The designer Jonathan Anderson will present his first women’s collection for Dior on Wednesday. The show is one of the awaited moments of the Paris fashion week with the greatest tension. Anderson presents his designs for the legendary French fashion house.
After his first men’s collection in June, his debut in women’s fashion is one of the highlights of the spring/summer season 2026-in addition to Matthieu Blazy’s debut at Chanel on Monday.
The 41-year-old Nordire is a proven lover of contemporary art. For eleven years he was the artistic director of the traditional Spanish brand Loewe, which he modernized. Today Loewe belongs to the French luxury group LVMH.
Anderson, who studied at the London School of Fashion, began his career in the Prada marketing department. In 2008 he founded his own JW Anderson brand. At Loewe, he developed the call to connect flawless cuts with noble materials such as leather and metal.
In April he was appointed head of Dior’s men’s collections. Just a few weeks later, he also took over the women’s line and thus succeeded Maria Grazia Chiuri. He has been the first designer since Christian Dior was founded in 1946, who holds the entire artistic direction – including the skin couture.
“The challenge now is to combine both areas because one person bears artistic responsibility for the house,” Serge Carreira, professor at the Sciences Po Paris and expert for the luxury industry, told AFP. “It will be exciting to observe how Anderson brings together different forms of expression and still creates a unit”.
Film collaborations
For his first men’s collection, Anderson resorted to the recipe for success with which he had already given Loewe new impulses: careful processing of the materials, combined with brave concepts and the willingness to provoke audience and experts alike.
So he reinterpreted the famous “Delft” rock that folded several times as an oversized cargo shorts. Christian Dior’s iconic “bar” jacket from Christian Dior also subjected it to a contemporary revision.
In addition, Anderson introduced the historical logo that Christian Dior used in the early years – a clear commitment to the roots of the brand.
“My idea is to decipher and program Dior. Dior is a house that is able to be born back on its own,” he said at the time.
The designer, who originally studied acting in the USA, maintains close connections to the film world. He worked with the Italian director Luca Guadagnino several times, including on the costumes for ‘rivals’ and for ‘Queer’ with Daniel Craig in the leading role.
Even before the upcoming fashion show, Anderson gave the first insights into his vision for dior ladies. At the Venice’s film festivals, actress Alba Rohrwacher appeared in a blue Haute-Couture dress with wrinkles that reminded of the voluminous silhouettes of the 18th century. In Toronto, Anya Taylor-Joy wore a blue silk dress in origami style.
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