The most anticipated show at Men’s Fashion Week in Paris this week was without a doubt Jonathan Anderson’s debut at Dior. A star-studded front row which included celebrities like Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Joe Alywn and Sabrina Carpenter, as well as Dior ambassadors Robert Pattinson, Rihanna and Roger Federer, to name a few, as well as designers like Donatella Versace, Stefano Pilati, Pharrell Williams, Simon Porte Jacquemus, Silvia Venturini Fendi, and Chemena Kamali among others.
The show was a play on history and affluence centring around the joy of dressing through the house codes. In the days leading up to the debut, Dior posted various images from Anderson’s mood board, which included portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiet and Lee Radziwill taken by Andy Warhol in the ‘70s and ‘80s. “As I started out on this journey, I kept returning to these photographs of Basquiat and Radziwill who are both, for me, the epitome of style,” Anderson said in the Instagram caption.
The opening look was a cinched-waist tweed blazer with a contrasting collar, no shirt underneath, paired with a voluminous pair of cargo culottes (which later appeared in a striking pink), the first nod to playing with proportions for the Summer 2026 season. Sophisticated, easy-to-wear pieces like crisp button-downs, sharply cut coats, rose embroidered cable-knit sweaters and slim backwards ties were weaved throughout, while baggy trousers, cropped vests and cargo shorts felt both youthful and modern. Anderson wasn’t afraid to reimagine signature Dior styles, taking inspiration from the house’s iconic dress silhouettes and handbags. For the first time ever, the Lady Dior was reimagined for men in an intricately woven trio of bags by American Artist Sheila Hicks featuring pure linen ponytails as well as a range of slouchy, ultra luxe duffle bags.
Anderson also breathed some much needed new life into the Dior Book Tote with on-the-nose classic book covers like Dracula by Bram Stoker, Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire, and In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
Jonathan Anderson masterfully opened a new chapter for Dior Men—one that honors the house’s storied past while boldly rewriting its codes for a generation unafraid to mix intellect, irreverence, and elegance.
Discover the collection below.
