After a critically and commercially successful tenure, Jones is stepping away from Dior Men after seven years at the house

In Paris last week, Dior men's creative director Kim Jones presented an emotional and meticulous collection. Closing the show was an ornate ballet-slipper pink coat, embroidered with silver swallows and roses, the model blindfolded, gliding towards the light of the cameras.

Just a week ago, Kim Jones marched out onto an ice rink-size runway in Paris, taking a bow at the conclusion of his latest show as the men’s creative director at Dior. That show would be his last. On Friday, Mr. Jones, a British fashion designer who has held that role since 2018, announced he was leaving the brand.

Artistic director for Dior Homme Kim Jones has resigned. Having spent seven years in the position, Jones has made the decision to depart from the fashion house.

The Dior's men's fashion show happened inside the historic Ecole Militaire with the Eiffel Tower looming above.

And he was matter-of-fact as ever as he walked through the collection, a radical break from his recent explorations of casual, streetwear-curious splendor. “I've just done really pure Dior,” he remarked, a center of relative calm in the bustling studio.

His last show for the house was followed not only by rave reviews but also a knighthood: the British designer was awarded France’s highest distinction, the chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur.

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PARIS - British designer Kim Jones has stepped down from his post as artistic director of Dior Homme, the fashion house said on Jan 31, after seven years overseeing its men’s collections.

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Kim Jones is departing Dior Men. The British designer, who has overseen the fashion house's menswear collections since 2018, is stepping down from his role