Dior presents his new artistic director for men’s fashion this Friday during the Paris Fashion Week: Jonathan Anderson. The Northern Irish designer, who has significantly shaped and modernized the Spanish traditional House of Loewe, will in future take over the creative overall responsibility for all lines of collections from Dior – a novelty in the history of the French fashion house.
Since Christian Dior was founded in 1947, the house has never had a single creative direction for women’s, men’s and skin couture collections. Anderson, 40 years old, is known for his conceptual handwriting, his proximity to contemporary art and its refined examination of materials, forms and cultural references.
In parallel to his debut at Dior, the American chicano designer Willy Chavarria shows his collection in Paris for the second time. With a street-style-shaped and socially committed approach, Chavarria forms a significant contrast to Anderson’s aesthetic orientation.
Anderson, founder of JW Anderson, was creative director at Loewe from 2013 to 2025. During this time, the label recorded significant sales growth. Its designs combine luxurious materials such as leather, high -quality wool and metal with ironic references to art, film and culture – always implemented precisely and artfully.
Willy Chavarria, born in California in 1967, is considered a political voice of fashion. His designs, inspired by the 1940s, combine masculine silhouettes-wide trousers with bundle folds, shoulder pads, open shirts-with feminine glamor. There are also elements of urban fashion such as training suits, basketball sneakers and asymmetrical shorts. With his sensational fashion show in a Paris church, accompanied by a live appearance of rapper J Balvin, he made headlines six months ago.
Anderson prefers Andy in his presentations: classical or electronic music as well as subtle references to artists such as Andy Warhol. In the run -up to his show in the Hôtel des Invalides, he told Le Figaro: “Dior is a legendary name that has to reflect his time.”
In a year -shaped year for the luxury industry, Anderson’s appointment is part of a series of artistic change. Dior has already announced that during the upcoming Haute-Couture week in ten days, not presenting a collection. Creative new directions are also imminent for Balenciaga and Chanel – the Belgian Matthieu Blazy is likely to make his debut.
In addition to Anderson and Chavarria, the Japanese designers Mihara Yasuhiro and Junya Watanabe also show their latest collections this Friday. While Yasuhiro is known for his humorous interpretation of streetwear and skate culture, Watanabe convinces with experimental cutting art and avant -garde style.
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