Robert Pattinson Exudes Mystery in Nocturnal Dior Campaign
FREEZE FRAME: Robert Pattinson wears his sunglasses at night — along with a sleek tuxedo and biker jacket — in the spring campaign for Dior Homme,
which breaks Saturday in magazines including Citizen K Homme Sport in
France, Esquire Big Black Book in the Middle East, GQ in China and Style
Magazine in Italy.
Karl Lagerfeldshot the ads in a film-noir style right outside his Left Bank photo studio. “I love to take photos at night in the streets,” Lagerfeld said. “That is my outdoor studio.” The designer and photographer is a particular fan of a tiny street
that runs between the Rue de Lille and the Rue de Verneuil. “Nobody
comes or goes there,” he said.
As for Pattinson, “he is very easygoing and easy to photograph. But
at the same time there is something mysterious about him, which I love,”
Lagerfeld said. “His profile is the modern version of an antique coin.”
Pattinson was in thrall of the outdoor set.
“I’m always floored at the undeniable beauty of Paris. And at night
in the alleys and the side streets, emptied of crowds, it’s almost more
breathtaking,” he told WWD. “Contrasting shadows make everywhere you
look seem like a frame from a movie.”
Kris Van Assche, creative director of Dior Homme, said Pattinson
embodies “a rebellious contemporary icon” and is part of “the
exploration of the diversity of the Dior Homme man.”
