Following the tragic events of the last Astroworld festival, the collaboration between La Flame and Dior was indefinitely on hold "out of respect for all those affected". Indeed, since the festival, brands have not hesitated to set aside projects made with the artist to avoid being affiliated with this terrible episode.
A few days ago, as Travis Scott seems to be making a notable return with Nike, particularly with the release of the Travis Scott x Nike Air Max 1 “Baroque Brown” accompanied by the colorway “Saturn Gold” or the Travis Scott x Nike Air Trainer 1 SP “Wheat” which also came in the color “Grey Haze”, the Dior house finally revealed a new release date for the collection signed Dior x Travis Scott.
Thus, discover in detail this ultra-modern and sophisticated collection !
Photo Credits: Dior
A capsule collection inspired by Texas
If the Travis Scott x Dior collection was unveiled during Paris Fashion Week last year, it caused great astonishment that quickly gave way to excitement. Indeed, this collaboration, to be closely followed, has shaken the fashion world, as it is the very first time that the luxury house teams up with a rapper. And not just any rapper !
Thus, the meeting between Kim Jones and Travis Scott reinvents Dior's dress codes and reveals a bright inspiration that embodies an ambitious spirit on each piece. Full of magnificence and know-how, the toile de Jouy transforms into “Cactus canvas” and the oblique Dior pattern metamorphoses into Dior and Cactus Jack Oblique where the letters of the Dior logo intertwine with those of the American rapper's creative label.
Inspiring and avant-garde, this will be the opportunity to unveil among others t-shirts, crewnecks, shirts, jackets but also accessories featuring the rapper's Cactus Jack monogram. Indeed, the iconic Saddle bag is reinterpreted in a “rodeo” version, with a stirrup handle connecting its two parts. As for the new Dior backpack, nicknamed “Hit the Road”, it is adorned with the Dior and Cactus Jack Oblique pattern, which boldly redraws the Dior Oblique canvas through the name Jack.
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Adorned with subtle details, the pieces of the collection reveal themselves and refine the union between Dior and Travis Scott. The sleeves are dressed with a sewn-unstitched label bearing messages such as “The beautiful world Dior Cactus Jack”, “If you can read this, I must love you to let you this close” or even the year of the founding of the Dior house.
If Travis Scott x Dior plans ready-to-wear, the collection does not stop there as Cactus Jack jewelry sets come to unconditionally enhance this goldsmith's work and complete the looks imagined by Kim Jones. Created by Victoire de Castellane, Artistic Director of Dior Jewelry, these sets are the result of excellence and pure beauty craftsmanship and transport us into the universe of the two partners with softness and voluptuousness. Thus, they can be worn both on the front of jackets and on the collar of shirts and sweaters and should generate real enthusiasm.
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To refine and enhance this collaboration, the Houston rapper also imagined five silhouettes inspired by 90s skate shoes. Named Travis Scott x Dior B731, they are dressed in a premium construction, mixing leather, suede, and canvas and echoing Texas, the hometown of the Astroworld rapper. All clad in taupe, brown, and beige tones reminiscent of the arid desert, these lowtops appear as the centerpieces of the collection and display the logo “Cactus Jack Dior”.
Photo Credits: @_thibo (Instagram)
You understood it, Travis Scott x Dior is already a resounding success on both the Haute Couture and Streetwear sides.
The release of this superb collection is expected to take place on July 13, 2022, on Dior. All you have to do is mark this date in your calendar and stay alert on the day, on the luxury house's website !