Christian Dior SPRING 2026 COUTURE

Reverence and iconoclasm. Successful modern heritage brand reinventions require a balance of those primary ingredients. At his haute couture debut for Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson reminded us of his gifts for both. Before it started he recalled a story his father recently reminded him of: Young Jonathan asked his parents for the Yellow Pages, or the Irish equivalent, and he went through them, looking for the name John Galliano. When he found it, he called up. He was going to ask if he could come and intern, only it turned out it was a taxi service. Anderson grew up and graduated from the London College of Fashion, launched an eponymous label, and led the transformation of Loewe from a smallish leather goods brand to an LVMH mini powerhouse at the nexus of fashion, art, and pop culture. After being named creative director of Christian Dior last year, he finally got his meeting with Galliano—first in the studio and again today when the former Dior designer stopped by backstage before taking his place in the front row opposite the first lady of France, Brigitte Macron.