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JW Anderson relaunching as a curated lifestyle brand

Northern Irish fashion designer JW Anderson is relaunching his signature JW Anderson label as a lifestyle brand centred around “objects of elevated craftsmanship,” with curated fashion collections alongside homeware and artisanal goods. In a statement, Anderson, who was recently appointed artistic director of both menswear and womenswear at...

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Jonathan Anderson reboots Dior menswear with subtle subversion and commercial savvy

Jonathan Anderson walked on to the Dior stage on Friday with the hardest brief in luxury fashion: reignite a 9.5 billion euro powerhouse whose growth has begun to slow and whose identity, at least on the men’s side, has drifted since the Hedi Slimane era. The 40-year-old Northern Irishman is hardly a novice. LVMH took a minority stake in his JW...

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Classic luxury and streetwear cross paths in Paris with Anderson, Mihara Yasuhiro and Chavarria

Paris - Dior is set to present its new artistic director, Jonathan Anderson, at Paris Fashion Week Men’s this Friday. Anderson, the designer who radically changed the century-old Spanish firm Loewe, now has the responsibility of doing the same with all of the French brand's collection lines. Since Christian Dior founded the powerful brand in...

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Dior offers first look at Jonathan Anderson’s debut collection with Mbappé campaign

Jonathan Anderson’s first collection for the house of Dior is one of the most highly anticipated debuts of the coming fashion season. To give fans a glimpse of what to expect, the French luxury label has tapped footballer Kylian Mbappé for a teaser campaign, hinting at a men's collection rife with tailoring. Anderson, who is set to unveil his...

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Mammoth task for Jonathan Anderson: What awaits the designer at Dior?

Jonathan Anderson’s appointment as artistic director of both menswear and womenswear at Dior may have been long speculated and widely anticipated, but the now-confirmed dual role for the Northern Irish designer is nonetheless historic. With a somewhat understated announcement on Monday, Anderson becomes the first designer to lead all divisions...

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Dior confirms Jonathan Anderson as creative director

Jonathan Anderson has assumed the entire creative direction at Dior. The Northern Irish designer will oversee the women's, men's and haute couture collections, the French fashion house announced on Monday on the social media platform Instagram. He will present his first collection for Dior Men on June 27 during Paris Fashion Week. “It is a great...

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Dior bows in Rome with Maria Grazia Chiuri’s cinematic Cruise collection

In a moment layered with symbolism and theatrical intent, Maria Grazia Chiuri unveiled what is widely expected to be her final collection for Dior, choosing Rome — a city steeped in history, mythology, and personal resonance — to host the Maison’s Cruise 2025 presentation. The setting: Villa Albani Torlonia, a baroque sanctuary housing one of...

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Paris Fashion Week Men's: Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior and Saint Laurent’s return

The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM) has unveiled the provisional calendar for the upcoming Paris Fashion Week Men’s (PFWM), to take place from June 24 to 29. A highlight of the week will be Jonathan Anderson's highly anticipated first show at the helm of Dior's menswear collections, as well as the debut of Spanish brand...

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Lyst Index Q1 2025: Loewe on top, notable shifts and newcomers

The Lyst Index, a quarterly overview of the most popular fashion brands and products worldwide, once again offered insight into what was happening in the industry. The ranking was compiled based on the search behaviour of 160 million shoppers per year, both on and off the Lyst platform, as well as sales data and global social media activity. Q1...

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N.Ireland designer Jonathan Anderson takes helm at Dior Men

French fashion giant Dior named the highly-rated designer Jonathan Anderson as creative director of Dior Men on Thursday. Anderson, 40, quit Loewe last month after more than a decade in which he turned around the fortunes of the heritage Spanish brand. The Northern Irish designer -- an influential tastemaker with many A-list fans -- made the...

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LVMH general meeting: Jonathan Anderson at Dior Men's and 2025 strategy focused on quality

Jonathan Anderson appointed for the Dior Men's collection, to be shown June 2025; quality rather than growth, at all costs; the desire to create a free trade area with the US; and the vote in favour of keeping Bernard Arnault at the helm until the age of 85: these were the four key announcements that emerged from the general meeting of the...

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Jonathan Anderson to oversee next Dior Menswear show

Paris - Designer Jonathan Anderson will direct Christian Dior's next men's show, scheduled for June, Bernard Arnault, CEO of French luxury giant LVMH, announced Thursday at the group's shareholders' meeting. Jonathan Anderson arrives at Dior "I can tell you that the next Christian Dior men's show, which will take place in June, will be designed...