Dior is thrilled to welcome Jonathan Anderson as Creative Director of women’s, men’s, and haute couture collections of the House.
Jonathan Anderson will present his first collection, Dior Men Summer 2026, in Paris on June 27, 2025.
Just four days after Maria Grazia Chiuri’s official departure from the House Of Dior following her nine year tenure, the French maison has announced today that Jonathan Anderson, respected for his transformative decade at LOEWE will now be taking the helm of Dior’s menswear, womenswear, haute couture and accessory divisions, earning him the title of Sole Creative Director.
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Anderson who was just announced as Dior’s new creative director for menswear this April, succeeding Kim Jones who left the division this January, Jonathan Anderson will now oversee all ten collections across the house. This marks a significant new chapter for both Dior and Anderson, creating an astonishing impression on the fashion industry.
His appointment echoes the legacy of Karl Lagerfeld who was renowned for his ability to masterfully multitask several collections simultaneously.
According to the CEO of Christian Dior Couture, Delphine Arnault, several remarks about Jonathan Anderson being similarly compared to Karl Lagerfeld have been made by many industry experts.
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A New Era at Dior: Jonathan Anderson Takes the Helm
On 2nd June 2025, Delphine Arnault marked a new chapter for the house by announcing the exciting news that Jonathan Anderson is now Dior’s sole creative director.
Arnault praised Anderson’s transformative work at LOEWE, emphasizing that his decade long tenure at the Spanish brand has provided great proof of his vision, creativity and discipline required to take on a bigger task at Dior.
Anderson’s new role may come as a shock to many, a shock it truly is. He will oversee all ten of Dior’s core collections for every year: four for both menswear and womenswear individually and two haute couture collections and an addition to the accessories that will accompany each.
In addition to his new workload, he will still be working on his six collections annually for his own label, JW Anderson. As well as his ongoing collaboration with UNIQLO which requires him to produce two collections a year.
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In total, Anderson is now handed the responsibility to create 18 collections a year which is double what he used to produce at LOEWE. The fashion world is now both excited and worried, can Anderson really manage?
His first menswear collection for Dior will debut during the upcoming Menswear Fashion Week on 27th June 2025. He will be skipping this July’s Haute Couture Week to focus on preparing his first womenswear collection for later this year.
This appointment marks an exciting new era for Dior. While the amount of Anderson’s responsibilities has greatly expanded to almost an impossible scale, his track record can suggests otherwise.
If anyone can redefine the limits of creative leadership in fashion today, it might just be Jonathan Anderson.
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