The clues were few that British designer Kim Jones was about to leave Christian Dior Mens, especially after delivering one of the most ‘stupendous’ shows of his career in his Fall 2025 presentation in Paris last on Friday last week.

Praise for Jones has been lavish from his peers, with widespread consensus that Kim Jones’ seven-years tenure at Dior Mens “accelerated the convergence of men’s fashion, art, and celebrity to warp speed.” [Samuel Hine GQ]

Several hours later, Anna Wintour pinned the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur medal on Jones’s lapel in front of a room packed with celebrities and luxury-industry power-players, including several members of the LVMH-ruling Arnault family.

In writing this post, AOC was not aware of the very close relationship of Kim Jones and Virgil Abloh. We share a major taste of the duo together.