Dior Homme Creative Director Hedi Slimane is reputedly in contract negotiations with the brand. Apparently pressure is building up to conclude the talks, and relations between the negotiating parties are tense. Slimane’s failure to attend recent festivities for St. Catherine’s Day, a tradition in honor of couture workers, was looked on dimly by Dior management, WWD said. The Dior Homme AW07 show will take place in Paris on 30 January, 2007.