It's hip to be square for Dior SS14

There wasn't a curve in sight at Kris Van Assche's SS14 outing for Dior. Not a sweeping line or a rounded edge to be found. The stage was set with a maze of mirrors in the centre of the hall; square upon square, reflecting to infinity. It was the perfect setting for the sharp-shouldered, boxy boys that came out in a progression of colours that ranged from deep claret to Prussian blue and a moody slate grey. Mondrian--like squares in contrasting colours decorated the fronts of neoprene sweaters and single-breasted blazers, which were paired with the ubiquitous-for-SS14 wide cut shorts or narrow legged trousers. Safari jackets were re-imagined in sheeny vinyl, and suits were enriched with panels of contrasting fabrics. It was, as Tim Blanks, later said, 'many refractions of the same idea' -- but when the models lined up in the mirror maze at the end of the show, you guessed that was exactly what Kris Van Assche had intended.