The first taste of Jonathan Anderson from Dior? A bag that pays homage to Dracula. But why Dracula?

There are a few days left to debut of Jonathan Anderson from Diorscheduled for Friday 27 June as part of the men’s fashion shows in Paris, but through social networks aunexpected preview of what the new course of the Maison.

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On the official Instagram profiles of Dior and Jonathan Anderson, some shots have appeared that have the beloved as protagonist Book Tote of the brand, with a look Refieded perfectly in line with its primary inspiration. They are in fact book covers those that decorate, in embroidery format, the tote in fabric, and the first and definitely difficult not to notice was that of Draculawork of the late nineteenth century born from the genius of Bram Stoker.

Followed in carousel from that of Dangerous relationships by Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos (delicate and in the tones of the rose, when the third variant with bow and embroidery Dior by Dior) This cover with a yellow background with contrasting red writing, in all respects faithful to the cover of the first edition published in 1897, immediately appeared as a bold choice.

A choice that has already brought great ferment between fans and professionals who look forward to the lights of the catwalk come on and that has seen many wonders: because precisely this book, because just Dracula? Beyond the apparent territorial link that could be configured between Anderson and Stoker, both born on the same island (but of Northernian origin the first, Irish of Dublin the second), There is a deeper meaning Behind what looks like a simple accessory inspired by a famous work.

The actress Shauna O’Brien holds one of the original rare copies of Bram Stoker’s rare copies.

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To find out what is the purpose of this quote, just return to 2017, the year in which Jonathan Anderson gave an interview to magazine Anotherfocused on the books that have had an impact on his training, his life and his work. And guess a little, among them the masterpiece of Stoker appears, regarding which the stylist says he had made a particular discovery, dictated practically by chance. «When I found work from Brown Thomas and I moved to Dublin, I remember having passed in front of a red brick house with a plaque that said: “Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, lived here”Anderson said in the interview. «I had to look twice, because I didn’t know that Dracula had been written by an Irish. People tend to think that it is an American work. When I realized that Bram Stoker had lived on the same way, Kildare Street, where I also lived in Dublin, it took me a few days to elaborate the thing […] Dracula It has become one of the most iconic stories of the twentieth century, over 200 films have been made, and its Irish is often neglected. The novel was interpreted as a representation of late Victorian fears against immigration – especially from Eastern Europe at the time – which shows how much history tends to repeat itself».

Therefore, not a simple creative inspiration or an aesthetic choice, but an interpretation that proves to be strongly linked to current affairs, a field that the neo-creator of Dior who has recently taken the place of Maria Grazia Chiuri, seems to want to take to the catwalk in this new adventure. Which, given the premises, promises to be very, but very interesting.