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Jonathan Anderson: the esoteric designer taking on the mantle at Dior


Appointment of Northern Irishman behind Loewe hype machine sets storied fashion house on experimental path

Long before the designer Jonathan Anderson stepped down from his role at Loewe in March, it was rumoured he would be heading for Dior. So when it was finally announced – six months after Dior’s menswear designer left, and four days after its womenswear head, Maria Grazia Chiuri, showed a collection in Rome – it surprised no one.

Yet Anderson’s newfound position at luxury’s centre of gravity still sets Dior, a grand fashion institution, careering down an experimental path. As Delphine Arnault, the chair and CEO of Christian Dior Couture, told Vogue Business: “For any house, having new artistic direction can be a challenge.”

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025/jun/02/jonathan-anderson-profile-dior-loewe

Author : Morwenna Ferrier and Jess Cartner-Morley

Publish date : 2025-06-02 16:11:00

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