Dior Summer 2026 by Jonathan Anderson. A reconstruction of formality, brought into the present and recontextualized.

Jonathan Anderson’s debut collection brings joy to the art of dressing: youthful spontaneity spawns an ode to the imagination. A way to reinvent oneself and the moment.

Dior Summer 2026 by Jonathan Anderson.

Dior Summer 2026 by Jonathan Anderson.

Stretching the horizon: a play on history and affluence, decoding the language of the House in order to recode it.

Dior is part of the collective imagination. It is embedded in culture and popular culture. Initiating the recodingaccording to the view of Creative Director Jonathan Anderson – inside a room modeled on the velvet-linedinteriors of Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie – is a programmatic act that speaks a language of understatement and poise. On the walls hang two modest yet beautiful paintings by Jean Siméon Chardin (1699-1779). At a time when art was oftenconcerned with excess and spectacle, Chardin revered the everyday, trading grandeur for sincerity and empathy. A museumis a public space where conversations happen and history becomes part of the everyday. Museum rooms, occasionally, also host breathless, liberating and joyful runs amidst masterpieces.

Joy in the art of dressing: a spontaneous, empathetic collusion ofthenandnow, of relics of the past, things rediscoveredin the archives, classic tropes of class, and pieces that have endured the test of time. A reconstruction of formality, Donegal tweeds and regimental neckties included, from the Barjacket to the tailcoat and 18-19thcentury waistcoatsreproduced as they were.

Roses, little embroideries, and Diorette charms with a rococo feel to them, because Monsieur Dior was in love withthe era, as he was with British culture, of which echoes persist. The Delft, Caprice and La Cigale dresses are twisted, brought into the present and recontextualized. The Dior Book Totegets book covers – including Saints Pères editions o fLes Fleurs du Malby Charles Baudelaire and In Cold Bloodby Truman Capote –, while a crossbody bag pays homage to another iconic literary work: DraculabyBram Stoker*. The Lady Dior meanwhile has been re-imagined by artist Sheila Hicks and cloaked in a nest of purelinen ponytails.

Dior Summer 2026 by Jonathan Anderson.

An inquiry into the unattainable and undefinable: style. Style as a way to hold oneself, a manner in creating appearancesbringing together decisions that are quick and spontaneous. Dressing up to become a character, toying with clothesand the idea of the aristocrat. Youthful spontaneity ultimately spawns an ode to the imagination: a way to reinvent oneself and the moment, looking at what is old to shape new guises, allowing empathy to define elegance.

Dior Summer 2026 by Jonathan Anderson.

* Bram Stoker and the Bram Stoker signature are registered trademarks of or are exclusively licensed to Bram Stoker, LLC

Creative direction @Jonathan.Anderson
Styling @BenjaminBruno_
Makeup @PeterPhilipsMakeUp
Hair @GuidoPalau
Casting @AshleyBrokaw
Show coordination @HolmesProduction
Production @LaModeEnImages
Broadcast direction @TitreProvisoire
Music @StudioFredericSanchez
Jewelry @VictoiredeCastellane

© Finale by Adrien Dirand @adriendirand

Credits: © Courtesy of Dior