Essentially Major: Allowable Overdose: Kris Van Assche

Kris Van Assche is one of the many reasons men are dressing so much better these days. The thirty-two year old Belgium born designer has an eye for elegance, yet maintains an edge that other sophisticated brands leave out altogether. After moving to Paris in 1998 and working with Hedi Slimane at YSL and Dior Homme, Van Assche debuted his own line in January 2005. When Hedi was hustled out of Dior, Kris stepped in as artistic director and has been covertly influencing modern menswear ever since. He still produces his independent line as well and I would seriously kill to have his all white high tops or anything for that matter from the Fall ’08 collection.

Kris Van Assche Fall '08