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Madoda, qinisani amabhanti enu. Ngexesha apho isinxibo samadoda sikhula ngokumangalisayo, u-Kris Van Assche wathatha elinye icala ngokucutha iisuti zakhe e-Dior Homme ukuze abethe kancinci.
Umyili, obhiyozela iminyaka elishumi kwi-helm yelebula, wanikela imbeko kwi-savoir-faire ye-brand kunye neleyibhile entsha ye-Christian Dior Atelier ebonakala kwimikhono yeesuti, njenge-ribhoni eprintiweyo kwengubo, kwaye ifom yelogo kwiiT-shirts ezimhlophe.
UVan Assche usebenzise ibhatyi yesuti emnyama njengeseyile kwimifuniselo yokuthunga impahla. Uqaqambise amandla ayo ezemidlalo ngokudibanisa ibhulukhwe enyibilikayo kunye neeteki, okanye ukujula into engenamikhono phezu kwesifuba esingenanto kunye neebhulukhwe ezincinci.
Ezinye iindlela zokunxiba zazisikwa zavuleka ngasemva, zajijwa zaba ziingubo zomsila ezincinci, okanye zalungiswa, zinemikhono ebotshelelwe esinqeni okanye entanyeni. Ukanti ezinye zazidityaniswe nezinye izambatho: ibhatyi ebomvu enehempe yepolo ebomvu, okanye imijukujelo yebhatyi eyitrompe-l’oeil encanyathiselwe ngaphambili kwibhulukhwe.
"Indlela yam yokubhiyozela iminyaka engama-70 yendlu kubuchwephesha, ukwazi, abantu be-atelier," utshilo uVan Assche. "Ngenene bendityhala ukulungelelanisa imida yayo."
Kodwa wakhaba ngawo omane nakuphi na ukuthelekisa nowayengaphambi kwakhe uHedi Slimane, iisuti zakhe ezimthe nca ngokudumileyo zabangela ukuba uKarl Lagerfeld alahlekelwe ngaphezulu kweeponti ezingama-90.
“Ngumboniso wefashoni. Ifanele ukwenza abantu baphuphe. Kufana nomboniso bhanyabhanya, kufana neskripthi, kwaye wonke umntu uyazi ukuba sisenza isuti entle elungiselelweyo. Sinomlinganiselo owenziweyo, yonke into yaliwe phakathi kweentlobo eziqhelekileyo zomzimba, ”utshilo.
“Umohluko omkhulu mhlawumbi emva kwale minyaka ili-10 kukuba asisajongi thina kuphela kwimeko ebhityileyo. Iya kuba yinto engaqhelekanga ukubamba loo nto kum, kuba nditshintshe kakhulu, ”wongeze watsho.
Ngokwenene, isiqingatha sesibini somboniso sasinomxholo wevarsity, enezinto ezibonisa isithsaba esihlangeneyo esinesihloko somboniso, Latenight Summer. UVan Assche uthe waba nomfanekiso wabantwana besikolo besekhefini, benqunqa iiyunifomu zabo kwaye beba iimpahla zikayise.
Iibhatyi zebhombu kunye neehempe zaprintwa kunye nemisebenzi yobugcisa ngumzobi ongumFrentshi uFrançois Bard, ukusuka kwimifanekiso yabafana abancinci kwiihoodies ukuya kwiiorchids ezimhlophe. “Ndiyawuthanda lo mbono wabafana abancinci benxiba okokuqala,” utshilo uVan Assche. Kufuneka basenge ngeli xesha izinqe zabo zibavumela.