Dior Homme creates the space-age businessman, in strong futurist show

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By: Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press

19/01/2013 12:49 PM | Comments: 0

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A model wears a creation by Belgian fashion designer Kris Van Assche for Christian Dior's fall-winter 2013/2014 men's fashion collection, presented in Paris, Saturday, Jan.19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

PARIS - It was cosmic musing for Dior Homme's Kris Van Assche, who injected a space-age fiber into the house's DNA of fitted black suit, white shirt and black tie.

A sanitized all-white set saw elegantly suited, droid-like gentlemen file by with galactic high collars, and super high buckled waists, which cut the torso in half in lab white, luminous deep midnight blue as well as grey and black.

Though at times there was a slight feel of vintage Pierre Cardin the collection's starting point was apparently the sci-fi movie "Gattaca," in which humans are genetically modified to be better prepared for the future.

One result of this futurist exploration was the businessman as superhero.

As it happens, the other result was also one of the stronger shows the Belgian designer has done in a while.

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Dior Homme creates the space-age businessman, in strong futurist show