Kris Van Assche
About
Kris Van Assche was born in Belgium in 1976. Kris Van Assche studied at the Royal Acadamy of Fine Arts, in Antwerp from 1994 to 1998. Ater graduating he moved to Paris in 1998. He was immediately appointed at Yves Saint Laurent as Hedi Slimane’s first assistant for the Rive Gauche Homme line. The collaboration with Mr. Slimane continued at Christian Dior for the launching and development of the hugely successful Dior Homme collection until September 2004. Last January Kris finally presented his own men’s collection for the first time in Paris during Men’s Fashion Week, concentrating on reworking classics like the three-piece suit, to much acclaim of press and buyers alike. Kris Van Assche will go far, watch this space!
Today he heads his own label, KRIS VAN ASSCHE, and artistic director for Dior Homme since april 2007.
The Look
Balancing a nostalgic historical sense with radical modernism, Kris Van Assche has created a distinctive, refined world of nonchalant elegance. Van Assche’s work is characterized by attention to detail, a strong feel for ritual and the exacting depiction of a chic that evokes “days gone by”. His designs arise from a sophisticated approach that breaks away from the uniformization of sportswear. Impelled by a vision of the man who takes the time to “dress up”, Kris Van Assche has embarked on an esthetic quest, pursuing a new masculinity infused with poetry and authenticity.