NI-born designer Jonathan Anderson turns into trend model's artistic director

Jessica Lawrence

BBC Information NI

Getty Images Jonathan Anderson and actress Cate Blanchett attended at a Vogue runway show in London in November. Anderson is wearing a grey jacket and blue sweater, Blancett has her hair up and is wearing a brown scarf and brown checked suit jacket — Jonathan Anderson and actress Cate Blanchett attended a Vogue runway present in London in November

“I’ve all the time been impressed by the wealthy historical past of this Home, its depth, and empathy,” he mentioned in an Instagram put up on Monday.

“I stay up for working alongside its legendary Ateliers to craft the subsequent chapter of this unbelievable story.”

Jonathan Anderson and singer/songwriter Charli XCX backstage after the designer’s trend present throughout London Style Week in 2020

Getty Images A man with light brown wearing a brown hoodie with white drawstrings and a white T-shirt underneath, looks into the camera. He has his left arm around a woman wearing her dark hair in a tight bun. She is wearing a dark top and large earrings. — Jonathan Anderson and singer/songwriter Charli XCX backstage after the designer’s trend present throughout London Style Week in 2020

Anderson is to tackle the womenswear assortment after its creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri, introduced her departure after virtually a decade within the job final week.

In January, British designer Kim Jones stepped down as creative director for Dior’s menswear.

Anderson’s transfer to Dior is a part of a serious reshuffling of jobs at international trend manufacturers following some resignations and compelled departures.

He’s set to debut his first assortment, Dior Males Summer time 2026, throughout Paris Style Week on 27 June.

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‘Best expertise of his era’

Bernard Arnault, chair of luxurious conglomerate Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVHM) and Dior’s mum or dad firm, described Anderson as “one of many best artistic abilities of his era”.

“His incomparable creative signature will probably be an important asset in writing the subsequent chapter of the historical past of the Home of Dior.”

Ariana Grande’s 2024 Met Gala look was designed by Anderson, who was the occasion’s honorary chair

Getty Images Singer Ariana Grande is on the red carpet at the Met Gala 2024 in New York. She is wearing a floor-length, white ballgown and is showing off the pleats on the bottom. She has her head turned to the side and her long, blonde hair is tied back in a ponytail. — Ariana Grande’s 2024 Met Gala look was designed by Anderson, who was the occasion’s honorary chair

Dior’s chairperson, Delphine Arnault, mentioned she is “delighted” that Anderson’s creativity will probably be delivered to life on the Home.

“I’ve adopted his profession with nice curiosity since he joined the LVMH group over 10 years in the past,” she mentioned in an announcement.

“I’m satisfied he’ll convey a artistic and trendy imaginative and prescient to our Home, impressed by the fabulous story of Monsieur Dior and the codes he created.”

Who’s Jonathan Anderson?

Anderson is understood for his revolutionary kinds and gender-fluid designs, and has created some iconic and recognisable seems to be all through his profession.

In 2023, he crafted Rihanna’s Tremendous Bowl half-time efficiency outfit, which she used to announce her being pregnant and Ariana Grande’s 2024 Met Gala robe.

Anderson skilled on the London School of Style, earlier than starting his profession in Prada’s advertising and marketing division.

He launched his eponymous model JW Anderson in 2008, earlier than being appointed because the artistic director at Loewe – a Spanish leather-based items model based in 1846 – in 2013.