Jonathan Anderson will lead the next men’s fashion show by Christian Dior in June next June.
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault announced this on Thursday at the general meeting of the shareholders: inside the French luxury goods group.
Jonathan Anderson changes to Dior
“I can tell you that the next men’s fashion show by Christian Dior, which will take place in June, is designed by Jonathan Anderson,” said Bernard Arnault when asked about the successor of Kim Jones, the former creative director of Dior Homme.
In mid -March, the Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson left the Loewe fashion house, which was also part of LVMH, a classic Spanish brand, which he gave new swing at its top in the eleven years and made it one of the most popular brands in the stars.
For months the name of the reserved forty year old has been repeatedly mentioned in connection with the direction of Dior. Kim Jones’s departure in January had re -losing speculation. According to the specialist press, LVMH even considered Jonathan Anderson to entrust the men’s and women’s collections from Dior.
Despite the rumors, the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri, the artistic director of the ladies’ collections since 2016, has not been up to date. Jonathan Anderson, born in Northern Ireland in 1984, initially dreamed of becoming an actor and went to the United States at the age of 18 to enroll at an acting school. This passion has remained a close connection to the film world, especially to director Luca Guadagnino, for whom he designed the costumes of the film “Challengers” with Zendaya and which “Queer” with Daniel Craig.
For years, the Loewe shows were the meeting point for the stars of the film industry, from Timothée Chalamet to Pedro Almodóvar to Tilda Swinton. Several of them were ambassadors of the brand. Trained at the London School of Fashion, Jonathan Anderson began in Prada’s marketing area and founded his own brand, JW Anderson in 2008.
At Loewe, he has developed a call as a designer with impeccable cuts and generous use of noble materials such as leather and metal.
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