Irish designer Jonathan Anderson's Paris Fashion Week collection shows he is the one Dior needs

The son of former international rugby player Willie Anderson, the designer has a unique understanding of how to predict the needs of luxury consumers, pointing them in mostly new directions each season

A model presents a creation by Dior for the Women Ready-to-wear Spring-Summer 2026 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images

History repeated itself at Jonathan Anderson’s first womenswear show for Dior during Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday afternoon. Sort of.

The Northern Irish designer continued to probe the past to provide answers as to how women might dress in 2026 and beyond by recontextualising the Dior archives.