The magic box opens. This year may have been the year of creative director musical chairs across the board but one of the most anticipated turns would have to be Jonathan Anderson’s appointment at Dior, a big move for the Irish designer who had been heading up the design direction at Loewe for the past 10 years. In a feat like no other, Anderson will be the first director to helm up the house solo—and design both menswear and womenswear—ever since Christian Dior himself. In less than a day, his first menswear collection for the maison will be revealed to the world—at the men’s spring/summer 2026 show.
With expectations at an all time high, the fashion crowd is certainly zoning in on his menswear show, waiting with avid excitement to see how Anderson will lead the brand with fresh eyes and into a new dawn. It is a fact that Anderson has been relentless in his creative pursuits; between designing for his namesake brand JW Anderson and creating the costume design for Luca Guadagnino’s films Queer and Challengers, the designer is well-regarded for his tenure at Loewe, which has swiftly become one of the most coveted brands of the past few years. It’s precisely this energy which a major luxury house like Dior needs now, and in just a span of a few days, Anderson has already begun to turn the tables by sharing his plans—teasing the sartorial set with images and ideas from his moodboard for Dior’s men’s collection, as well as his intention to return to the original Dior logo.
Earlier in the week, a portrait of Jean-Michel Basquiat by Andy Warhol from 1982, another portrait of Lea Radziwill from 1972, and a preview of Anderson’s Dior Book Totes were dropped. Anderson shares in a quote: “As I started out on this journey, I kept returning to these photographs of Basquiat and Radziwill who are both, for me, the epitome of style.” The next day, a teaser of Kylian Mbappé wearing Anderson’s Dior surfaces—its imagery borrowed from the previously released Basquiat portrait. The re-introduced Book Tote, on the other hand, wears the original book cover of Bram Stoker’s Dracula—its very first edition from 1897. Ideas, ideas, ideas. Anderson’s forte is clear, all that’s left is to see how he harnesses it for the legacy maison.
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With the show set to unveil in Paris tomorrow, his highly-anticipated debut will likely also see the arrival of house ambassadors, such as Anya Taylor-Joy, Mingyu of Seventeen, TXT, as well as Mbappé himself. Be one of the first to watch the Dior men’s spring/summer 2026 show, and tune into the livestream at 8PM SGT on 27 June.
