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This past winter season will forever be plagued
by the mass allegations of steroid usage among some of
America’s most notable and praised professional baseball
players. The idolization of these ball-heaving, bat-bearing
celebrity sportsmen was suddenly put on hold and 20-year
reputations were consequently at stake. The great game
of baseball is as about American as it gets and essentially
it was America who was the object of controversy. But
what about another cherished pastime, one of dressing,
designing and looking stylish, the needle-pushing game
of fashion.
It’s no secret that the very foundation of the fashion
industry was built on cigarette butts and crushed diet
coke cans and the later without the diet label and can, but
in recent times the industry appears to have pulled itself up
by its Yamamoto boot straps and made a change for the
somewhat better. And with this change comes no sign of
industry sedation. So what are those fashion-forward
figures doing to keep up with the ever-demanding market
for more, more, more. Designers have to adhere to a strict
schedule that comprises two show seasons per year and for
some an additional set under their own name or someone
else’s. This is excluding any couture or men’s shows, resort
collections, as well as the more valuable, “affordable” line
for the “everyday” girl or guy. The already chaotic lifestyle
that this creates in combination with global travel and press
circuitry one must ask, where are you guys hiding your
performance enhancing drugs?
In March of ‘07 the house of Christian Dior, under its
parent company LVMH, announced its appointment of
Belgian designer Kris Van Assche. Van Assche was to take
over Dior Homme as its Artistic Director, replacing Hedi
Slimane. Additionally Kris Van Assche designs his own line
of women’s wear under his name and with this
appointment comes added responsibility, responsibility
that Van Assche seems optimistic about. In a statement
to Fashion Wire Daily, Van Assche comments on his
appointment, “Christian Dior is the absolute image of
couture. I am very pleased to be joining the house where
the legacy and the savoir-faire of the ateliers are unique.
These are the strengths that will be the bases of my work.”
Strong words from a designer who will need all the
strength he can get in the months ahead. / K.Hinton
Top, In 1986 and 1987 Roger
Clemens became the 4th pitcher
ever to win the Cy Young Award
in 2 consecutive seasons. ©1989
The Topps Company, Inc.
Right, Shoes from Dior Homme
by Kris Van Assche.
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