{"id":131481,"date":"2020-07-14T20:21:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T18:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/dior-uomo-the-collection-of-kim-jones-with-the-ghanaian-artist-amoako-boafo\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T10:23:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T08:23:11","slug":"dior-uomo-the-collection-of-kim-jones-with-the-ghanaian-artist-amoako-boafo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/en\/dior-uomo-the-collection-of-kim-jones-with-the-ghanaian-artist-amoako-boafo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dior Uomo: the collection of Kim Jones with the Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-85685 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/128x70-diorhomme.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"85685\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Portrait of an artist&#8221; is the name of the new\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/tag\/dior\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dior<\/a> Men&#8217;s collection in collaboration with the Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dior<\/strong> <strong>Men&#8217;s\u00a0creative director Kim Jones<\/strong> has decided to collaborate with the African painter Amoako Boafo to create the collection presented during the <a href=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/tag\/fashion-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Digital<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/tag\/gucci\/\">Fashion Week<\/a> in\u00a0<\/strong><b>Paris<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>A <strong>collection<\/strong>, therefore, completely dedicated to <strong>African<\/strong> art and <strong>culture<\/strong>, to which <strong>Kim Jones<\/strong> is particularly attached, having grown up between<em> Botswana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Ghana.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FL_g906Ov9Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_1\">In the <strong>video<\/strong> that shows the collection and all the background that contributed to its realization, we see <strong>Amoako<\/strong> at work&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_2\"><strong>Kim Jones<\/strong> talks about his <strong>Africa<\/strong> and how he fell in love with <strong>Boafo\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>art<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_3\">The latter, a self-taught artist, paints with fingertips and has a delicate and sweet touch;<\/span><span id=\"s2_4\">the subjects of his paintings are <strong>black men and women<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_5\"><strong>Amoako<\/strong> defines himself as a <strong>portraitist<\/strong> and claims to specifically avoid the background in his paintings, which is almost always monochrome, to focus on the expression of his subjects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_6\">The <strong>collection is inspired by the silhouettes worn 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href=\"https:\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/waitfashion-dior-men-spring-summer-2021-1.png\" data-attachment-id=\"181494\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/waitfashion-dior-men-spring-summer-2021-1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221000%22%20height%3D%221000%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201000%201000%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"fiv-ctrls\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fiv-prev\"><span>Prev<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<label class=\"fiv-count\"><span class=\"fiv-count-current\">1<\/span>of<span class=\"fiv-count-total\">8<\/span><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fiv-next\"><span>Next<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_1\">Among the garments stand out the <strong>shirts<\/strong> with knotted collar combined with <strong>shorts<\/strong> with tuxedo band, <strong>bomber jackets<\/strong> in leather or suede, as well as long <strong>trench<\/strong> coats enriched with details reminiscent of the paintings of Amoako.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_2\">The <strong>knitwear<\/strong> alternates various textures and patterns: from the classic <strong>Dior Oblique<\/strong> pattern to <strong>floral prints<\/strong>, up to the <strong>portraits of Boafo<\/strong> reproduced on some tops.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_3\"><strong>Neon colors<\/strong> give a sporty touch to<strong> pastel colors<\/strong>, which are very delicate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"s2_4\">Accessories include <strong>amphibians and sandals<\/strong>, fluorescent leather <strong>berets<\/strong>, men\u2019s <strong>bags<\/strong> and <strong>jewelry<\/strong> inspired by sea knots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span id=\"s2_5\">The result is a dreamy collection that gives a &#8216;new image of being MAN: that of Dior is a man who is not afraid to show his fragility!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you liked this article check out the latest collections of:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/after-the-rain-comes-the-rainbow-casablanca-mens-ss-2021-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casablanca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.waitfashion.com\/il-sensazionale-show-in-a-box-di-loewe-per-la-mens-ss-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loewe<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Portrait of an artist&#8221; is the name of the new\u00a0Dior Men&#8217;s collection in collaboration with the Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo. 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