Werk Wear
Review of Dion Lee Spring 2024 Fashion Show
By Mark Wittmer
THE COLLECTION
THE VIBE
THE THEME
Spring 2024 saw Dion Lee successfully synthesize two distinct worlds of clothing design into his indulgently sexy clubwear aesthetic: the rigid codes of tailoring and corsetry and the utilitarian staples of toolshed and construction site. The result was a playful yet deadly and impressively constructed collection that pushed brand codes in strong new directions.
THE BUZZWORDS
Structure. Power. Industrial.
THE SHOWSTOPPER
Look # 32
You can’t tell from the front, but – in an ingenious detail that might be an electrical hazard – the voluminous coils of this found-object accessory actually plug into the back waistband of these elevated carpenter pants.
THE DIRECTION
The brand’s signature cage chain took on an even more recognizable and fitting role as it entered into conversation with jewelry and structural pieces inspired by industrial scaffolding or toolbelt corsetry.
THE WRAP UP
Subverting formal codes and classic structures with a liberated, youthful, post-utilitarian spirit that could have him catching the notice of the higher ups at, say, Givenchy, Dion Lee rises to the potential of his theme by constructing tons of brilliant details across a collection of powerful party wear.
