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\nPhoto by Pascal Le Segretain\/Staff<\/small><\/p>\n
\nPhoto by Pascal Le Segretain\/Staff<\/small><\/p>\n
Earlier today in Paris, Kim Jones<\/a> presented his last collection as men\u2019s artistic director at Louis Vuitton<\/a>, where he revived the French house with an edgy, urban spirit\u2014exemplified by his endlessly covetable collaboration with Supreme last year. For seven years, his designs have personified the label\u2019s adventurous spirit, pulling inspiration from the farthest corners of the earth, from the Himalayas one year to the Atacama Desert the next, sprawling across America and Japan and Africa and even under the sea for Spring 2013. For his final outing, legends Naomi Campbell<\/a> and Kate Moss<\/a> took to the runway to help send him off in a last collection that reflected the blend of athletic energy and intellectual artistry he has always captured so well. As we mark the end of an era that helped redefine menswear, take a look back at five of the favorite faces he has brought along on the journey with him.<\/p>\n The end of an era for the British designer and the storied French house<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":446,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10414,4808,2],"tags":[470,8749,11096,9939,1065,475,51,11113,584,11114,403,11115],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/446"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101722"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101804,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101722\/revisions\/101804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-171656616.jpg\")
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\nAndrew Westermann<\/a>
\nJones tapped this lanky German artist for eight runways (bringing him back today for his finale) starting with his Spring 2013<\/a> aquatic outing, and Westermann has made regular appearances on the front row of his shows as a friend ever since. The highlight of his tenure was his closing slot for Spring 2014<\/a>, wearing a blazer inlaid with a Monogram print in mother-of-pearl, which caught the light and sparked and glowed as soon as he stepped out into the glass box in Paris\u2019 Parc Andr\u00e9 Citro\u00ebn where Jones used to show. “He\u2019s not just the best designer in the world\u2014as he pushes fashion, and especially and most importantly men\u2019s fashion, forward\u2014but also one of the best people I\u2019ve ever met,” Westermann says. “I couldn\u2019t imagine my life without him. I\u2019m the way I am because of him…one of the most generous, most talented, most loyal, and especially funniest people I know. Wherever he goes next, I go too! We\u2019re a family and it will always be that way.”<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2018\/01\/dominik-sadoch-gq-style-germany-spring-summer-2016-editorial-006.jpg\")
\nDominik Sadoch<\/a>
\nIt\u2019s been eight seasons in a row for this sharp-featured Pole, who is also a familiar face from editorials focusing on Jones\u2019 designs, having traveled the world from Cape Town for Esquire Greece<\/a> to Thailand for GQ Style Germany<\/a> in his clothes\u2014as well as New York last year to highlight his Supreme collaboration<\/a>. He closed Jones’ show today in a shining, Monogram-covered jacket and pants, the final word in the designer’s celebrated run. “Kim is simply the most lovely, caring person,” Sadoch explains. “Anyone who\u2019s had the pleasure of working with him won\u2019t hesitate for even a second to admit it. It\u2019s incredibly touching and heartwarming to keep on hearing you\u2019re a part of the family\u2014and then after feeling the enormous amount of support, you know it couldn’t be just talk. It\u2019s inspiring to see him making his vision come true. He\u2019s a legend.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2018\/01\/david-trulik-louis-vuitton-fall-winter-2015-campaign-002.jpg\")
\nDavid Trul\u00edk<\/a>
\nThis square-jawed Slovak\u2019s first four shows were all for Louis Vuitton, from closing Fall 2015<\/a> to opening Spring 2017<\/a> in a full-on reptile-skin trench coat. He landed the lead in the label\u2019s Fall 2015 ads<\/a> by Alasdair McLellan<\/a> and took to the water the following year dressed in Jones\u2019 sporty capsule collection celebrating the America\u2019s Cup yacht race<\/a>. “If I could describe Kim Jones in three words, they would be kind, successful, and helpful,” says Trul\u00edk. “He is a man with a big heart. Our cooperation changed my life since I met him for the first time as a beginner model and a new face in Paris and I have learned so many things from him. I\u2019d like to say thank you very much again for everything. I think fashion needs more people like Kim, not just because he\u2019s one of the best designers, but also because he really cares about the people around him.”<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2018\/01\/cb98e637e673fdb5be30475768a15c2f.jpg\")
\nLuc Defont-Saviard<\/a>
\nThis freckled Frenchman was in many ways the face of Louis Vuitton menswear in 2017, appearing alongside Xavier Dolan<\/a> in the Africa-inspired Spring campaign<\/a> lensed by Alasdair McLellan<\/a> as well as Fall’s artist\u2019s studio<\/a> by Steven Meisel<\/a>. He\u2019s also walked in the last five shows Jones has presented. “Kim has contributed to changing my life,” offers Defont-Saviard. “I feel blessed that our paths have crossed.”<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/oftheminute\/images\/2018\/01\/GettyImages-639273066.jpg\")
\nPhoto by Victor Virgile\/Contributor<\/small>
\nNoah Luis Brown<\/a>
\nWhen this fine-featured Swiss stepped out onto Louis Vuitton\u2019s Fall 2017<\/a> runway in a Monogram-rimmed cap with a bright red Supreme fanny pack strapped across his chest, the year\u2019s most-hyped collaboration became the biggest news of Paris Fashion Week. The former ballet dancer made his campaign d\u00e9but for the house in front of Steven Meisel<\/a>\u2019s camera for Fall 2017<\/a>, and is surf-ready in its brand-new ads for Spring 2018<\/a>. “Kim Jones was one of the biggest inspirations in my life,” says Brown. “It was so nice to meet him and to work with him over three seasons. I had such a good time with him and will miss him in the team of Louis Vuitton. It was a hardcore experience from zero to 100 and I really appreciate Kim for what he did for me. It broke my heart to read he\u2019s leaving Louis Vuitton\u2014such a powerful person, or should I say rock star. I hope the best for him in the future and hope to see him very soon.”<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"