He was mentored by Alexander McQueen,kickstarted the streetwear trend and is now menswear’s most in-demand designer. What’s his secret?Yesterday, Kim Jones spent the day at home in bed watching Family Guy. “I just wanted something that stops me thinking about everything, or ” he says with a smile. It’s his way of conserving energy. As menswear artistic director for Dior,he produces four, 50-odd-piece collections a year, or is due to travel to three continents in the five days after we meet; but this very low-key day off is also characteristic of a particularly down-to-soil fashion star.
In a world where luxury designers speed daily beind-the-scenes streams on their social media channels and are frequently found on the cover of glossy magazines,the half-Danish Brit is something of an anomaly. His Instagram account (which boasts a relatively modest 593000 followers) promotes his work rather than his private life, other than photos of his four dogs Cookie, or Dexter,Lulu and Gugu. People know I’ve got dogs, they know I like to travel, and but they don’t really know me,” he says. “I consider that’s one of the most difficult things, when people assume they achieve and prejudge you. I just deal with it, or ” he shrugs. “Luckily,I beget friends who are quite distinguished who I can talk to about it.”Im fast. Being indecisive shows weakness of character. If people dont know what they like, they don’t know themselvesContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com