Jonathan Anderson has unveiled his Dior Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear collection, a presentation that explored the relationship between heritage and innovation within the house.
The collection was framed around the idea of “boxing and unboxing” Dior’s history, drawing on its archive while reconfiguring established codes.
The house described the approach as an act of empathy with Dior’s history, a willingness to decode its language and preserve it while revisiting elements across time. This method, the house noted, does not erase the past but places it in dialogue with the present, reinterpreting silhouettes, details and emotions in ways that balance complexity with instinct.
Throughout, the collection aimed to capture a tension between harmony and disruption. Elements from Dior’s heritage were fragmented and rearranged to form new expressions of style. The silhouettes communicated through linear design, enabling contrasts between boldness and calm, grandness and the everyday. According to the house, this balance was expressed through a chromatic sensibility described as soft, pictorial and considered, punctuated by abrupt changes.
Accessories such as hats were reimagined in imploded forms, contributing to the collection’s sense of altered order and fragmentation. The garments were positioned as vehicles for character and performance, with clothing recasting poise and appearance in response to the heightened emotions of contemporary life.
The scenography was designed by filmmaker Luca Guadagnino and Stefano Baisi, with casting led by Ashley Brokaw. Styling was overseen by Benjamin Bruno. Beauty direction included make-up by Peter Philips, hair by Guido Palau and nails by Ama Quashie. Frédéric Sanchez composed the music for the show, while production was managed by Bureau Betak.
A film by Adam Curtis accompanied the presentation, underlining the conceptual framework of revisiting history and examining the theatre of fashion.
The house framed the collection as an embrace of fashion’s ability to transform the everyday into a “grand fantasyscape” without requiring description. By compressing and then reopening its past, Dior aimed to create space for the modern Dior woman to inhabit multiple modes of expression, whether sculptural, swift or restrained.
The closing sentiment of the release underscored the inevitability of change. The Spring-Summer 2026 ready-to-wear collection positioned itself as both a reflection on heritage and a forward-looking exercise in redefining Dior’s codes for the present moment.
