Alone figure emerges from the dunes of Giza, the dark outline of the pyramids imprinted behind him in the Egyptian night. As he crosses the landscape, each ancient edifice illuminates: first the smaller three, and then the larger tombs of the pharaohs burst into LED lights. A procession of figures follows, the line arcing around to an awed crowd of fashion luminaries as a drumbeat of electronica plays.
This was “Guided by the Stars,” Dior’s-esque planet. Celestial coats, reflective visors, and what appeared to be oxygen masks enhanced the sci-fi surrealism. Stars of the human variety also gazed from the assembly: Robert Pattinson, Cha Eun-woo, Daniel Kaluuya, an ageless Naomi Campbell. This visual link between past, present, and future was of course the intent from Kim Jones, Dior Men’s creative director.
