Kim Jones

Born in London and raised partly in East Africa, Kim Jones graduated from Central Saint Martins in 2002 and was named menswear style director at Louis Vuitton in 2011. Over seven years he turned LV menswear into a streetwear-luxury hybrid, peaking with the 2017 Supreme x Louis Vuitton collaboration that broke the wall between hype and heritage. In 2018 he moved to Dior as artistic director of Dior Men, where his seven-year run staged spectacle shows in Miami, Tokyo and Giza and forged collaborations with KAWS, Daniel Arsham, Travis Scott, Stüssy and ERL. He also held the womenswear director role at Fendi from 2020 to 2024, paying tribute to Karl Lagerfeld's 54-year Fendi legacy. He exited Dior Men in January 2025 and remains one of the most influential connector-designers between luxury and youth culture.