Overview

• Anderson’s menswear line premiered June 27 at Paris’s Hôtel des Invalides, marking his first collection as creative director of Dior menswear, womenswear and haute couture.
• The show blended collegiate tweeds, tailored suiting, boot-cut jeans and pastel cable knits to fuse preppy codes with Anderson’s signature eccentricity.
• Iconic Dior motifs like the Bar jacket opened the runway alongside archival nods to dresses such as the Delft and Cigale.
• High-profile guests including Rihanna, Daniel Craig, Robert Pattinson and Pharrell Williams underscored the industry’s enthusiasm for Anderson’s vision.
• Charged with revitalizing Dior amid a luxury spending downturn, Anderson plans to roll out his transformation over multiple collections.