Dior and ERL took over a few blocks in the heart of Venice Beach for a co-branded runway show. Dior has the resources to create hermetically sealed, cinematic runway universes practically anywhere, like when they built a Looney Tunes desert in Paris—complete with cacti—for the house’s collaboration with Travis Scott last year.

In Venice, Windward Avenue asphalt was painted bright blue. But curious neighbors on nearby rooftops watched SoCal legends like Tony Hawk walk in, and local taquerias and vintage stores framed the runway (or, erm, street). At one point during the show, a water balloon fell from the heavens and splattered a few feet from the VIP section where Jaden Smith and Kevin Abstract were sitting.

The collection is not a collaboration, exactly. Dior Men’s artistic director Kim Jones has done plenty of those, working with artists like Raymond Pettibon, Amaoko Baofo, and Peter Doig to turn their work into patterns and prints for his couture-level garments. He’s also designed collections with the help of streetwear savants like Shawn Stüssy and Travis Scott.

For the spring ’23 capsule, Jones wanted to try a slightly different approach. “I thought, I’d like to give someone that I think is talented an opportunity to go to the archives and work with it,” he said before the show. So he recruited Linnetz to “guest design” the capsule. 

Our excursion began with the Burberry Boutique located in NorthPark mall in Dallas, Texas. 

We took the tour with a store employee named Alex who provided us with answers to all questions we requested. 

Seeing as the current season is now moving into Spring/Summer, that is what the store had migrated to. Our primary questions were simple and easily answered. 

When did Burberry begin using the TB logo?

The TB logo was introduced recently in 2019. Has become very iconic since its inception and has inspired various new designs.

Most Famous/Popular items sold?

Trench coats and Check Scarfs – Burberry is one of the original manufacturers of the trench coat styling. 

My Personal observations:

Burberry uses very elegant designs and leather products such as their handbags and other accessories. Icon Designs typically at center with gold hardware tones.

Use a variety of different types of fabrics for their handbags and their clothing lines. Jackets seem to be a type of fleece fabric with the classic check pattern. As well uses of different geometric and standard solid designs.