Meet Louis Vuitton menswear designer Kim Jones and watch his runway LIVE from Paris
A London man with a penchant for quad-biking, dressing David Beckham and cooking for Kate Moss, Kim Jones is the major menswear player that you may well have never heard of.
While studying at Central Saint Martins for an MA in fashion, a substantial chunk of his 2001 graduate collection was bought by John Galliano, giving Jones the funds to launch his eponymous label a year later.
Alongside his own collection, Jones has also designed and worked for the likes of Uniqlo, Topman, Mulberry, McQ by Alexander McQueen and Hugo Boss, and was appointed Creative Director of British men’s luxury goods brand Alfred Dunhill in 2008.
In 2011 Jones was called on to replace Paul Helbers as the style director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s ready-to-wear division.
Showing in Paris later today, Jones will be revealing his autumn/winter 2016 collection for the fashion powerhouse.
Watch the runway live from Paris here at 4pm GMT
This afternoon's show, which always attracts a particularly stellar cast of front row stars, is expecting to be host to the likes of Kate Moss, Nikolai von Bismarck, Georgia May Jagger, Jade Jagger, Louis Hamilton, Serena Rees, Paul Simonon and Lee Starkey.
A long-term supporter of the brand, Kate Moss is also a dear friend to the designer.
Giving a candid insight into his private life to ES Magazine, the designer said: “It was really nice this weekend - we did a Sunday roast and Kate was our server!”
Despite revealing that the supermodel, David Beckham and Will Smith are still his main “group”, Jones shows no sign of having ever been star-struck.
Suggesting a modest love for functionality within his designs, Jones revealed the compliment he most treasures from “customer”, David Beckham.
“David Beckham came. He really wanted a suit for Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.”
“He put one on and was like, ‘This is the most comfortable thing I’ve ever worn.’ It’s nice to have that sort of reaction from someone who is a customer, technically.”
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