Dior how we had never seen it: Jonathan Anderson’s debut at the Creative Directorate (with all the big names in Fashion in Front Row)

Two months are not many, but not few: a Jonathan Anderson However, they are enough to draw the debut collection of his New chapter as creative director of the Dior Maison.

Communicated last April, the appointment that had initially seen him only at the helm of the male division was then followed by the news that the Irish stylist would have held (with the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri) also the position of creative director of the women’s collections, Haute Couture and accessories. A en plein of mandates who officially closed his previous chapter in Loewe and placed the foundations for the debut in Dior, which took place in the men’s fashion week in Paris with the Parade of the Dior Men’s Spring-Summer 2026 collection. Result: a success, complete with deserved final ovation.

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To his great debut, the parterre of international guests for the first collection of Jonathan Anderson for Dior could not have been more exclusive. The best of the Starom has called actors, directors and Ambassadorfrom Robert Pattinson to Louis Garrelpassing through Beatrice Borromeo, Sabrina Carpenter, Emmanuelle Seigner, Josh O’Connor And Daniel Craig.

Robert Pattinson.

Robert Pattinson.

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Josh O'Connor.

Josh O’Connor.

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But to make the extraordinarily unique Front Row It was the support of the fashion system. To accept the invitation of the LVMH group – of whose portfolio the Dior Maison is in fact – were in fact Donatella Versace, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Stefano Pilati, Chemente Kamali, Adrian Appiiolaza, Glenn Martens, Michael Rider, Daniel Roseberry, Pharrell Williams (with his son Rocket and his wife Helen Lasichanh), Kris Van Assche, Chitose Abe, Julien Dossena, Michele Lamy (as well as Rick Owens’ wife) e Silvia Venturini Fendi.

Donatella Versace.

Donatella Versace.

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Pharrell Williams creative director of men's fashion in Louis Vuitton with his son Rocket and his wife Helen Lasichanh.

Pharrell Williams, creative director of men’s fashion in Louis Vuitton, with his son Rocket and his wife Helen Lasichanh.

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Without then omitting too Jack McColough and Lazaro Hernandezco-founders of Proenza Schouler who will now take Jonathan Anderson’s place at Loewe’s creative direction. An unpublished similar-like (and never seen before), which it suggests well The weight of the appointment of Jonathan Anderson and the relevance of the parade For the purposes of a new strategic positioning by the brand.

Simon Porte Jacquemus.

Simon Porte Jacquemus.

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Silvia Venturini Fendi.

Silvia Venturini Fendi.

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In a (exciting) growing waiting and curiosity, it was finally the arrival of Rihanna – pregnant with the third child – together with A $ ap Rocky To complete the Front Row of the parade. Note: The rapper’s look has even revealed (a few minutes from the fashion show) one of the new Dior bags made by Jonathan Andersonthe second after the already anticipated Book Tote which reproduces the original cover of the famous novel by Bram Stoker.

The arrival of Aap Rocky and Rihanna at the Dior fashion show.

The arrival of A $ AP Rocky and Rihanna at the Dior fashion show.

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Guests in the room, lights, off to the parade: The visual impact of the first look released on the catwalk immediately made the new vision of Jonathan Anderson clear for the man Dior. The peplum of the jacket recalls the iconic silhouette bar jacket Of Monsieur Christian Dior, a garment that transcends the concept of time and – from now – also the gender one. The dialogue between heritage and modernity manifests itself even more in the styling with cargo pants, so wide that they can almost remember the silhouette of a skirt. The unequivocal proof of how Jonathan Anderson’s fluid and surrealist aesthetic has anything but expected to completely immerse yourself in the Maison’s archives.

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Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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Dior Man Primaveraestate 2026.

Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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Visually impactful is also the stratification of the garments, which traces a clear border line with the now concluded chapter of the former creative director Kim Jones. Colorful and declined vest in rubbery nuances appear above shirts and light sweaters with braids, while Bavèri, flakes and collars re -humble the image of a dandy contemporary.

Dior Man Primaveraestate 2026.

Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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Dior Man Primaveraestate 2026.

Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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Furthermore, that the dialogue between past and present would have been permitted in the new Dior collection had also announced Jonathan Anderson himself in the social contents they made teaser at the parade. “In taking this journey – said the Irish stylist – I have returned several times to the photographs of Basquiat and Radziwill (Lee Radziwill, sister of Jackie Kennedy, editor’s note) which are both, for me, epitome of the style».

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A style that passes through the unmistakable tie with which Jonathan Anderson’s journey began in men’s fashion Dior. Taken by Andy Warhol in 1982, the photograph with which the stylist revealed part of his moodboard of the collection portrays proper The painter Jean-Michel Basquiat with the same tie re-proposed (in several color variants) in the collection. A tribute to the past that becomes an instrument of a new modern and current vision.

Dior Man Primaveraestate 2026.

Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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Dior Man Primaveraestate 2026.

Dior Men Spring-Summer 2026.

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To further clear the dialogue of opposites – heritage and modernity, but also cultural coherence and commercial thrust – are finally the shoes. In the collection there are moccasins with the emblematic logo of the fashion house, but Jonathan Anderson’s creative flair does not delay and bring a pinch of revolution: loaofersox eye shoes, mountain boots and skaters colorful alternate in a potpourri Of styles and opportunities for use that, overall, contribute to creating the new imagination of man Dior. And with the standing ovation Final, the new course of the fashion house has officially started.


Source: Vanity Fair

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