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Dior Homme SS27: How Jonathan Anderson is redefining masculine refinement

Deconstructed suits and sequin details: Jonathan Anderson took to the runway in Paris on Wednesday with his third menswear collection for Dior, championing elegance in a show brought forward several hours due to the heatwave. To avoid the intense heat in the capital, the French house's show, originally scheduled for 2:30pm, took place at around...

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Video: Tim Blanks interviews Jonathan Anderson on Dior transition

Jonathan Anderson’s seminal first year as the Creative Director of Dior is the compelling focus of an in-depth conversation with fashion journalist Tim Blanks, published exclusively in the highly anticipated System Issue No. 25. The extensive discussion offers a rare, candid glimpse into the enormous professional and creative undertaking of...

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Jonathan Anderson's first Dior Cruise collection explores Hollywood legacy

While most of Hollywood has taken to the French Riviera and is frolicking in Cannes for the film festival, Jonathan Anderson brought a piece of France to Los Angeles on Wednesday night, where he presented his first Cruise collection for Dior. Presented within the halls of LACMA’s newly opened David Geffen Galleries, Anderson naturally drew upon...

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Video: Analyzing Jonathan Anderson's success at Loewe

Jonathan Anderson's tenure at the Spanish luxury house Loewe is widely regarded as a dramatic and profoundly successful turnaround, an achievement that remains exceptionally rare within the volatile and competitive landscape of the fashion industry. His appointment and subsequent creative direction defied internal and external expectations,...

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Trompe-l'œil, 'fools the eye': an exploration of illusion in fashion

The catwalk is flooded with looks using trompe-l'œil ('tromp-loy'). The French term literally means 'deceive the eye'. In fashion, it is a technique where a designer creates an optical illusion by playing with perspective and dimension, making 2D appear 3D. In other words, you see something that is not there. Who invented this trick and how is...

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Video: Jonathan Anderson discusses his Dior debut

Jonathan Anderson’s haute couture debut for Christian Dior — which took place earlier today at the Musée Rodin in Paris — was perhaps the most anticipated moment so far in his bid to re-energise the luxury megabrand. In December, he joined Jonathan at his Paris studio when that collection was coming together to learn how he’s reimagining couture...

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Video: Behind Jonathan Anderson's Dior SS26 couture

Dior creative director Jonathan Anderson's latest collection, an ode to the untamed beauty of the natural world, masterfully achieves a full-circle moment through an exhibition of ingenious savoir-faire and meticulous craftsmanship. The core inspiration, drawn from the ephemeral yet potent lifecycle of flora, is materialized most strikingly in...

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Jonathan Anderson’s Dior couture debut

With a meadow suspended overhead, Jonathan Anderson’s haute couture debut for Dior unfolded beneath a ceiling of flowers at the Musée Rodin, transforming the historic venue into a living ecosystem. The gesture inevitably recalled Raf Simons’ own floral interventions for the house, most memorably his 2015 couture show, when the museum’s walls...

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Jonathan Anderson reimagines aristocrats in second Dior Homme collection

Dior designer Jonathan Anderson delivered his vision Wednesday of "today's aristocracy" in his second menswear show for the brand in Paris, mixing new gender-mixed creations with house symbols. The celeb-heavy runway show in the gardens of the Rodin Museum drew actor Robert Pattinson, Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams and Formula One...

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Jonathan Anderson to present highly anticipated new menswear collection in Paris

Following a praised debut menswear collection in June, Jonathan Anderson returns to Paris on Wednesday with a new Dior Homme collection. This is a decisive step in establishing the brand's renewed identity and preparing for its haute couture debut. The show will be held on the second day of Paris Fashion Week Men's. It is scheduled for 2:30pm...

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Dior opens pop-up at Selfridges to celebrate Jonathan Anderson’s debut

French luxury fashion house Dior has launched a pop-up at The Corner Shop at Selfridges in London to showcase the debut collections from its creative director, Jonathan Anderson. The pop-up will run until February 28 and has been inspired by Dior’s archives, with the décor featuring reinterpretations of the Dior grey boxes from the luxury brand’...

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JW Anderson continues its relaunch with homeware store opening

Jonathan Anderson, who announced the relaunch of his signature label JW Anderson as a lifestyle brand in July, with a focus on curated fashion collections alongside homeware and artisanal goods, is continuing to place homeware at the heart of his brand with a new store opening on London’s Pimlico Road. The new store has been developed by...