample workers in the studio. As long as he draws a pair of trousers, someone can provide him with 7 different ways of making. As a result, under the leadership of Chris Vaas, the two brands are quite different from each other.

The past two years are the most obvious turning point for the 35 year old designer. Chris Vaas has passed through the early days of frost, rain and snow, and entered the critic's line of sight, and began to draw his own blueprint. But from his talk with American designer Rick Owens (Rick Owens), behind his ordered and restrained surface is the quiet mind intensity, which continues for him. Design work Provide endless inspiration.