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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

Kim Jones opts for ceramic cats and classics at Dior Paris menswear show

male model for Dior walking among whimsical giant ceramic sculptures of cat-like creatures
Kim Jones commissioned the South African ceramicist Hylton Nel to make sculptures for his spring/summer 2025 menswear show at Paris fashion week. Photograph: Andre Pain/EPA

The Dior menswear designer Kim Jones has gained a reputation as a somewhat prolific collector of art and rare books. His homes are peppered with pieces by Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, and he is the owner of the largest collection of Virgina Woolf books and letters in the world – 21,000 pieces and counting. So it’s not surprising the aesthete enjoys melding the world of art with his other great love, fashion.

For his latest spring/summer 2025 collection that he showed in Paris on Friday afternoon Jones worked with the South African ceramicist Hylton Nel. The octogenarian is best known for his plates, pots, figures and vases featuring whimsical illustrations and satirical text.

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