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A collaborative pop-up arrives in London to mark the French fashion house's work with Los Angeles brand ERL Casual Sport Men Knitting Polo Shirt
When you think of Paris and Venice Beach, there are a few cultural comparisons that can be made. There's the shared love of coffee, whether it be a double espresso in Le Marais or a double matcha frappuccino along Abbot Kinney Blvd. Both citizens share a nonchalant attitude that can strike terror into people-pleasers the world over. And they both have thriving art scenes. That's about it. Yet when Dior’s Kim Jones debuted a collaboration with Eli Russell Linnetz of ERL in LA last May, their two respective design codes (formed by their transatlantic hometowns) made a covetable pairing.
Fast forward to a wet and windy 2023 and the collection is available to buy, ready to add some much-needed sunshine into your winter wardrobe. The mash-up led to a surfer cool update of Jones’ signature slouchy tailoring and boxy boy shorts, featuring tidal wave hoodies, newspaper-print shirts and acid-wash denim. Haute enough for the first arrondissement while equally as mellow for a coastal lifestyle.
Accessories took a dunk too. Dior’s B23 high-top was remastered with a quilted swirl resemblant of breaking waves, while the B96 and logo-embossed B23 Skater were new additions to the growing cult trainer collection. The rose-tinted sunglasses and padded bucket hats make for easy wearing come rain or shine. And as a contemporary bijou for the collegiate style blazers, a crystal wheat-shaped brooch with house initials dangling from its frame.
Casual T Shirt For Men Those on English soil can get a taste of the two destinations without having to leave the capital city, as a pop-up celebrating the collection opens in Dover Street Market today. Expect to see some familiar references to British life as well as West Coast symbols, including a telephone booth alongside an American pink convertible. Who knew a such a fusion could work so well.